The Art of Measurement

Lectures

Measurement in Worldwide Cross-Cultural Comparisons–Part 1

Carol Ember introduces viewers to key concepts involved in measuring cultural differences scientifically, including operationalizing features of interest, reliability and validity, types of measurement, and the nature of measurement error–Part 1 of 2 on measurement.

Suggested Reading

Chapter 4 in Ember & Ember 2009

Additional Reading

Ember, Carol R., Marc Howard Ross, Michael L. Burton, and Candice Bradley. “Problems of measurement in cross-cultural research using secondary data.” Behavior Science Research 25, no. 1-4 (1991): 187-216.