Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a variable measured at the interval level of measurement?

Accepted Answer

A) age in years 
B) income in dollars 
C) temperature in degrees Fahrenheit 
D) acres of land planted in food crops 
A) age in years 
B) income in dollars 
C) temperature in degrees Fahrenheit 
D) acres of land planted in food crops C

Question 2

There can only be one correct definition of a concept.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Explain why a lot of surveys use closed-ended questions.

Accepted Answer

Respondents give explicit responses; surveys can reach a large number of people; easily processed by computer and analyzed with statistics.

Question 4

For variables measured at the nominal level of measurement,______.

Accepted Answer

A) rankings are possible 
B) addition and subtraction are possible 
C) multiplication and division are possible 
D) values measure in kind but not quantity 
A) rankings are possible 
B) addition and subtraction are possible 
C) multiplication and division are possible 
D) values measure in kind but not quantity

Question 5

Triangulation weakens measurement considerably because we can achieve similar results with different measures of the same variable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Questions are often the basis of which type(s)of research?

Accepted Answer

A) surveys 
B) experiments 
C) qualitative research 
D) all of these 
A) surveys 
B) experiments 
C) qualitative research 
D) all of these

Question 7

Only open-ended questions need to be exhaustive and mutually exclusive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT an example of a concept?

Accepted Answer

A) poverty 
B) domestic violence 
C) youth gangs 
D) binge drinking 
A) poverty 
B) domestic violence 
C) youth gangs 
D) binge drinking

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a problem with using available data?

Accepted Answer

A) Some measures may not be appropriate for the current research. 
B) Not all available data are accurate. 
C) Data may be collected inconsistently. 
D) Government agencies and NGOs rarely make data public. 
A) Some measures may not be appropriate for the current research. 
B) Not all available data are accurate. 
C) Data may be collected inconsistently. 
D) Government agencies and NGOs rarely make data public.

Question 10

Open-ended questions are most frequently used for large surveys.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Explain what it means for a question to be mutually exclusive and exhaustive.Why is this important for data collection?

Accepted Answer

Mutually exclusive--a variable's attribu

Question 12

Face validity refers to ______.

Accepted Answer

A) the ability of subsets of items to predict one another 
B) the strength of items to predict one another 
C) the apparent appropriateness of how a concept is measured 
D) the likelihood that multiple indicators measure the same phenomenon 
A) the ability of subsets of items to predict one another 
B) the strength of items to predict one another 
C) the apparent appropriateness of how a concept is measured 
D) the likelihood that multiple indicators measure the same phenomenon

Question 13

When we operationalize,we identify specific observations that we will take to indicate a concept in empirical reality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Contrived observation is considered unethical and unreliable and should not be used in social scientific research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Unobtrusive measures can provide a researcher with a wealth of content.Which of the following does NOT involve an unobtrusive measure?

Accepted Answer

A) preaching 
B) legal opinions 
C) media 
D) e-mail messages 
A) preaching 
B) legal opinions 
C) media 
D) e-mail messages

Question 16

A characteristic that doesn't change across cases is known as a/an ______.

Accepted Answer

A) variable 
B) constant 
C) operation 
D) scale 
A) variable 
B) constant 
C) operation 
D) scale

Question 17

The procedures for identifying or indicating the value of cases on a variable are known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A) concepts 
B) conceptualizations 
C) operations 
D) operationalizations 
A) concepts 
B) conceptualizations 
C) operations 
D) operationalizations

Question 18

Describe the differences between direct observations and controlled observations.Be sure to give at least one example of each.

Accepted Answer

Direct observation can be used as an ind

Question 19

When a respondent is asked to choose among explicit response categories,he or she has been asked what type of question?

Accepted Answer

A) qualitative 
B) closed-ended 
C) hermeneutic 
D) reliable 
A) qualitative 
B) closed-ended 
C) hermeneutic 
D) reliable

Question 20

The process of specifying the operations that will indicate the value of cases on a variable is known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A) conceptualization 
B) criterion validity 
C) construct validity 
D) operationalization 
A) conceptualization 
B) criterion validity 
C) construct validity 
D) operationalization

Which of the following is an example of a variable measured at the interval level of measurement?

There can only be one correct definition of a concept.

Explain why a lot of surveys use closed-ended questions.

For variables measured at the nominal level of measurement,______.

Triangulation weakens measurement considerably because we can achieve similar results with different measures of the same variable.

Questions are often the basis of which type(s)of research?

Only open-ended questions need to be exhaustive and mutually exclusive.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a concept?

Which of the following is NOT a problem with using available data?

Open-ended questions are most frequently used for large surveys.

Explain what it means for a question to be mutually exclusive and exhaustive.Why is this important for data collection?

Face validity refers to ______.

When we operationalize,we identify specific observations that we will take to indicate a concept in empirical reality.

Contrived observation is considered unethical and unreliable and should not be used in social scientific research.

Unobtrusive measures can provide a researcher with a wealth of content.Which of the following does NOT involve an unobtrusive measure?

A characteristic that doesn't change across cases is known as a/an ______.

The procedures for identifying or indicating the value of cases on a variable are known as ______.

Describe the differences between direct observations and controlled observations.Be sure to give at least one example of each.

When a respondent is asked to choose among explicit response categories,he or she has been asked what type of question?

The process of specifying the operations that will indicate the value of cases on a variable is known as ______.

The Science, society, and Social Research

The Process and Problems of Social Research

Research Ethics and Research Proposals

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

Research Using Historical and Comparative Data and Content Analysis

Summarizing and Reporting

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Exam 4: Conceptualization and Measurement

Which of the following is an example of a variable measured at the interval level of measurement?

There can only be one correct definition of a concept.

Explain why a lot of surveys use closed-ended questions.

For variables measured at the nominal level of measurement,______.

Triangulation weakens measurement considerably because we can achieve similar results with different measures of the same variable.

Questions are often the basis of which type(s)of research?

Only open-ended questions need to be exhaustive and mutually exclusive.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a concept?

Which of the following is NOT a problem with using available data?

Open-ended questions are most frequently used for large surveys.

Explain what it means for a question to be mutually exclusive and exhaustive.Why is this important for data collection?

Face validity refers to ______.

When we operationalize,we identify specific observations that we will take to indicate a concept in empirical reality.

Contrived observation is considered unethical and unreliable and should not be used in social scientific research.

Unobtrusive measures can provide a researcher with a wealth of content.Which of the following does NOT involve an unobtrusive measure?

A characteristic that doesn't change across cases is known as a/an ______.

The procedures for identifying or indicating the value of cases on a variable are known as ______.

Describe the differences between direct observations and controlled observations.Be sure to give at least one example of each.

When a respondent is asked to choose among explicit response categories,he or she has been asked what type of question?

The process of specifying the operations that will indicate the value of cases on a variable is known as ______.

The Science, society, and Social Research

The Process and Problems of Social Research

Research Ethics and Research Proposals

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

Research Using Historical and Comparative Data and Content Analysis

Summarizing and Reporting

Filters