BIOC17H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Naturalistic Fallacy, Homicide, Statistical Power
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Chapter 4 | 2: culture-level measures, unpackaging, importance of multiple methods, occam"s razor, culture of honor. After examining surveys you collected from culture x, you find that people"s responses tend to gather toward the center of your scale. What is this phenomenon known as: acquiescence bias, social desirability bias, moderacy bias, centripetal bias, central bias. Msc: applied: after examining surveys that you collected from culture x, you notice that everyone"s responses tend to cluster at both ends of the scale. How do you correct this: convert the data into z-scores, reverse-score half of the items, ensure that the items are thoroughly back-translated. Chapter 4 | 4: use a scale with an odd number of response options, specify a reference group for comparison. Msc: conceptual: one way of correcting for problems associated with an acquiescence bias is to. You want to study how large people"s faces are in cultures x and y.