C H A P T E R 1 1 : M E A S U R E M E N T
C H A P T E R 1 2 : M E A S U R E M E N T S C A L E S
SESSION 5
MEASUREMENT
RESEARCH
METHODOLOGY
CHAPTER 11
MEASUREMENT
Learning Objectives:
 The distinction between measuring objects, properties, and indicants of
properties.
 The similarities and differences between the four scale types used in
measurement and when each is used.
 The four major sources of measurement error.
 The criteria for evaluating good measurement.
Measurement
11-3
Select
measurable phenomena
Develop a set of
mapping rules
Apply the mapping rule
to each phenomenon
Characteristics of
Measurement 11-4
Levels of Measurement
11-5
Ordinal
interval
Ratio
Nominal
Classification
Types of Scales
11-6
Ordinal
interval
Nominal
Ratio
Nominal Scales
Mutually exclusive
and
Collectively exhaustive
categories
Exhibits only
classification
11-7
Levels of Measurement
11-8
Ordinal
interval
Ratio
Nominal
Classification
Order
Classification
Ordinal Scales
• Characteristics of
nominal scale
•Order
•Implies greater than
or less than
11-9
Levels of Measurement
11-
10
Ordinal
interval
Ratio
Nominal
Classification
Order
Classification
Order
Classification Distance
Interval Scales
Characteristics of
nominal and ordinal
scales
Equality of interval.
Equal distance
between numbers
11-
11
Levels of Measurement
11-
12
Ordinal
interval
Ratio
Nominal
Classification
Order
Classification
Order
Classification Distance
Natural Origin
Order
Classification Distance
Ratio Scales
Characteristics of
nominal, ordinal,
interval scales
Absolute zero
11-
13
From Investigative to
Measurement Questions11-
14
Sources of Error
11-
15
Respondent
InstrumentMeasurer
Situation
Evaluating Measurement Tools
11-
16
Criteria
Validity
Practicality Reliability
Validity Determinants
11-
17
Content
ConstructCriterion
Increasing Content Validity
11-
18
Content
Literature
Search
Expert
Interviews
Group
Interviews
Question
Database
Etc.
Validity Determinants
11-
19
Content
Construct
Increasing Construct Validity
11-
20
New measure of trust
Known measure of trust
Empathy
Credibility
Validity Determinants
11-
21
Content
ConstructCriterion
Judging Criterion Validity
11-
22
Relevance
Freedom from bias
Reliability
Availability
Criterion
Understanding Validity and Reliability
11-
23
Reliability Estimates
11-
24
Stability
Internal
Consistency
Equivalence
Practicality
11-
25
Economy InterpretabilityConvenience
Key Terms
11-
26
 Internal validity
 Interval scale
 Mapping rules
 Measurement
 Nominal scale
 Objects
 Ordinal scale
 Practicality
 Properties
• Ratio scale
• Reliability
 Equivalence
 Internal consistency
 Stability
• Validity
 Construct
 Contents
 Criterion-related
CHAPTER 12
MEASUREMENT SCALES
Learning Objectives:
 The nature of attitudes and their relationship to behavior.
 The critical decisions involved in selecting an appropriate measurement
scale.
 The characteristics and use of rating, ranking, sorting, and other
preference scales.
The Scaling Process
12-
28
Selecting a
Measurement Scale 12-
29
Research objectives Response types
Data properties
Number of
dimensions
Forced or unforced
choices
Balanced or
unbalanced
Rater errors
Number of
scale points
Response Types
12-
30
Rating scale
Ranking scale
Categorization
Sorting
Number of
Dimensions
Unidimensional
Multi-dimensional
Balanced or Unbalanced
12-
31
Very bad
Bad
Neither good nor bad
Good
Very good
Poor
Fair
Good
Very good
Excellent
How good an actress is Angelina Jolie?
Very bad
Bad
Neither good nor bad
Good
Very good
Very bad
Bad
Neither good nor bad
Good
Very good
No opinion
Don’t know
Forced or Unforced Choices
Number of Scale Points
12-
32
Very bad
Bad
Neither good nor bad
Good
Very good
Very bad
Somewhat bad
A little bad
Neither good nor bad
A little good
Somewhat good
Very good
How good an actress is Angelina Jolie?
Rater Errors
12-
33
Error of
central tendency
Error of leniency
•Adjust strength of
descriptive adjectives
•Space intermediate
descriptive phrases
farther apart
•Provide smaller
differences
in meaning between
terms near the
ends of the scale
•Use more scale points
Rater Errors
12-
34
Primacy Effect
Recency Effect
Reverse order of
alternatives periodically
or randomly
Halo Effect
• Rate one trait
at a time
• Reveal one trait
per page
• Reverse anchors
periodically
Simple Category Scale
12-
35
I plan to purchase a MindWriter laptop in the
12 months.
 Yes
 No
What newspaper do you read most often for financial news?
 East City Gazette
 West City Tribune
 Regional newspaper
 National newspaper
 Other (specify:_____________)
Multiple-Choice,
Single-Response Scale
Multiple-Choice,
Multiple-Response Scale
12-
36
What sources did you use when designing your new
home? Please check all that apply.
 Online planning services
 Magazines
 Independent contractor/builder
 Designer
 Architect
 Other (specify:_____________)
The Internet is superior to traditional libraries for
comprehensive searches.
 Strongly disagree
 Disagree
 Neither agree nor disagree
 Agree
 Strongly agree
Likert Scale
Semantic Differential
12-
37
Adapting SD Scales
12-
38
Convenience of Reaching the Store from Your Location
Nearby ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: Distant
Short time required to reach store ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: Long time required to reach store
Difficult drive ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: Easy Drive
Difficult to find parking place ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: Easy to find parking place
Convenient to other stores I shop ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: Inconvenient to other stores I shop
Products offered
Wide selection of different
kinds of products ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___:
Limited selection of different
kinds of products
Fully stocked ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: Understocked
Undependable products ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: Dependable products
High quality ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: Low quality
Numerous brands ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: Few brands
Unknown brands ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: Well-known brands
SD Scale for Analyzing Actor
Candidates 12-
39
Graphic of SD Analysis
12-
40
Numerical Scale
12-
41
Multiple Rating List Scales
12-
42
“Please indicate how important or unimportant each service characteristic is:”
IMPORTANT UNIMPORTANT
Fast, reliable repair 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Service at my location 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Maintenance by manufacturer 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Knowledgeable technicians 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Notification of upgrades 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Service contract after warranty 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Stapel Scales
12-
43
Constant-Sum Scales
12-
44
Graphic Rating Scales
12-
45
Ranking Scales
12-
46
Paired-comparison scale
Forced ranking scale
Comparative scale
Paired-Comparison Scale
12-
47
Forced Ranking Scale
12-
48
Comparative Scale
12-
49
Sorting
12-
50
MindWriter Scaling
12-
51
Likert Scale
The problem that prompted service/repair was resolved
Strongly
Disagree Disagree
Neither Agree
Nor Disagree Agree
Strongly
Agree
1 2 3 4 5
Numerical Scale (MindWriter’s Favorite)
To what extent are you satisfied that the problem that prompted service/repair was resolved?
Very
Dissatisfied
Very
Satisfied
1 2 3 4 5
Hybrid Expectation Scale
Resolution of the problem that prompted service/repair.
Met Few
Expectations
Met Some
Expectations
Met Most
Expectations
Met All
Expectations
Exceeded
Expectations
1 2 3 4 5
Ideal Scalogram Pattern
12-
52
Item
Participant
Score
2 4 1 3
X X X X 4
__ X X X 3
__ __ X X 2
__ __ __ X 1
__ __ __ __ 0
* X = agree; __ = disagree.
Key Terms
12-
53
 Attitude
 Balanced rating scale
 Categorization
 Comparative scale
 Constant-sum scale
 Cumulative scale
 Error of central tendency
 Error of leniency
 Forced-choice rating scale
 Forced ranking scale
 Graphic rating scale
 Halo effect
 Item analysis
 Likert scale
 Multidimensional scale
Key Terms
12-
54
 Multiple-choice, multiple-
response scale
 Multiple-choice,
single-response scale
 Multiple rating list
 Numerical scale
 Paired-comparison scale
 Q-sort
 Ranking scale
 Rating scale
 Scaling
 Scalogram analysis
 Semantic differential
 Simple category scale
Key Terms
12-
55
 Sorting
 Stapel scale
 Summated rating scale
 Unbalanced rating scale
 Unforced-choice rating
scale
 Unidimensional scale
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