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Assignment:
1. Compare and contrast indicators and dimensions, giving examples of each.
2. Briefly discuss the differences between mutual exclusivity and exhaustiveness.
3. Briefly compare and contrast the differences between reliability and validity.
5. Describe the issue of multi-collinearity, focusing in particular on evidence of this issue, and how it specifically relates to index validation.
6. What is meant by the term composite measures?
7. What are "missing data", and identify some procedures for handling missing data discussed in class lecture.
8. Briefly discuss the primary strengths and weaknesses of self-report data.
9. Identify the four levels of measurement, and give examples of each.
10. Trudy is interested in studying the link between parental supervision and juvenile delinquency. Identify the independent and dependent variables. How would she conceptualize and operationalize these variables?
11. Discuss the threat to validity. Cover the following threats: face, content, criterion-related, and construct.
12. Discuss the measures used to assess reliability: test-retest method, inter-rater, and split-half method.
13. Mr. Isle noticed that several women whom he considers to be very feminine often wear dresses or skirts. He therefore decides that he will determine a woman's degree of femininity by finding out how many times she wears a skirt or a dress during the next month. The women who wear dresses or skirts most frequently will be considered the most feminine; those who rarely wear either will be considered the least feminine. Is Mr. Isle's method of measuring femininity reliable? Why or why not? Is this method valid? Why or why not?