A sociologist collects information from high school teachers about their job satisfaction. For each of the following items, indicate the level of measurement—nominal, ordinal, or interval:
a. What field of study do you teach? Math, Science, Social Studies, English, or Other?
b. How many students do you have in a class?
c. On a five-point scale (from strongly favorable to strongly unfavorable), how do you feel about your work?
d. How many years have you been teaching?
a. Nominal
b. Interval
c. Ordinal
d. Interval
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A) the rise in the number of job opportunities B) the passage of laws that aim to protect undocumented immigrants C) the inefficient border management D) the doubling of deportations
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
______ is defined as a complex pattern of social relationships that is bounded in space and persists over time.
A. Migration B. Society C. Culture D. Globalization
Professor Miller planned to tape six focus groups to examine citizens' attitudes toward park development. As a research methods student, you told Miller that an advantage of the focus group method is(are) that: a. moderators require little specialized skill
b. moderators easily control the focus group's discussion. c. data tapes are easily analyzed. d. high face validity. e. differences between the groups, should they occur, are easily explained.