FRHD 3070 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Theoretical Definition, Operationalization, Operational Definition

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 3070
• Professor: Hendry

Document Summary

Ways of measuring concepts developed in process of. Concepts concepts & data data collection in response to what they encourage. Chapter 6: qualitative & quantitative measurement i. e. if operational indicators of variables (i. e. Chapter 6: qualitative & quantitative measurement i. e. if operational indicators of variables (i. e. questionnaires) are logically linked to concept (i. e. In qualitative research, ideas & evidence are mutually interdependent. Reliability & validity: reliability & validity are salient because concepts in social theory are often ambiguous, diffuse & not directly. Issues in measurement; both concerning how concrete measures are connected to concepts observable. Reliability: mea(cid:374)s that (cid:374)u(cid:373)e(cid:396)i(cid:272)al (cid:396)esults p(cid:396)odu(cid:272)ed (cid:271)(cid:455) a(cid:374) i(cid:374)di(cid:272)ato(cid:396) do(cid:374)"t (cid:448)a(cid:396)(cid:455) (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause of (cid:272)ha(cid:396)a(cid:272)te(cid:396)isti(cid:272)s of measurement process or measurement instrument itself. How to improve reliability: four ways to increase reliability of measures, clear conceptualization, 2. Indicators at higher or more precise levels of measurements are more likely to be reliable because less precise measures pick up less detailed info.