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nautica902 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

The nurse is completing a questionnaire that asks for the nurse's area of specialization in nursing (Peds, OB, Med-Surg). On which scale is this data measured?

1. Ordinal scale.
2. Ratio scale.
3. Interval scale.
4. Nominal scale.

Question 2

A researcher is developing a data collection instrument to measure nurses' attitudes about their working conditions. A draft copy of the instrument is sent to 20 nurse clinicians to critique and provide feedback.

What is the researcher attempting to establish by using this strategy? 1. Face validity.
2. Construct validity.
3. Content validity.
4. Criterion validity.

connor417 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: Data that can be rank ordered, as well as placed into categories, are considered to be at the ordinal level of measurement.
Rationale 2: Ratio level of measurement includes data that can be categorized and ranked; in addition, the distance between ranks can be specified, and a true or natural zero point can be identified.
Rationale 3: Interval level of measurement concerns data that not only can be placed into categories and ranked, but also the distance between the ranks can be specified.
Rationale 4: Data measured by a quantitative difference between categories that are mutually exclusive and mutually exhaustive is nominal level data.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale 1: Face validity is an estimation of validity based on a preliminary examination to see if it measures the concept.
Rationale 2: Construct validity refers to the degree an instrument measures the construct it is supposed to measure.
Rationale 3: Content validity for an instrument is concerned with the scope or range of items used to measure the variable. Content validity can be determined by a panel of experts.
Rationale 4: Criterion validity compares the instrument's ability to measure subjects' behavior with some other criterion (measure) of that same behavior.