Jeremy Can't Decide Whether He Should Ask People Whether They

question 15

Multiple Choice

Jeremy can't decide whether he should ask people whether they "very strongly agree," "agree," "disagree," "very strongly disagree," or simply "agree" or "disagree" with statements about the war in Iraq. Jeremy is dealing with the problem of:

• A)whether to use single or multiple indicators of a concept.
• B)the range of variation.
• C)whether to use a ratio or ordinal measurement.
• D)whether to use a ratio or interval measurement.
• E)whether to use single or multiple dimensions.

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Definitions:

Religious Beliefs

Systems of faith and worship; the conviction in the existence of a higher power or powers.

Fundamentalism

A strict adherence to specific theological doctrines typically in a reaction against modernist theories, often associated with a literal interpretation of religious texts.

Reactionary

A political viewpoint that advocates for the restoration of previous political, social, or economic conditions.

Conservative

A political and social philosophy that promotes retaining traditional social institutions in the context of culture and civilization.