Table 1.
Dimension of our research question | The definition we attached to this dimension of our research question | The boundary for data extraction to inform understanding of the research question dimension |
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Conceptualisation | Assigning meaning to something | Definition of trust |
Operationalisation |
Selecting observable phenomena to represent abstract concepts How will we go about empirically testing the concept? |
Dimensions and indicators of trust What are the operationalisation issues with the concept? • Based on our indicators, what questions were asked to represent trust, what observations were made, what specific attributes will exist for the measure used? |
Measurement | Process of observing and recording the observations, or assigning numbers to a phenomenon | Level of measurement such as nominal, ordinal, interval or ratio and type of measures such as survey, scaling, qualitative, unobtrusive used for trust |