Question 1

Cross-sectional surveys are those that are administered over and over again.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

If you want to create a survey that allows respondents to progress through the survey easily and have a set of questions for which the response options are the same,you are most likely to ask a(n)_____ type of question.

Accepted Answer

A) filter 
B) floater 
C) open-ended 
D) double-barreled 
E) matrix 
A) filter 
B) floater 
C) open-ended 
D) double-barreled 
E) matrix E

Question 3

Getting feedback on a questionnaire so that it can be improved before it is administered is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

pre-testing

Question 4

Survey research is an especially useful approach when a researcher aims to describe or explain features of a minority group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The idea that respondents will try to answer questions in a way that will present them in a favorable light is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A) response bias 
B) response rate 
C) social desirability 
D) nonresponse bias 
E) mean 
A) response bias 
B) response rate 
C) social desirability 
D) nonresponse bias 
E) mean

Question 6

Mode is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) document that outlines how a survey researcher has translated her or his data from words into numbers. 
B) measure of central tendency that identifies the average response to an interval or ratio level question. 
C) measure of central tendency that identifies the middle point in a distribution of responses. 
D) measure of central tendency that identifies the most common response given to a question. 
E) analysis of the changing relationship between multiple variables. 
A) document that outlines how a survey researcher has translated her or his data from words into numbers. 
B) measure of central tendency that identifies the average response to an interval or ratio level question. 
C) measure of central tendency that identifies the middle point in a distribution of responses. 
D) measure of central tendency that identifies the most common response given to a question. 
E) analysis of the changing relationship between multiple variables.

Question 7

Describe the inflexibility and validity factors related to the survey method of research.

Accepted Answer

Students’ answer may vary.
First, while

Question 8

Surveys are in many ways rather flexible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Surveys are used by all kinds of people in all kinds of professions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Describe the survey method of data collection.

Accepted Answer

Survey research is a quantitative method

Question 11

A trend survey is:

Accepted Answer

A) is administered at one point in time. 
B) a type of longitudinal survey where a researcher is interested in how people's inclinations change over time. 
C) a type of longitudinal survey where a researcher's interest is in a particular group of people who share some common experience or characteristic. 
D) a type of survey in which a researcher surveys the exact same sample several times over a period of time. 
E) a type of survey in which participants are asked to report events from the past. 
A) is administered at one point in time. 
B) a type of longitudinal survey where a researcher is interested in how people's inclinations change over time. 
C) a type of longitudinal survey where a researcher's interest is in a particular group of people who share some common experience or characteristic. 
D) a type of survey in which a researcher surveys the exact same sample several times over a period of time. 
E) a type of survey in which participants are asked to report events from the past.

Question 12

Cross-sectional surveys are surveys classified on the basis of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) demographics 
B) question type 
C) administration 
D) time 
E) gender 
A) demographics 
B) question type 
C) administration 
D) time 
E) gender

Question 13

What are the things to be kept in mind while conducting a survey?

Accepted Answer

-Identify what it is they wish to know.-

Question 14

Floaters are respondents who present themselves as neutral when in truth they have an opinion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A filter question differs from a double barreled question in that the filter question is:

Accepted Answer

A) a question designed to identify some subset of survey respondents who are then asked additional questions that are not relevant to the entire sample. 
B) a question that is posed as a single question but in fact asks more than one question. 
C) a question created by covert researchers but used by overt researchers in their research. 
D) a question created by overt researchers but used by covert researchers in their research. 
E) a paradigm that argues that we create reality through our interactions and our interpretations of those interactions. 
A) a question designed to identify some subset of survey respondents who are then asked additional questions that are not relevant to the entire sample. 
B) a question that is posed as a single question but in fact asks more than one question. 
C) a question created by covert researchers but used by overt researchers in their research. 
D) a question created by overt researchers but used by covert researchers in their research. 
E) a paradigm that argues that we create reality through our interactions and our interpretations of those interactions.

Question 16

_____ are the "answers" that are provided to for each question in a survey.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ are the "answers" that are provided...

Question 17

The survey method is an expensive method of data collection compare to in-depth interviews.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Survey research is a quantitative method whereby a researcher poses some set of pre-determined questions to an entire group,or sample,of individuals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Matrix is a question type that lists a set of questions for which the answer categories are all the same.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Covariation occurs when changes in one variable happen together with changes in another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Cross-sectional surveys are those that are administered over and over again.

If you want to create a survey that allows respondents to progress through the survey easily and have a set of questions for which the response options are the same,you are most likely to ask a(n)_____ type of question.

Getting feedback on a questionnaire so that it can be improved before it is administered is known as _____.

Survey research is an especially useful approach when a researcher aims to describe or explain features of a minority group.

The idea that respondents will try to answer questions in a way that will present them in a favorable light is known as _____.

Mode is a(n):

Describe the inflexibility and validity factors related to the survey method of research.

Surveys are in many ways rather flexible.

Surveys are used by all kinds of people in all kinds of professions.

Describe the survey method of data collection.

A trend survey is:

Cross-sectional surveys are surveys classified on the basis of _____.

What are the things to be kept in mind while conducting a survey?

Floaters are respondents who present themselves as neutral when in truth they have an opinion.

A filter question differs from a double barreled question in that the filter question is:

_____ are the "answers" that are provided to for each question in a survey.

The survey method is an expensive method of data collection compare to in-depth interviews.

Survey research is a quantitative method whereby a researcher poses some set of pre-determined questions to an entire group,or sample,of individuals.

Matrix is a question type that lists a set of questions for which the answer categories are all the same.

Covariation occurs when changes in one variable happen together with changes in another.

Introduction

Linking Methods With Theory

Research Ethics

Beginning a Research Project

Research Design

Defining and Measuring Concepts

Sampling

Interviews: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

Field Research: a Qualitative Technique

Unobtrusive Research: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

Other Methods of Data Collection Analysis

Sharing Your Work

Reading and Understanding Social Research

Research Methods in the Real World

Filters

Exam 8: Survey Research: a Quantitative Technique

Cross-sectional surveys are those that are administered over and over again.

If you want to create a survey that allows respondents to progress through the survey easily and have a set of questions for which the response options are the same,you are most likely to ask a(n)_____ type of question.

Getting feedback on a questionnaire so that it can be improved before it is administered is known as _____.

Survey research is an especially useful approach when a researcher aims to describe or explain features of a minority group.

The idea that respondents will try to answer questions in a way that will present them in a favorable light is known as _____.

Mode is a(n):

Describe the inflexibility and validity factors related to the survey method of research.

Surveys are in many ways rather flexible.

Surveys are used by all kinds of people in all kinds of professions.

Describe the survey method of data collection.

A trend survey is:

Cross-sectional surveys are surveys classified on the basis of _____.

What are the things to be kept in mind while conducting a survey?

Floaters are respondents who present themselves as neutral when in truth they have an opinion.

A filter question differs from a double barreled question in that the filter question is:

_____ are the "answers" that are provided to for each question in a survey.

The survey method is an expensive method of data collection compare to in-depth interviews.

Survey research is a quantitative method whereby a researcher poses some set of pre-determined questions to an entire group,or sample,of individuals.

Matrix is a question type that lists a set of questions for which the answer categories are all the same.

Covariation occurs when changes in one variable happen together with changes in another.

Introduction

Linking Methods With Theory

Research Ethics

Beginning a Research Project

Research Design

Defining and Measuring Concepts

Sampling

Interviews: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

Field Research: a Qualitative Technique

Unobtrusive Research: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

Other Methods of Data Collection Analysis

Sharing Your Work

Reading and Understanding Social Research

Research Methods in the Real World

Filters