Political Science 3324F/G Lecture 4: Week 4
28 Jan 2019
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Variable is something you can see across multiple surveys. The indicator is the way we word it in the survey we"re conducting. The indicator is very speci c and concrete. Nd out if people identify more with left or right politics. Depending on the way you ask a question, you can get very di erent answers. Kind of question you would ask if nding out the likelihood of voting. Remember: it is possible (and desirable) to represent one variable by several di erent indicators. Lots of di erent ways to create an indicator for a variable. Socio-economic status: a person"s relative location in a hierarchy of material advantage". Many di erent ways you can measure income. Ex. income brackets (less than k, between 20-60k, Typically categories are easier ways to get the most accurate information from people. Determine what kinds of statistical tests can be performed. The process of assigning numerals to observations according to rules.
