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9 Cards in this Set
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Attributes (Vales, Codes)
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Characteristics of person, things, or concepts
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Variable
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logical grouping of attributes. Ex. The variable is gender; the attributes are male or female.
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Concepts
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Mental images that summarizes a set of similar observations, feelings, or ideas
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Conceptualization
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The mental process whereby fuzzy and imprecise notions (concepts) are made more specific and precise. answers "what do you mean by" - a verbal description of a mental image
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Operationalization
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One step beyond conceptualization. The processes of developing operational definitions
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Operational Definition
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The concrete and specific definition in terms of the operations by which observations are to be categorized.
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Hypothesis
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A formal statement about the relationship between two or more variables.
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Validity
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the degree to which we are measuring what we want to measure and what we think we are measuring
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Reliability
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The degree to which an instrument consistently measures the same thing in repeated observations.
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