Criminal Justice

All I need is comment on what you learned this week

Week 3

https://youtu.be/cMAOPltcxqw

Week 4

https://youtu.be/cMAOPltcxqw

Then I need you to replay a comment on this:

There are a few concepts I learned this week. Starting with conceptualization, bringing the variable to life, and operationalization, coming up with the indicators that show the presence or absence of the variable you have conceptualized. This makes so much more sense now. When you think about it, this is used so much to indicate things about a person. Such as the questionnaire a doctor may give you when evaluating whether you have depression or not. The indicators in the yes or no questions help the doctors diagnose. 

Secondly, the importance of validity and reliability. The examples given really helped my understanding of what these words really mean when we are talking about measures. Being highly reliable and valid in your statements is incredibly important, and I can see how you must have both in order to have an acceptable measure.