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Chapter 11. Measurement. Learning Objectives. Understand . . . The distinction between measuring objects, properties, and indicants of properties. The similarities and differences between the four scale types used in measurement and when each is used.
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Chapter 11 Measurement
Learning Objectives Understand . . . • The distinction between measuring objects, properties, and indicants of properties. • The similarities and differences between the four scale types used in measurement and when each is used. • The four major sources of measurement error. • The criteria for evaluating good measurement.
Pull Quote • “You’re trying too hard to find a correlation here. You don’t know these people, you don’t know what they intended. You try to compile statistics and correlate them to a result that amounts to nothing more than speculation.” • Marc Racicot, former governor of Montana • and chairman of the Republican Party
Measurement Select measurable phenomena Develop a set of mapping rules Apply the mapping rule to each phenomenon
Types of Scales Nominal Ordinal interval Ratio
Levels of Measurement Nominal Classification Ordinal interval Ratio
Nominal Scales Mutually Exclusive Collectively Exhaustive Categories Classification Only
Levels of Measurement Nominal Classification Ordinal Classification Order interval Ratio
Ordinal Scales Nominal Scale Characteristics Order Implies greater than or less than
Levels of Measurement Nominal Classification Ordinal Classification Order interval Classification Distance Order Ratio
Interval Scales Ordinal Scale Characteristics Equality of interval Equality of distance between numbers
Levels of Measurement Nominal Classification Ordinal Classification Order interval Classification Distance Order Ratio Classification Distance Order Natural Origin
Ratio Scales Interval Scale Characteristics Absolute Zero
Sources of Error Respondent Situation Measurer Instrument
Validity Reliability Practicality Evaluating Measurement Tools Criteria
Validity Determinants Content Criterion Construct
Increasing Content Validity Content Literature Search Etc. Expert Interviews Question Database Group Interviews
Validity Determinants Content Construct
Increasing Construct Validity New measure of trust Known measure of trust Empathy Credibility
Validity Determinants Content Criterion Construct
Judging Criterion Validity Relevance Criterion Freedom from bias Reliability Availability
Reliability Estimates Stability Internal Consistency Equivalence
Reliability Estimates Stability Internal Consistency Equivalence
Reliability Estimates Stability Internal Consistency Equivalence
Practicality Economy Convenience Interpretability
Key Terms • Internal validity • Interval scale • Mapping rules • Measurement • Nominal scale • Objects • Ordinal scale • Practicality • Properties • Ratio scale • Reliability • Equivalence • Internal consistency • Stability • Validity • Construct • Contents • Criterion-related
Chapter 11 Additional Discussion opportunities
Snapshot: Tivo Households Emmy winning shows Ad-skipping behaviors View involvement increases ad skipping
Snapshot: Talent Analytics “Initially, many [HR] assessments were used primarily for pre-hire selection; today, assessment providers offer strategic resources for global organizations that want to build their overall knowledge of their employees beyond hiring—for development, promotion, internal mobility and succession planning.”
Pull Quote “The only man who behaved sensibly was my tailor; he took my measurement anew every time he saw me, while all the rest went on with their old measurements and expected them to fit me.” George Bernard Shaw playwright and essayist
PulsePoint: Research Revelation 32.5 The percent of corporations using or planning to use cloud computing—using software and server space via Internet sources.
Chapter 11 Measurement