Level of measurement

During the past four weeks, team A has been researching the lack of performance and retention Ballard Integrated Managed Services (BIMS) is facing from their staff. BIMS is an organization that provides housekeeping and food services to corporations and institutions. The company has been serving Douglas Medical Center (DMC) for the past three years and has signed an agreement for five additional years. The main focus of the team was to present the situation at BIMS, describe the instrument used for data collection, identify types of data collected, identify the level of measurement, code the data, clean the data, and draw a conclusion. With the material learned in class the team is better prepared in analyzing and developing a conclusion based…

qualitative as well as quantitative. Ordinal Data- This is data that is ranked in order but does not indicate that the person at the top is better than the person below. An example is in the premier league. Chelsea are top of the table and Man City are second due to alphabetical order, but Man city could be better than Chelsea. Continuous Data- This is quantitative data that has any numerical value and any number of decimal places, according to…

Employee Questionnaire 1. What is your gender? [ ] male [ ] female [ ] other 2. What is your education level? [ ] some high school [ ] high school diploma [ ] some college [ ] college degree [ ] further education 3. How satisfied are you with your work? [ ] very unsatisfied [ ] somewhat unsatisfied [ ] neutral [ ] somewhat satisfied [ ] very satisfied 4. How well do you feel you perform in a team-environment? [ ] very poorly [ ] somewhat poorly [ ] neutral [ ] somewhat well [ ] very well 5. How…

averages to select valedictorians and award honors.” This level of measurement is impartial and should not be used in calculations, but we continue to use this type of data to classify students inadequately. The interval level of measurement provides more concrete data analysis. Values are created based on data that can be ordered and have a distinct difference between each level, hence the term interval measurement. Variables at the interval level can be used in calculations and drawing…

taking the value from the waist circumference measurement and dividing it by the measurement of the hip circumference. The hip circumference will be measured twice by using measuring tape around the largest circumference of the buttocks while maintaining the tape parallel to the floor (World Health Organization, 2011). With these measurement techniques there is a risk for interrater error. To reduce the risk, these measurements will be taken twice by two different members of the research team.…

As discussed previously there has been various methods developed in the past few decades for performance measurements; however the most acceptable and regarded approach is the "Balanced Scorecard Approach". Balanced Scorecard addresses one major issue that financial measurement tools are insufficient to guide companies for success. It provides a broader sense of indications for the total value creation in organizations through tangible and intangible assets. Balanced Scorecard approach help…

Response Essay: How Measurement Fails Doctors and Teachers This essay will cover the topic of measurement and analytics in the medical and educational sectors and how it is negatively impacting each one respectively. I personally agree with the writer’s viewpoint and feel as though our current methods of measurement in both the healthcare and educational fields are incorrect; with issues and metrics of greater importance being overlooked due to an excessive amount of measurement. However, the…

health literacy is closely correlated with individual’s health, social and economic status. Surprisingly, according to the data from International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey 2003, Green and Riddell report that approximately 42 % of Canadians between the ages of 16 and 65 years fail to achieve reading level required for high school completion in Canada (Green, Riddell, 2003). This reading level requires the respondents to understand a sentence and perform the corresponding action based on…

Sources of Measurement Error Measurement is the process by where we assign value to empirical events, objects or properties, or activities according to a set of rules or standards (Cooper & Schindler, 2014). The goal of measurement is to represent the events, objects, properties, or activities with complete precision and control. Because a researcher does not have complete control, errors do occur. Measurement error is the difference between the research value assigned and the true…

organizations foundation and pathways to its goals. The department’s strategic actions and employee engagement can boost business with rigorous metrics improving the workforce. Making the use of strategies and planning a necessary part of an organizations success. The Human Resources department needs to determine what measurement’s should be utilized and collected to achieve optimal success. Temptation to collect data on a myriad of measure can loom heavily on the minds of collectors of…