Empirical Research Methods

Woche 8

Which of the following is the best example of the use of a good proxy attained from secondary data to capture a complex construct?

  • Counting the number of times somebody said "äh" in your interviews to measure nervousness
  • Counting the number of times somebody said "äh" in cross-examination in a court trial to capture nervousness
  • Counting the number of times somebody said "I think" in your interviews to measure cognitive ability
  • Counting the number of times somebody said "I think" in cross-examination in a court trial to capture cognitive ability
Secondary data: exclude interviews already;
counting "äh" makes more sense than counting "I think" however, both are of course not good

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