Designing and Constructing Instruments for Social Research and Evaluation
Chapter One
INTRODUCTION
In this chapter we will
Explain the purpose and function of a social science instrument.
Describe nomenclature used to describe instruments.
List and describe the components of an instrument.
Outline the steps in the instrument construction process.
We are living in a time characterized as the information age, and we encounter
data-gathering instruments in all facets of our lives. For example, we are familiar
with polls that gather information about political preferences and voting behaviors.
Surveys of potential voters try to predict who will be elected or what proposition
will pass. Media commentators remind us of the margin of error associated
with a survey or note that an election is still too close to call.
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