Measurement Router |
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| If Title Gave Goals | In which the course is seen as being an introduction to the way in which measurement is applied to behavior events for all science is based upon being able to measure the events (aka phenomena) of interest. |
| Principles of Measuement | In which the principles of Objectivity, Reliability, Validity, and Standardardization are illustrated. Intriguing questions posed. |
| Levels of Measurement |
A measurement is a measurement is a measurement -- NOT.
In which the concept of measurement is defined. Depending upon the manner in which numbers are assigned to events the level of measurement can be categorized as Nominal, Ordinal, (Equal) Interval, or Ratio. Such scales are illustrated.
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| Operational Definition | In which the Concept of Operational Definition is seen to be a description of the process by which a concept is measured.
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| Psychophysical Scaling | In which the general topic of scaling sensory magnitude is introduced. Scaling is another word for measuring. Therefore, "In which the general topic of measuring sensory magnitude is introduced." |
| Additional Examples | "Draw a Person" |
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