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| process of defining the measurement of a phenomenon that is not directly measurable, though its existence is indicated by other phenomena. |
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| extent to which important dimensions of a concept and their categories have been taken into account and appropriately operationalized |
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| extent to which consistent results are obtained when a particular measure is applied to similar elements |
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| does it appear to be appropriate for its intended purpose |
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| the measure captures the major dimensions of the concept under study |
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| representativeness of the response categories used to represent each of the dimensions of a concept |
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| 4 Levels of Measurement (low to high) |
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Nominal
Ordinal
Interval
Ratio |
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