Examine the reasons why some sociologists do not use official stats in their research. Official statistics are a source of secondary data. They are produced by the government. They are quantative data. There are two types of Official Statistics. Hard statistics which are objective and can’t be manipulated; statistics on births and marriages are hard statistics. Soft statistics which are more subjective are easy to manipulate; statistics on crime‚ poverty and unemployment are soft statistics. Positivists
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1. What is external validity? a. External validity is the extent to which findings may be generalized. (Page 292) 2. Why should a researcher be concerned about generalizing to other populations? a. Researchers should be concerned about generalizing to other populations‚ because if their research is not generalizable then their findings will be limited to only one population and will not have a far-reaching effect. (Page 292) 3. How can the fact that most studies are conducted with college students
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EXPLORING RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY INSTRUCTIONS In a 2–3-page Word document (not including the title and reference page)‚ you will analyze the psychometrics provided from the Values and Motives Questionnaire (VMQ). Use APA formatting for the font (Times New Roman 12 pt.)‚ title page‚ margins‚ and section headings. To receive full credit for this assignment‚ be sure to: 1. Address the type of reliability and validity used. Explain the types of reliability and validity used. The authors of the
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Discuss issues surrounding the reliability and validity of classification and diagnosis for Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a psychological disorder which is sometimes referred to as split minds. Sufferers can be known to show symptoms of delusions‚ hallucinations as well as catatonic behaviour. If we are looking at the validity of something it means we are measuring what we are claiming to measure‚ and if we are looking at the reliability of something it means if we repeat the process over
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Reliability is general rather than specific But validity is not general but specific. Reliability is necessary for validity because a test with score which fluctuates very much does not test anything. For example if a test of pronunciation measures pronunciation it is a valid test‚ instead of measures grammar and vocabulary. The test yields dependable scores that is if the scores do not fluctuate very much the test is reliable. means the scores obtained by a student will be close to the score she
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What do you consider to be your greatest achievement thus far? Please share this with us in about 500 words. My greatest achievement would probably be my good academic results during my three years of polytechnic studies. How and Why those three years of studies end up as my greatest achievement thus far are probably due to my academic results between the time in secondary school and the time in polytechnic. I also believe that those three years in polytechnic change my mentality towards studying
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war. ‘Daddy what did YOU do in the war?’. The facial expression of the father seems very blank and sad‚ this picture suggests that the father didn’t not go to war and had no way to answer his daughters question an now he feels ashamed and embarrassed for not enlisting to go to war. Historians can see the use of this poster and why the Government would place these posters around. In 1914 for the First World War Britain had no problem in encouraging men to enlist. Many of these had reason such as; ones
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Describe and evaluate contemporary use of personality measurement and testing‚ focusing on issues of reliability and validity‚ using empirical evidence to support your arguments. Personality tests are widely used these days in both professional and informal settings. One may take a personality test online‚ for example; in order to determine how much like a film character they are‚ or they may take one in an employment process or clinical setting. This essay‚ however‚ will only be looking at formal
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outcome (increased class participation). Validity is in four types and these are: Conclusion‚ Construct‚ Internal and external validity. Conclusion validity tries to find out the relationship between a program and the observed outcome. For instance‚ a connection between Re-entry policy and increased failure rate in schools. Construct validity looks at the extent to which a test measures what it claims or intend to measure. Internal validity refers to how well an experiment has been done and the extent
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QUANTITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS USING SPSS AN INTRODUCTION FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Pete Greasley Quantitative Data Analysis Using SPSS Quantitative Data Analysis Using SPSS An Introduction for Health & Social Science Pete Greasley Open University Press McGraw-Hill Education McGraw-Hill House Shoppenhangers Road Maidenhead Berkshire England SL6 2QL email: enquiries@openup.co.uk world wide web: www.openup.co.uk and Two Penn Plaza‚ New York‚ NY 10121-2289‚ USA First published
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