The authors used similar ways in which they conceptualized the main ideas as well as the concepts in the chapter. To conceptualize something means to define the main term. In general the process of conceptualization involves the validity of any research that has been or will be done. Describing measurement sources is a huge step in all of this, one will measure sources such as question, observations, as well as available data.
The first example in Bachman and Schutt is in reference to a June 2009 article in the New York Times, an editorial noting that binge drinking by young adults not attending college had significantly declined over a 27 - year period, while binge drinking by the same age cohorts who were attending college had not. This idea was conceptualized through the information that was retrieved from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health concluded that there was something about student who are attending college or living in the college environment that increases the likelihood of binge drinking. Many college boards and committees have been determined and still are determined to put an end to binge drinking on college campuses. It was reported in a New York Times article, Johnson (1997) that five United States colleges have engaged in some …show more content…
Operationalization is the process of specifying the operations that will indicate the value of a variable for each case. Chapter four of Bachman and Schutt used binge drinking as a concept, the frequency as the variable, and the indicator was how often within the past two week did a person consume five or more alcoholic drinks in a row. Breaking these down into those three steps leaves very little room for confusion or mistake. These questions make everything straightforward and exact. Every student that is interviewed will be under the same circumstances and
The first example in Bachman and Schutt is in reference to a June 2009 article in the New York Times, an editorial noting that binge drinking by young adults not attending college had significantly declined over a 27 - year period, while binge drinking by the same age cohorts who were attending college had not. This idea was conceptualized through the information that was retrieved from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health concluded that there was something about student who are attending college or living in the college environment that increases the likelihood of binge drinking. Many college boards and committees have been determined and still are determined to put an end to binge drinking on college campuses. It was reported in a New York Times article, Johnson (1997) that five United States colleges have engaged in some …show more content…
Operationalization is the process of specifying the operations that will indicate the value of a variable for each case. Chapter four of Bachman and Schutt used binge drinking as a concept, the frequency as the variable, and the indicator was how often within the past two week did a person consume five or more alcoholic drinks in a row. Breaking these down into those three steps leaves very little room for confusion or mistake. These questions make everything straightforward and exact. Every student that is interviewed will be under the same circumstances and