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CONCEPT
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...an abstraction based on characteristics of perceived reality.
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VARIABLE
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...a measured concept.
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VARIATION
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...differences within a set of measurements of a variable.
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CONCEPTUAL (NOMINAL) DEFINITIONS
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...a statement of the meaning of a particular concept.
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OPERATIONAL DEFINITION
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...a specification of the process by which a concept is measured.
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INDICATORS
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...the specific observations that are made in order to measure a particular concept.
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RELIABILITY
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...the extent to which a measurement procedure consistently measures whatever is measures.
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VALIDITY
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...the extent to which a measurement procedure measures what is intented to measure.
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CASE / UNIT OF ANALYSIS
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...the item (person, city, nation, and so on) for which we have data.
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APPROACHES TO DATA COLLECTION
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- surveys
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SURVEYS
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...survey data are collected through surveys and are data for which the individual is the unit of analysis.
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EXPERIMENTS
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...use other data collection methods to prove or disprove an a hypothesis.
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DIRECT OBSERVATION
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...a way to gather data by anthropological means.
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CONTENT ANALYSIS
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...gathering data through analyzing speeches, public records, etc for relevant content.
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PUBLIC RECORDS DATA
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...using publically available data sources (census, historical records, etc.).
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