Concepts, Variables, and Measurement MCQs

Concepts, Variables, and Measurement MCQs

Answer these 20+ Concepts, Variables, and Measurement MCQs and assess your grip on the subject of Concepts, Variables, and Measurement.
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1: A condition in which people suffer from a “disconnection” between themselves and their work and disconnection from one another is called ______.

A.   Alienation

B.   Isolation

C.   Anomie

D.   Loneliness

2: Phenomena that are not explained by existing models of understanding are called _____.

A.   Anomalies

B.   Anomie

C.   Alienation

D.   Attributes

3: A societal condition in which the normative standards of behavior are unclear is called _____.

A.   Anomie

B.   Loneliness

C.   Seclusion

D.   Alienation

4: A logical set of characteristics for a variable is called _____.

A.   Attributes

B.   Anomie

C.   Anomalies

D.   Alienation

5: A series of bars represent the different attributes of a variable is called _____.

A.   Bar chart

B.   Pie chart

C.   Histogram

D.   Column chart

6: A necessary condition for variables that is met when the attributes of a variable include every possible response is called ______.

A.   Collectively exhaustive

B.   Mutually exclusive

C.   Exclusive

D.   Comprehensive

7: An idea that we think represents something in the real world is called _____.

A.   Concept

B.   Idea

C.   Proposition

D.   Theme

8: The process of defining what we mean by a concept is called _____.

A.   Conceptualization

B.   Operationalization

C.   Conception

D.   Ideation

9: The variable is influenced by changes in the independent variable is called dependant variable.

A.   True

B.   False

10: The part of a hypothesis that predicts whether two variables are positively or negatively associated is called direction of effect.

A.   True

B.   False

11: A type of error that results from concluding individuals from characteristics of a group is called ______.

A.   Ecological fallacy

B.   Exception fallacy

C.   Paradox

D.   Aggregation

12: Used with interval/ratio variables is called _____.

A.   Histogram

B.   Pie chart

C.   Bar chart

D.   Ven diagram

13: A prediction about the distribution of a variable or the association between two variables is called _____.

A.   Hypothesis

B.   Deduction

C.   Law

D.   Theory

14: The variable that is controlled or held constant in a hypothesis is called ______.

A.   Independent variable

B.   Dependant variable

C.   Control

D.   None of these

15: Individualistic fallacy is a type of _____.

A.   Error

B.   Mechanism

C.   Flaw

D.   Hypothesis

16: Variables with attributes based on real or relative numeric value is called _____.

A.   Ratio

B.   Proportion

C.   Nominal

D.   Ordinal

17: The degree of mathematical precision that can be applied to a variable is known as levels of measurement.

A.   True

B.   False

18: Opportunities to achieve personal goals originate in class standing are called _____.

A.   Life chances

B.   Exponential growth

C.   Population growth

D.   None of these

19: Mutual exclusive is a necessary condition for variables that is met when each case can be applied to only one attribute of a variable.

A.   True

B.   False

20: Variables operationalized at the nominal level have attributes that cannot be rank-ordered is called a_____.

A.   Nominal

B.   Ordinal

C.   Real gdp

D.   None of these

21: The process of developing a variable that measures a concept is called _____.

A.   Operationalization

B.   Conceptualization

C.   Rationalization

D.   All of these

22: Variables operationalized at the ordinal level have attributes that can be rank-ordered, but those attributes do not reflect actual numeric values is called _____.

A.   Ordinal

B.   Nominal

C.   Real gdp

D.   All of these

23: _____ consist of a circle cut into “pie slices” that add up to 100%.

A.   Pie charts

B.   Bar diagram

C.   Ven diagram

D.   Column graph

24: The degree to which a measure yields consistent results is called _____.

A.   Reliability

B.   Validity

C.   Availability

D.   Credibility

25: Numeric representations of reality that facilitate our ability to describe, communicate, predict, and act is called _____.

A.   Statistics

B.   Physics

C.   Mathematics

D.   Calculus

26: The who or what that data describe. These tend to consist of individuals or groups/places is called units of analysis.

A.   True

B.   False

27: The degree to which a variable measures what we think it is measuring is called _____.

A.   Validity

B.   Reliability

C.   Credibility

D.   Accuracy

28: Anything that may vary from one case to the next is called _____.

A.   Variable

B.   Constant

C.   Parameter

D.   Construct