Complex concepts decompose into dimensions that then require data-level measurement

Evidence

It is worth noting that the concept of “political relevance” has the typical three-level concept structure. At the secondary level one says that states have the possibility of having a military conflict if they have either the opportunity OR the willingness. These secondary-level di­ mensions must receive operationalization at the data/indicator level. — Gary Goertz, Social Science Concepts, 113

Categorization

• DEFINE: Names the ‘three-level concept structure’ — abstract concept, secondary dimensions, data indicators — the book’s recurring apparatus.
• XREF: Echoes Sartori’s ladder of abstraction and standard measurement-validity frameworks in social science methodology. — connects to: Philosophical interpretation reorganizes minute scientific details without exceeding their range