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Chapter 4: Conceptualization and Measurement:
Short Answer Quiz Questions

  1. How is the process of conceptualization different in inductive and deductive research?

  2. Why is data collected by a centralized agency like the Census Bureau usually of a higher quality than data collected by local agencies and compiled into a single database, like the Uniform Crime Report?

  3. Why do most surveys use closed-ended questions?

  4. Propose an alternative definition of substance abuse than provided in the text. How could you operationalize this definition using unobstrusive measures?

  5. Why does a measurement need to be reliable to be valid?