Dataset Codebook BUS7105, Week 8

Name Source Representation Measurement Meaning

Subject’s Identification Number

Qualtrics Identification Number. Auto generated by Qualtrics software.

Anonymous identification of survey taker

N/A Sequential numbers in order of survey taker completion. Dataset organization purposes only.

Gender Self-reported by survey-taker: Survey Question #1

Survey-taker gender affiliation

Categorical, Dichotomous

1 = Female 2 = Male

Age Self-reported by survey-taker: Survey Question #2

Survey-taker reported age in years

Continuous, Scale Age in whole years.

Education Self-reported by survey-taker: Survey Question #3

Survey-taker education level

Categorical, Nominal 1 = High School Completion 2 = Bachelor’s degree Completion 3 = Master’s Degree Completion

Personality Self-reported by survey-taker: Average of Survey Questions: #4(Reverse Scored), 5, 6, 7 (Reverse Scored), 8, 9(Reverse Scored)

Composite score of Survey-taker degree of introversion to extroversion personality traits.

Likert scale 1 – 7, Interval*

1 = Survey Response: Highly Disagree (Introvert) To 7 = Highly Agree (Extrovert)

Job Satisfaction Self-reported by survey-taker: Average of Survey Questions: #10, 11, 12, 13

Composite score of Survey-taker satisfaction with their current job.

Likert scale 1 – 10, Interval

1 = Very Dissatisfied To 10 = Very Satisfied

Engagement Self-reported by survey-taker: Average of Survey Questions: #18, 19, 22(Reverse Scored)

Composite score of Survey-taker engagement in their current job.

Likert scale 1 – 7, Interval*

1 = Survey Response: Almost None of the Time (Very Low Engagement) To 7 = Survey Response: Almost All of the Time (Very High Engagement)

Trust in Leader Self-reported by survey-taker: Average of Survey Questions: # 15, 16, 17, 21

Composite score of Survey-taker trust in direct leader in their current job.

Likert scale 1 – 7, Interval*

1 = Survey Response: Almost None of the Time (Very Little Trust in Leader) To 7 = Survey Response: Almost All of the Time (Great Deal of Trust in Leader)

Motivation Self-reported by survey-taker: Average of Survey Questions: #14 (Reverse Scored), 20 (Reverse Scored), 23, 24, 25

Composite score of Survey-taker motivation in performing their current job.

Likert scale 1 – 7, Interval*

1 = Survey Response: Almost None of the Time (Not Motivated At All) To 7 = Survey Response: Almost All of the Time (Highly Motivation)

Intent to Quit Job Self-reported by survey-taker:

Composite score of Survey-taker intent to quit their current job.

Likert scale 1 – 7, Interval*

1 = Survey Response: Almost None of the Time (High Intent to Quit Job)

Average of Survey Questions: #26, 27, 28

To 7 = Survey Response: Almost All of the Time (Low Intent to Quit Job)

* Composite scores of multiple Likert scaled survey questions may be deemed interval in most situations. Exceptions include a single Likert

scaled survey question, scale range options less than 5, sample data that are not normally distributed, and certain variable characteristics

(Carifio & Perla, 2008; Sullivan & Artino, 2013). Measurement level assignment in SPSS is nominal, ordinal, and scale. Because meaningful

computations may be performed with interval data; SPSS assumes interval level variables as metric, and they are assigned to the scale

measurement level. See Measurement column in the Variable View tab.

Carifio, J., & Perla, R. (2008). Resolving the 50-year debate around using and misusing Likert scales. Medical Education, 42(12), 1150 1152. https://doi-org.proxy1.ncu.edu/10.1111/j.1365-2923.2008.03172.x Sullivan, G. M., & Artino, A. R., Jr. (2013). Analyzing and interpreting data from likert-type scales. Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 5(4), 541–542. https://doi-org.proxy1.ncu.edu/10.4300/JGME-5-4-18