Concepts & Measurement

• Explain concept formation. Drawing from the Sartori article, describe comment problems associated with conceptualization.
• Complete the following sentence: Measurement serves to bridge ______ with ______.
• What is an observable implication? Explain exactly how observable implications permit "measurement" to perform its crucial "bridging" function.
• What is measurement validity? How do we establish measurement validity?
• What is a dependent variable? What is it comprised of?
• Provide an in-depth explanation of how to select a dependent variable (see esp. KKV section 3.5.3)
• In one sentence, describe a possible dependent variable for your doctoral dissertation. This dependent variable will serve as the basis for your final project in this course.
• Indicate how you followed the rules for selecting a dependent variable.
• Identify and briefly describe two possible observable implications for your dependent variable.