I.       Finding Out

 

 

1. Operationalize

2. Subject

3. Unit of analysis

4. Variable

5. Value (attribute)

6. Discrete

7. Continuous

8. Levels of measurement

· Nominal

· yes/no

· male/female

· grad/not grad

· blue/red/green/pink

 

· Ordinal

· 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th

· freshman, sophomore, junior, senior

· short, medium, tall

 

· Interval

· IQ

· shoe size

· Celsius temperature

· Ratio

· age

· weight

· income

· years of school