Question 1

Available criminal justice data includes official data, such as

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A)  Government statistics
B)  U.S.Census Bureau statistics
C)  Uniform Crime Reports
D)  All of the above

Question 2

Which of the following are unobtrusive measures identified by Webb, et al.?

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A)  Physical trace evidence
B)  Archives available data) 
C)  Simple Observation
D)  All of the above

Question 3

A variable has measurement validity when

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A)  It can be reproduced
B)  It measures what we think it does
C)  It covers the full range of the concept's meaning
D)  An inspection of the items used to measure it makes sense

Question 4

Measurement of a variable in which the numbers indicate a variable's values represent fixed measurement units but with no absolute, fixed zero point are

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A)  Nominal level of measurement
B)  Ordinal level of measurement
C)  Interval level of measurement
D)  Ratio level of measurement

Question 5

Consistency of ratings by an observer of an unchanging phenomenon at two or more points in time shows

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A)  Interobserver reliability
B)  Alternate-forms reliability
C)  Split-halves reliability
D)  Intra-observer reliability

Question 6

Often when data is collected about individuals or groups without their direct knowledge, the researcher is using unobtrusive measures.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Is it possible to measure a variable using more than one level of measurement? How? When would that not work?

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Government reports are rich and readily ...

Question 8

If answers given by the class to multiple questions in a self-report questionnaire are consistent then it can be said that they are

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A)  Correct
B)  Valid
C)  Reliable
D)  None of the above

Question 9

When the range of responses to a question cannot be adequately anticipated, ___ questions are preferable

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A)  Observational
B)  Closed-ended
C)  Open-ended
D)  Fixed-choice

Question 10

When researchers test alternate-forms reliability, they divide the sample in half and administer two forms of the questions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is the rationale for creating a multi-item index? What issues should a researcher be aware of when creating one?

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As with nominal variables, the different...

Question 12

Most surveys of a large number of people contain primarily closed-ended questions because

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A)  The answers are easy to process with computers
B)  Computers can easily be used to analyze statistics
C)  The answers in closed-ended questions often obscure what people really think
D)  Only A and B are correct

Question 13

When people drink alcohol, the alcohol is absorbed into their bloodstream and is then gradually metabolized in their liver, which may be measured to determine their 'blood alcohol' level.This may be used as an indirect measure to validate self-reports about alcohol consumption during a certain period of time.This is an example of validity

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A)  Criterion
B)  Construct
C)  Content
D)  Face

Question 14

How concepts are operationalized can affect findings.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

To determine the convergence between official incident records of inmate misconduct and self-reported offending, Steiner and Wooldredge 2014) also

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A)  Conducted interviews of witnesses
B)  Collected survey data from inmates
C)  Collected official records for the same inmates in Ohio & Kentucky correctional institutions
D)  Only B & C are correct

Question 16

The values of a variable at the ratio level of measurement have no absolute zero point.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

There are five levels of measurement.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What are the four approaches to testing the validity of measures?

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As mentioned in Chapter 2, we can consid...

Question 19

What does "test-retest reliability" mean? Give an example.4-18)

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Test-Retest Reliability
When researchers...

Question 20

Operationalization is the process of

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A)  A procedure for identifying or indicating the value of cases on a variable
B)  The question or other operation used to indicate the value of a case on a variable
C)  The use of rich and readily accessible sources of criminal justice data
D)  Specifying the operations that will indicate the value of a variable for each case

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When the range of responses to a question cannot be adequately anticipated, ___ questions are preferable

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Consistency of ratings by an observer of an unchanging phenomenon at two or more points in time shows

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How concepts are operationalized can affect findings.

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There are five levels of measurement.

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To determine the convergence between official incident records of inmate misconduct and self-reported offending, Steiner and Wooldredge 2014) also

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Is it possible to measure a variable using more than one level of measurement? How? When would that not work?

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Government reports are rich and readily ...
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A variable has measurement validity when

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The values of a variable at the ratio level of measurement have no absolute zero point.

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Operationalization is the process of

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What is the rationale for creating a multi-item index? What issues should a researcher be aware of when creating one?

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As with nominal variables, the different...
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When researchers test alternate-forms reliability, they divide the sample in half and administer two forms of the questions.

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Most surveys of a large number of people contain primarily closed-ended questions because

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Measurement of a variable in which the numbers indicate a variable's values represent fixed measurement units but with no absolute, fixed zero point are

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If answers given by the class to multiple questions in a self-report questionnaire are consistent then it can be said that they are

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What are the four approaches to testing the validity of measures?

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As mentioned in Chapter 2, we can consid...
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Often when data is collected about individuals or groups without their direct knowledge, the researcher is using unobtrusive measures.

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What does "test-retest reliability" mean? Give an example.4-18)

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Test-Retest Reliability
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Which of the following are unobtrusive measures identified by Webb, et al.?

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When the range of responses to a question cannot be adequately anticipated, ___ questions are preferable

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Consistency of ratings by an observer of an unchanging phenomenon at two or more points in time shows

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How concepts are operationalized can affect findings.

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There are five levels of measurement.

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To determine the convergence between official incident records of inmate misconduct and self-reported offending, Steiner and Wooldredge 2014) also

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Is it possible to measure a variable using more than one level of measurement? How? When would that not work?

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A variable has measurement validity when

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The values of a variable at the ratio level of measurement have no absolute zero point.

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Operationalization is the process of

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What is the rationale for creating a multi-item index? What issues should a researcher be aware of when creating one?

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When researchers test alternate-forms reliability, they divide the sample in half and administer two forms of the questions.

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If answers given by the class to multiple questions in a self-report questionnaire are consistent then it can be said that they are

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