RESEARCH STUDY 5.4 Dr. Li Is Interested in Creating a Measurement of Religiosity

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RESEARCH STUDY 5.4
Dr. Li is interested in creating a measurement of religiosity. According to the dictionary, religiosity is "the quality of being religious; piety; devoutness." He creates a measure comprising 10 statements. People respond to each statement using the following scale (1 = strongly disagree, 3 = neither agree nor disagree, 5 = strongly agree). Some of the statements are below.
Statement 1: "I believe in a religion."
Statement 2: "Part of who I am stems from my religious beliefs."
Statement 3: "I believe that religion is unnecessary."
-Refer to Research Study 5.4 above to answer the following question.
Provide a suggestion for how Dr.Li could establish the face validity of his measure and a suggestion for how he could establish the content validity of his measure.

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Definitions:

Direct Labor

The cost associated with employees who directly contribute to the manufacturing or production of goods, redefined as the labor directly tied to the creation of a product.

Raw Material

The basic materials and substances that are used in the production of goods, typically transformed through manufacturing processes.

Property, Plant, and Equipment

Property, Plant, and Equipment refers to the long-term assets owned by a company, used in the production or supply of goods and services, and not intended for sale in the normal course of business.

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead

Indirect manufacturing costs that do not vary with the level of production, such as rent, property taxes, and insurance.