Science and Social Research

5 important questions on Science and Social Research

How does a Nominal measure level look like?

Dutch/English/German
nominal variables are used to “name,” or label a series of values.

How does a Ordinal measure level look like?

Low/Middle/high
The purpose of ordinal measurement is to order. The distance between the variables can't be calculated.

How does a Interval measure level look like?

IQ: 50, 60, 70
there is no absolute zero point.
An interval measure level is expressed in numbers.
The range between the variables is always the same.
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Kida (2006) 6 basic mistakes we make in thinking

- We prefer stories above statistics
- We seek to confirm, not to question our ideas
- We rarely appreciate the role of change and coincidence
- We sometimes misperceive the world around us
- We tent to oversimplify our thinking
- We have faulty memories

3 objection to the existence of social regularities

  1. Logical patterns can sometimes have a surprising cause. So it's not all as logical as it seems
  2. There are always exceptions
  3. Influence by an individual is possible

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