Question 1

What sampling method is used in content analyses?

Accepted Answer

A) simple random sample 
B) stratified sample 
C) nonrandom sampling techniques 
D) all of these 
A) simple random sample 
B) stratified sample 
C) nonrandom sampling techniques 
D) all of these D

Question 2

Research in which social events of one past time period are studied is known as historical process research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Why is it important to understand local or historical norms when doing comparative or historical research?

Accepted Answer

A study of processes within one nation may be misleading if important processes within the nation have been influenced by social processes that operate across national boundaries; comparative historical research can result in historically conditional theory,in which the applicability of general theoretical propositions is limited to particular historical circumstances.

Question 4

What makes historical social research a type of social science research and not just simply history?

Accepted Answer

Historical social research all

Question 5

What method of research compares data from one time period between two or more nations?

Accepted Answer

A) cross-sectional comparative research 
B) historical process research 
C) historical events research 
D) comparative historical research 
A) cross-sectional comparative research 
B) historical process research 
C) historical events research 
D) comparative historical research

Question 6

Why are ethical concerns multiplied when surveys are conducted in other countries?

Accepted Answer

If the outside researcher lack

Question 7

How is demography different from other forms of comparative and historical research? What type of research does it most resemble? Explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

Demography-the statistical and mathemati

Question 8

It is not methodologically acceptable to turn qualitative historical characteristics into dichotomies to facilitate comparisons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Why do demographers seek to standardize population numbers (such that demographic reports tend to feature rates instead of raw numbers)?

Accepted Answer

A) to allow statistical analysis 
B) to facilitate comparisons between nations and over time 
C) Data must be standardized to be included in the demographic bookkeeping equation. 
D) They work with data with dubious origins. 
A) to allow statistical analysis 
B) to facilitate comparisons between nations and over time 
C) Data must be standardized to be included in the demographic bookkeeping equation. 
D) They work with data with dubious origins.

Question 10

Which law gives individuals the right to access all federal agency records,unless the records are specifically exempted?

Accepted Answer

A) The Archival and Historical Access Act 
B) The Freedom of Information Act 
C) The Academic Freedom and Integrity Act 
D) The Federal Public Records Act 
A) The Archival and Historical Access Act 
B) The Freedom of Information Act 
C) The Academic Freedom and Integrity Act 
D) The Federal Public Records Act

Question 11

Demographers report population characteristics as rates,percents,or per capita to allow ______.

Accepted Answer

A) comparisons across units of different size 
B) variable-oriented research 
C) case-oriented research 
D) narrative analysis 
A) comparisons across units of different size 
B) variable-oriented research 
C) case-oriented research 
D) narrative analysis

Question 12

What is the name of John Stuart Mill's method in which the values of cases that differ on an outcome also differ on the value of the variable hypothesized to have a causal effect,while they agree in terms of other variables?

Accepted Answer

A) method of agreement 
B) method of disagreement 
C) method of difference 
D) method of indifference 
A) method of agreement 
B) method of disagreement 
C) method of difference 
D) method of indifference

Question 13

To understand historical events that occurred within the lifetime of living individuals,social researchers use which of the following methods?

Accepted Answer

A) event history analysis 
B) event structure analysis 
C) narrative historical evaluation 
D) oral history 
A) event history analysis 
B) event structure analysis 
C) narrative historical evaluation 
D) oral history

Question 14

Variable-oriented historical research is nomothetic and deductive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The final step in a content analysis is to ______.

Accepted Answer

A) perform statistical analysis 
B) determine the units of analysis 
C) design coding procedures for the variables to be measured 
D) test and refine coding procedures 
A) perform statistical analysis 
B) determine the units of analysis 
C) design coding procedures for the variables to be measured 
D) test and refine coding procedures

Question 16

What is the third step in an event structure analysis?

Accepted Answer

A) ordering events into a temporal sequence 
B) identifying prior steps that are prerequisites for subsequent events 
C) representing connections between events in a diagram 
D) eliminating from the diagram connections that are not necessary to explain the focal event 
A) ordering events into a temporal sequence 
B) identifying prior steps that are prerequisites for subsequent events 
C) representing connections between events in a diagram 
D) eliminating from the diagram connections that are not necessary to explain the focal event

Question 17

What are some cautions for comparative analysis?

Accepted Answer

Cases should be chosen for their differe

Question 18

Narrative historical explanations involve what type of causal reasoning?

Accepted Answer

A) variable oriented 
B) idiographic 
C) quantitative 
D) nomothetic 
A) variable oriented 
B) idiographic 
C) quantitative 
D) nomothetic

Question 19

An example of a cross-national qualitative database is the ______.

Accepted Answer

A) cross-national survey 
B) Human Relations Area File 
C) Integrated Public Use Microdata Series 
D) United Nations Statistical Office 
A) cross-national survey 
B) Human Relations Area File 
C) Integrated Public Use Microdata Series 
D) United Nations Statistical Office

Question 20

Demographic standardization involves computing comparable measures across units of different population sizes,such as death rates per 1000 in different countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What sampling method is used in content analyses?

Research in which social events of one past time period are studied is known as historical process research.

Why is it important to understand local or historical norms when doing comparative or historical research?

What makes historical social research a type of social science research and not just simply history?

What method of research compares data from one time period between two or more nations?

Why are ethical concerns multiplied when surveys are conducted in other countries?

How is demography different from other forms of comparative and historical research? What type of research does it most resemble? Explain your answer.

It is not methodologically acceptable to turn qualitative historical characteristics into dichotomies to facilitate comparisons.

Why do demographers seek to standardize population numbers (such that demographic reports tend to feature rates instead of raw numbers)?

Which law gives individuals the right to access all federal agency records,unless the records are specifically exempted?

Demographers report population characteristics as rates,percents,or per capita to allow ______.

What is the name of John Stuart Mill's method in which the values of cases that differ on an outcome also differ on the value of the variable hypothesized to have a causal effect,while they agree in terms of other variables?

To understand historical events that occurred within the lifetime of living individuals,social researchers use which of the following methods?

Variable-oriented historical research is nomothetic and deductive.

The final step in a content analysis is to ______.

What is the third step in an event structure analysis?

What are some cautions for comparative analysis?

Narrative historical explanations involve what type of causal reasoning?

An example of a cross-national qualitative database is the ______.

Demographic standardization involves computing comparable measures across units of different population sizes,such as death rates per 1000 in different countries.

The Science, society, and Social Research

The Process and Problems of Social Research

Research Ethics and Research Proposals

Conceptualization and Measurement

Sampling and Generalizability

Research Design and Causation

Experiments

Survey Research

Quantitative Data Analysis

Qualitative Methods

Qualitative Data Analysis

Mixed Methods

Evaluation and Policy Research

Research Using Secondary Data and Big Data

Summarizing and Reporting

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Exam 15: Research Using Historical and Comparative Data and Content Analysis

What sampling method is used in content analyses?

Research in which social events of one past time period are studied is known as historical process research.

Why is it important to understand local or historical norms when doing comparative or historical research?

What makes historical social research a type of social science research and not just simply history?

What method of research compares data from one time period between two or more nations?

Why are ethical concerns multiplied when surveys are conducted in other countries?

How is demography different from other forms of comparative and historical research? What type of research does it most resemble? Explain your answer.

It is not methodologically acceptable to turn qualitative historical characteristics into dichotomies to facilitate comparisons.

Why do demographers seek to standardize population numbers (such that demographic reports tend to feature rates instead of raw numbers)?

Which law gives individuals the right to access all federal agency records,unless the records are specifically exempted?

Demographers report population characteristics as rates,percents,or per capita to allow ______.

What is the name of John Stuart Mill's method in which the values of cases that differ on an outcome also differ on the value of the variable hypothesized to have a causal effect,while they agree in terms of other variables?

To understand historical events that occurred within the lifetime of living individuals,social researchers use which of the following methods?

Variable-oriented historical research is nomothetic and deductive.

The final step in a content analysis is to ______.

What is the third step in an event structure analysis?

What are some cautions for comparative analysis?

Narrative historical explanations involve what type of causal reasoning?

An example of a cross-national qualitative database is the ______.

Demographic standardization involves computing comparable measures across units of different population sizes,such as death rates per 1000 in different countries.

The Science, society, and Social Research

The Process and Problems of Social Research

Research Ethics and Research Proposals

Conceptualization and Measurement

Sampling and Generalizability

Research Design and Causation

Experiments

Survey Research

Quantitative Data Analysis

Qualitative Methods

Qualitative Data Analysis

Mixed Methods

Evaluation and Policy Research

Research Using Secondary Data and Big Data

Summarizing and Reporting

Filters