Question 11.9

A. What is the index of student moral Glacier Symphony?
The index of student moral consists of the concepts and constructs that can be used in deterring along with their individual dimensions. Some indicators would be used to measure the dimensions. The Glacier Symphony are experiencing that slow down the confidence and the support of the music symphony. Many of the students mention that they dislike the different music that is played during the festival. In return, they somewhat want to hear music they are common to listening. Cooper & Schindler (2014) states “that the object of measurement is a concept, the symbols we attach to bundles of meaning that we hold and share with others.

B. Choose several of the major concepts, and specify their dimensions.
In this case, constructs are the down in student’s self-esteem and they are unsupported and uninterested in the music festival. In this case, the construct is concrete. The reason is that students are unable to sense or observe low self-esteem.

C. Select observable indicators that you might use to measure these dimensions.
The type of measurements depends on the mapping rules. D. How would you compile these various dimensions into single index?
Student Type=Attendee, Students
Mapping rule
Assign
1 = low morale
2= low morale plus uncommitted
3=unfair
4=thrilling
5= very thrilling E. How would you judge the reliability and/or validity of these measures?
Measurements are not perfect and do have errors. Many students will give wrong answer to be publicly accepted in society. Validity refers to the extent to which a test really measures the concept that is intended to be measured. (Cooper & Schindler 2014)

Reference

Cooper, D., & Schindler, P. (2014). Business Research methods. (12 ed.) New York: McGraw-Hill Irwin