Assignment task: The following list contains variables that researchers and practitioners in the human services commonly encounter:
a. race
b. income
c. health
d. drug use
e. school achievement
f. number of arrests
g. depression
h. marital satisfaction
i. employment status
j. assertiveness
k. parenting skill
l. client satisfaction
Pick three variables from the list explain how each of the variables could be measured.
Which level of measurement is applicable for each of them?
Which are discrete and which are continuous?
Which one could be measured at more than one level?
Reference:
Monette, D., Sullivan, T., DeJong, C. (2013). Applied Social Research: A Tool for the Human Services. (9th ed.). Cengage Learning.