Basic Concepts of Measurement (5 min.)

Variable Construct Values & Scores Measurement & Operational Definition Comprehensive Example Summarizing Above Concepts Measurement Scale: Nominal (Categorical), Ordinal (Rank-Order), (Equal-) Interval, and Ratio Variable Variable: Any characteristic of people or things you (researchers) are interested in. For example, height or intelligence of people. [Star Q] “Why is it called a variable? Because it …” … Read more