Tag Archives: Measurement

Preparing the Research Proposal. Last Blog Post

Final Hypothesis. I will present how  the fast-growing technology of artificial intelligence opposes a serious danger to the global society and how regulations can be placed to  Research Approach. For this research, I will be using qualitative data from databases I have search. The data will be interviews and journal papers by experts in the … Continue reading Preparing the Research Proposal. Last Blog Post

Final post before research proposal

In my last and final blog post, I will present my final hypothesis for my proposal, a flow chart that I will use to present my research proposal focus, and a discussion of my methods of measurement for which I will use for my proposal. Hypothesis: The recent pandemic has thrown a wrench in the … Continue reading Final post before research proposal

Proposal Preparation

Hypothesis This proposal will ultimately look to combine usability testing  with qualitative research methods within a workplace environment that uses software to complete task. Ultimately, I will be looking into ways to improve the companies software through test and observation. I will identify what is challenging for users and ask, How can this workplace improve … Continue reading Proposal Preparation

Likert’s Interval or Ordinal?

One thing that can be very confusing is why the Likert scales appear to be ordinal but are almost always used as interval levels of measurement. As Wikipedia describes it: “While a Likert scale is indeed ordinal, if well presented it may nevertheless approximate an interval-level measurement” (“Likert Scale,” 2021, Scoring and Analysis section, para. … Continue reading Likert’s Interval or Ordinal?

Topic 35, DQ 2: Elusive Validity Measurements

Discussion Question Name a trait you think is elusive and thus may be difficult to measure with great validity. Discuss different ways the trait could be measured. Elusive Traits Our text states that ‘no test is perfectly valid’ (Patten & Newhart, 2018). It is an accepted fact  that no measurement tool or concept can perfectly … Continue reading Topic 35, DQ 2: Elusive Validity Measurements