SOCI 2P11 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Operationalization, Face Validity, Convergent Validity
9 Nov 2012
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Steps from research statement (rs) to hypothesis (3 steps) Level: step1: abstract construct, step 2: conceptual definition, step 3: indicators and/or measures empirical definition of operational definitions of rs. Conceptual definition: [step 2] my definitions of the two concepts are the following, occupational categories are conceptualized as, primary occupations, secondary occupations, tertiary occupations, sexual harassment is conceptualized as the following, visual, verbal, written, power, force. Indicators and measures: [step 3] my empirical hypothesis is: Occupational category determines the types of sexual harassment experienced by women . There exists a positive relationship between working in the secondary sector and experiencing all types of sexual harassment . -here we have simply included a greater degree of specification. Variables (e. g. of ses they might be: occupation, education, and income) education. Indicators and / or measures (e. g. of occupation, education, and income) Example of indicators at the ordinal level (values) Validity and reliability: validity (face validity, concurrent validity, predictive validity, construct validity, convergent validity)
