Level of measurement

desirable as ends in themselves, the only things inherently "good." Thus, any other circumstance, event, or experience is desirable only insofar as it is a source for such pleasure; actions are good when they lead to a higher level of general happiness, and bad when they decrease that level. The next criticism (Mill 2017,p13) takes on is the claim that it is base and demeaning to reduce the meaning of life to pleasure. To this (Mill 2017,p14) replies that human pleasures are many superior…

Traditional Methods of Validity vs. the Process-Focused Model Amy Wilhelm Kaplan University PS505: Testing, Measurement and Assessment Dr. Raymond Brogan December 16, 2014 Traditional Methods of Validity vs. the Process-Focused Model Testing and assessments are used continuously in many areas of clinical psychology. The testing instrument needs to be considered reliable and valid. Cohen, Swerdlik and Struman (2013) define validity as being the estimate of how well the test…

(2015) suggests the arm cuff should be maintained at the level of the heart throughout the positioning. Anast, Olejniczak, Ingrande & Brock-Utne (2015) undertook a study on the impact of the blood pressure cuff location accuracy. The study considered putting the cuff on the forearm and the upper arm; it was found that for accurate blood pressure monitoring direct arterial measurement should be considered over non-invasive blood pressure measurements in obese patients (Olejniczak, Ingrande &…

N. Allsion and published in the Journal of Personality Assessment in 1976. The test is a self-report Likert scale that can be used in different environments. There are twenty-seven questions approximately divided into questions about high or low levels of fear. The test was administered to a smaller group of people which indicates that it is a non-standardized test, providing information about their fear of success. There was no indication of the test being used in a specific setting.…

INTRODUCTION: Body composition is known as the percentage of fat, water, and muscle that is present in a human body.1 Body composition is an important factor of health when it comes to preventing heart disease, diabetes, and other illnesses. The factor that obesity plays on health is great, and only continues to worsen. Obesity can lead to many complications of the human body, including heart disease, cancer, and diabetes.2 Heart disease is a risk factor that is possible when a person suffers…

Program/Service Evaluation and Value Added Determinations When responding to calls from the public, the U.S. Department of Education has made it very clear student achievement, high school graduation and preparing students for post-high school life are important roles of public schools. This is also true for students eligible for special education. School district and state leaders are challenged to figure out how to measure the effectiveness of programs for meeting these goals, which affects…

triple beam balance, a graduated cylinder, a ruler, 1 teaspoon of salt, a beaker, 4 gummy bears, 3 of a different color, one that is the same color of one other, and 400 ml of water. To do the experiment, you must first measure the three axes of measurement on the gummy bears (i.e. length, width, and height). Then get the mass of the gummy bears by weighing them on the triple beam…

from U.S. studies. Ryan (2001) found that students’ academic levels were similar to group’s academic levels with the correlations ranging from .36 to .58. Also, in another study, Ryan et al. (2013) found that students’ GPA associated with friends’ GPA across the first year in the middle school. In a recent study conducted by Shin and Ryan (2014), students’ academic achievement…

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am considered overweight, being five feet seven and a half inches tall weighing one hundred and eighty five pounds. Waist measurements help to look for possible risk factors that come from being in the overweight category. A person 's waist that is above thirty five inches, for females, and forty inches, for males, greatly increases the risk factors. My waist measurement is thirty inches, the majority of my weight and fat storage is in my hips, this is a good sign because if it was at my…