Wednesday, September 19
Good work in class this week all. We covered some challenging material and got through it. I really like how some of the class discussion is going. We can all learn from each other. Here is what we covered this week.
Conceptual v. Operational Definitions
Operational definitions as Adequate, Accurate, and Clear
Quantitative v. Qualitative Measurement
Levels of Measurement (Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, and Ratio)
Types of Scales (Thurston, Likert, Rank Order, Check List, & Semantic Differential)
Measurement Methods (Self Reports, Others, & Behavioral Acts)
Measurement Techniques (Questionnaires, Interviews, & Observation)
Question Order Effects
Modes of Administration
Question for posting: I would like you to pick a topic you would like to study and develop two questions. One question should be measured at the nominal or ordinal level and the other question should be measured at the interval or ratio level. For example;
I am interested in the public opinion toward O.J. Simpson. Question 1.) Do you think the juice committed the crime in Las Vegas (yes) or (no). This is a nominal question. Question 2.) How long of a sentence do you think the juice will receive if he is convicted (number of years). This is a ratio question.
Don't forget to type out your practice questions for Monday
Conceptual v. Operational Definitions
Operational definitions as Adequate, Accurate, and Clear
Quantitative v. Qualitative Measurement
Levels of Measurement (Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, and Ratio)
Types of Scales (Thurston, Likert, Rank Order, Check List, & Semantic Differential)
Measurement Methods (Self Reports, Others, & Behavioral Acts)
Measurement Techniques (Questionnaires, Interviews, & Observation)
Question Order Effects
Modes of Administration
Question for posting: I would like you to pick a topic you would like to study and develop two questions. One question should be measured at the nominal or ordinal level and the other question should be measured at the interval or ratio level. For example;
I am interested in the public opinion toward O.J. Simpson. Question 1.) Do you think the juice committed the crime in Las Vegas (yes) or (no). This is a nominal question. Question 2.) How long of a sentence do you think the juice will receive if he is convicted (number of years). This is a ratio question.
Don't forget to type out your practice questions for Monday
posted by Dr. Jeffrey Bolt at 8:06 PM
23 Comments:
I'm interested in public opinion about Britney Spears.
Nominal Question: Do you think Britney Spears should have her kids taken away from her? (Yes or No)
Interval Question: What age group do you think she caters to the most?
a. 13-17
b. 18-22
c. 23-27
- Melissa Capo
I'm interested in studying how college mothers balance school and family . Do you find it hard to study, and do all of your family duties? (yes or no: Nominal). How many children do you have? A. 0, B. 1, C. 2, D. 3, E. 4 (Interval)
Nicole Hanwell
I am interested in studying the European Union and Turkey wanting to become a member.
Nominal Question: Do you believe Turkey should be able to join the EU? (yes) or (no)
Ratio Question: If Turkey is ever allowed to join the EU, how many years from now will it take? (0-1), (1-2),(3-4),or(4-5).
-Shana DiTosto
I am interested in studying the effect drinking alcohol has on
college student's test scores.
Nominal Question: Do you think drinking hinders a college student's ability to study for a test? (1. yes, 2. no)
Interval Question: How many times have you gave up studying on a test for drinking alcohol?
a) 0-2 times
b) 3-5 times
c) 6-8 times
Nicole Liccardi
I am interested in studying how often college students eat out versus cooking their own meals.
1. Would you rather eat out, or make your own meal? (Nominal)
2. Depending on what you would rather do, on average, how many nights a week do you eat out, or cook for yourself? (Ratio)
A.0-1
B.2-3
C.4-5
D.6-7
Hannah Cermak
I'm interested in asking about people's excercise/workout schedule.
Nominal: Do you enjoy working out? (1 = yes, 2 = no)
Ratio: How many days per week do you work out?
(0 = 0, 1 = 1, 2 = 2,... 7 = 7)
Ryan Tokarz
I am interested in discovering how often people like to drink on friday nights.
Ordinal: On a scale from one to five (Five=hate going out, and one=I love to go out) how much do you like going out on friday nights?
Ratio: In the past month how many times have you gone out on a friday night?
(0-1)
(1-2)
(2-3)
(3-4)
I am interested in studying the amount of hours a college student watches television in a given week.
Nominal Question: Do you feel that watching television is a form of relaxation? (Yes or No)
Ratio Question: How many hours do you watch television in a given week?
a.) 0-5
b.) 6-11
c.) 12-18
d.) 19-25
e.) more than 25
- Lauren Carll
I am interested in investigating the effect of studying at the library has on students’ performance on final exams.
Nominal question: Does the library atmosphere help you study more?
[Yes]
[No]
How many times do you go to library to study for your finals?
0-1
1-2
2-3
3-4
Mohamed Aboulhaya
I'm interested in studying the non-drinking activities of college students at Kent State on the weekends.
Nominal Question: Do you regularly participate in a non-alcohol related extra-curricular activity at Kent State? (Yes or No)
Interval Question: How many events do you participate in that fall into this category?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5 (etc.)
Allison Cappel (P.S. I enjoy hiking as a non-drinking activity ;) )
I am interested in understanding what motivates a triathlete to spend 18 plus hours a week preparing for an Ironman.
1.)Do you truly enjoy training six days a week, three hours some days eight hours on others? (Y/N)
2.)On a scale of one to seven what motivates you: (Ordinal)
one being your least motivating, seven being the greatest motivating factor.
Competing against yourself
Competing against others
Staying fit
The challenge
The journey
The accomplishment
Just saying you did it
S Rhea
Im interested in studying how much I love my pets.
Ordinal Question: On a scale 1 to 5 which pet to you love the most. 5=my favorite and 1= dislike the most.
Interval question would be rate the pets from 1 to 5, 5 being the most loved
1=cat
2=fish
3=scorpion
4=snake
5=dog
Repka
I am interested finding out how many high school/college students have jobs.
Nominal Question: Do you currently have a job? (Y/N)
Interval Question: How many hours per week do you work?
a. 0-10
b. 11-20
c. 21-30
d. 31-40
K. Lastoria
I'm interested in public opinion about NFL star Mike Vick.
Normal Question: Do you think Mike vick should have been suspended for the season due to dog fighting? (YES OR NO)
Interval question: How many dogs to you think he fought with? (how many.....)
~Danay Mitchell
I am interested in studying high school/college students text messaging usage in a week.
Nominal Question: Do you feel that text messaging is an effective way to communicate with friends? (Yes or No)
Interval Question: On the average about how many times do you use text messaging a week?
A. 1-5 times
B. 6-10 times
C. 10-15 times
Jenn McMath
I am interested in how many hours of sleep the average college student gets per night. Nominal question: Do you (as a college student) feel that you get enough sleep each night? (Y/N) Ratio question (b/c zero is possible): How many hours do you sleep each night?
a. 3-5
b. 5-7
c. 7-9
Maria Schwabland
I am Interested in public opinion about Steelers Vs Browns. or Each team in general.
Nominal Question: Do you think Cower will go to the Browns after this season? (yes) or (no)
What is the percent of Browns fans on this campus?
A- 100-90 Percent
B-80-70 Percent
C-60-50 Percent
D-40-1 Percent
E- O
What is the percent of Steelers Fans?
A- 100-90 Percent
B-80-70 Percent
C-60-50 Percent
D-40-1 Percent
E- O
Melody Allison
I'm interested in how video games affect interpersonal interactions. Do you think playing video games lowers your chances of speaking to a real person? (Yes or No) How often do you speak to real people in a given day?
a. 0-1 hour
b. 2-3 hours
c. 4-5 hours
Tyler Reichenbach
I am interested in how many tv shows college students record on a monthly basis.
Nominal Question: Do you have DVR/TiVo? (Yes or No)
Ratio Question: How many programs do you record a month?
A. 0-2
B. 3-5
C. 6-8
D. 9 +
Brianne Oros
I am interested in studying how much time a student spends in the internet.
Nominal Question: Do you spend a lot of time on the internet? (Yes or No)
Interval Question: How many hours a day should you be on the internet?
a) 1-2
b) 3-4
c) 5-6
Ashley Cox
I am interested in how many classes a college student skips in a semester.
Nominal question: Do you ever skip class? (Yes or No)
Ratio question: How many classes do you skip in a semester?
A.0-2
B.3-4
C.5-6
D.7+
Sean McCafferty
I am interested in seeing how many college students attend church during the school year.
Nominal Question: Do you attend chruch while you are in school? (yes or no)
Ratio Question: If you answered yes to the question above,h ow many times a month do you attend chruch?
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3
e. 4
-Jessica Jerew
I'm interested in studying how much being a sports fanatic for a sports team affects intimate relationships.
Nominal Question: Would you rather want your favorite team winning a championship or get to know your significant other better personally? (Championship or Closer to your girl/boyfriend)
Interval Question: How many games would you go to if you had the chance, even if all of them interfered quality time with your significant other?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 8
d. Every game that I can possibly can
Nathan LaRiccia
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