Methods Review

What is the difference between "Reliability" and "Criterion Validity"?

Why would a survey designer use a "scale" rather than an "item"?

What is an example of a QUALITATIVE research question that links an 'internal state' variable with an 'artifact' variable?

Systematic bias is more likely to be a problem when there is a high degree of inter-group...

• heterogeneity

• homophily

How might you operationalize "preparedness" as a NOMINAL variable, and then as an ORDINAL variable?

When should you use 'stratified random' sampling rather than 'simple random' sampling?

Why is exhaustive sampling often problematic?

Does an interpretivist care about 'accuracy' and 'reliability'? Explain why or why not.

What's the difference between 'sampling bias' and 'response bias'?

What is 'false saturation' and why is it a problem?