1. CONCEPTualizing ordinal variables

2. AIM Conceptualization Necessary and sufficient relationships
Family resemblance
Ordinal variables

3. EXAMPLE: GROUP MEMBERSHIP

4. CONSTRUCTS CONSIST OF ‘FACETS’
Signed a membership form
Construct/Concept/Term
Membership
Paid for membership
variable
Attended meetings

5. TOPICS (Missing: just a set of related variables)
(Not: creating (matrix) typologies)
And: necessary and sufficient conditions
Or: family resemblance (sufficient conditions)

6. CREATING A DICHOTOMY
A set of necessary and sufficient conditions Increasing the number facets (intension); Less people are a ‘member’ (extension) A set of sufficient conditions (family resemblance) More people are a ‘member’ (extension)

7. CREATING ‘HIGHER ORDER’ CONCEPTS: ORDINAL VARIABLES
Two ways of doing this:
‘Cumulative’ (based on Necessary & Sufficient conditions)
Family resemblance (based on Sufficient conditions)

8. N&S EXTENSION / ‘CUMULATIVE DEFINITION’
Facets
Term (X)
Units: A B C
Position in the ‘order’
1-12 -
13-40 X 1
41-47
(X) 2
48-100 3
Actief erelid hoeft niet te betalen …

9. EXAMPLE: MEMBERSHIP OF SOME GROUP
Nothing (not a member)
Signed a membership form (1)
Signed a membership form & Paid a membership fee (2)
Signed a membership form & Paid a membership fee & Attended meetings (3)

10. N&S EXTENSION / ‘CUMULATIVE DEFINITION’
It is not conceptually clear what happens if units meet conditions B and C, but NOT condition A

11. FAMILY RESEMBLANCE EXTENSION
Facets
Term (X)
Units: A B C
Position in the ‘order’
1-12 -
13-40 X 1
41-47 2
48-70 3
71-83
84-100
Attributes
Term (X)
Unit A B C D
Position in the ‘order’ 1 X - 2 3 4

12. EXAMPLE: MEMBERSHIP OF SOME GROUP
The extent to which you
Signed a membership form
Paid a membership fee OR
Attended meetings
determines the ‘level’ of membership.

13. FAMILY RESEMBLANCE EXTENSION
All facets have to be equally important

14. THIS MICROLECTURE
Conceptualization Concept (or term) and its ‘facets’ Necessary and Sufficient relationships in concepts Family resemblance (sufficient relationship) Ordinal variables