Measurement & Sampling

"The number of times a person stole after being released from jail" is an example of

The aggregated collection of elements of a complete collective is known as a

A ___ measurement is based on count and contains a meaningful zero

What are the basic stages of moving conceptually from the abstract to concrete?

___ measurements are rank-ordered categories, that have known and equal differences

Abstractions that are not empirical or tangible are referred to as

__ are summaries of data describing a sample

Availability sampling, accidental sampling, & haphazard sampling are also

The following are types of non-probability sampling EXCEPT

"Recidivism is repeated involvement in criminal acts" is an example of

Which of the following is an example of ratio data?

"Is educational attainment associated with recidivism?" educational attainment is

Parole officers are an example of which of the following units of analysis?

An example of nominal data is

Being able to use the findings from samples to make statements about the general pop. is called

The following terms are types of probability sampling EXCEPT

A sample of college students is a probability sample.

selecting a subset of elements from the larger population is a process called

___ measurements are attributes of a variable defined by an inherent order

All of the following are examples of non-numerical data with the exception of