Definitions
Measurement Concepts
Measurement Examples
100

Type of measurement used for categorical variables.

What is Nominal Level?

100

Formative and reflective (Bhattacherjee, 2012b) are both types of...

What are indicators?

100

Celsius and Fahrenheit are both examples of...

What is Interval Level?

200

Level of measurement containing a true zero

What is Ratio Level?

200

The importance of using conceptual definitions in research.

What is Accuracy?

200

Hair color is an example of...

What is Nominal Level?

300

Psychological variables that are difficult to measure.

What are Constructs?

300

Self-report, behavioral, and physiological measures (Jhangiani et al., 2019b) are used to define...

What are Operational Definitions?

300

Spice range (eg. mild, medium, hot) is an example of...

What is Ordinal Level?

400

Describing a psychological construct within the context of an experiment or other project.

What is Operational Definition?

400

Using multiple indicators during conceptualization is a test of...

What is Reliability?

400

Distance is an example of...

What is Ratio Level?

500

Explaining a psychological construct by describing the individual factors or behaviors that comprise it.

What is Conceptual Definition?

500

The significance of converging concepts in drawing conclusions.

What is Correlation?

500

Deciding to measure temperature as the lowest recorded temperature in Celsius each day is an example of...

What is Operationalization?