Question 1

Define the following:
-coding

Accepted Answer

The process of converting raw information or data into another form for analysis.In content analysis,it is a means for determining how to convert symbolic meanings in the text into another form,usually numbers.

Question 2

Explain how constructs are operationalized in quantitative content analysis.Provide an example.

Accepted Answer

●Constructs in content analysis are operationalized with a coding system.
●A coding system is a set of instructions or rules on how to systematically observe and record content from text (e.g.,television drama,novels,and photographs in magazine advertisements).
●A coding system on crime reporting might include the following codes: type of crime,region of crime,length of story,reporting of motive,expressions of fear,and presentations of outrage or sympathy.

Question 3

What is the most common type of sampling used in content analysis?

Accepted Answer

A) Snowball 
B) Quota 
C) Random 
D) Judgmental 
E) None,sampling does not occur 
A) Snowball 
B) Quota 
C) Random 
D) Judgmental 
E) None,sampling does not occur C

Question 4

Quantitative content analysis involves ________,________,and operational definitions for abstract concepts.

Accepted Answer

A) nonrandom sampling,reactive measures 
B) snowball sampling,intrusive measures 
C) random sampling,precise measurement 
D) unstructured observation,unobtrusive measures 
E) nonrandom sampling,coding 
A) nonrandom sampling,reactive measures 
B) snowball sampling,intrusive measures 
C) random sampling,precise measurement 
D) unstructured observation,unobtrusive measures 
E) nonrandom sampling,coding

Question 5

Which of the following terms describes a measure of social well-being,such as "quality of social life," for the purpose of better informing government and other policymaking officials?

Accepted Answer

A) Inference 
B) Census 
C) Social indicator 
D) The Data Liberation Initiative (IDL) 
E) Social trend 
A) Inference 
B) Census 
C) Social indicator 
D) The Data Liberation Initiative (IDL) 
E) Social trend

Question 6

Define the following:
-intensity

Accepted Answer

Intensity is one of the four c

Question 7

What is the difference between a coding system and a coding frame?

Accepted Answer

A) A coding system explains how to make systematic observations,while a coding frame lists all of the possible values a code can take 
B) A coding system is a class of software used to code text data,while a coding frame is a list of possible codes 
C) A coding system explains how to select cases for content analysis,while a coding frame lists all of the possible cases in the population 
D) A coding frame explains how to select cases for content analysis,while a coding frame lists all of the cases that have been sampled 
E) A coding system outlines the procedures for manifest coding,while a coding frame outlines the procedures for latent coding 
A) A coding system explains how to make systematic observations,while a coding frame lists all of the possible values a code can take 
B) A coding system is a class of software used to code text data,while a coding frame is a list of possible codes 
C) A coding system explains how to select cases for content analysis,while a coding frame lists all of the possible cases in the population 
D) A coding frame explains how to select cases for content analysis,while a coding frame lists all of the cases that have been sampled 
E) A coding system outlines the procedures for manifest coding,while a coding frame outlines the procedures for latent coding

Question 8

Which of the following best describes the central difference between nonreactive research and other kinds of social scientific research?

Accepted Answer

A) Participants are not harmed in any way 
B) Participants are unaware of the purpose of the research they are participating in 
C) The research focuses on objects (e.g.,books,furniture,waste products,etc.),rather than people 
D) Participants are not aware they are being studied during data collection 
E) The research process does not involve a treatment,or any manipulation of independent variables 
A) Participants are not harmed in any way 
B) Participants are unaware of the purpose of the research they are participating in 
C) The research focuses on objects (e.g.,books,furniture,waste products,etc.),rather than people 
D) Participants are not aware they are being studied during data collection 
E) The research process does not involve a treatment,or any manipulation of independent variables

Question 9

Define the following:
-recording sheet

Accepted Answer

One or more pages on which a r

Question 10

Define the following:
-direction

Accepted Answer

Direction is one of the four c

Question 11

What is the purpose of multiple coders in content analysis? What possible problem can this create? How might one deal with the problem?

Accepted Answer

●Multiple coders serve the purpose of as

Question 12

Define the following:
-unobtrusive measure

Accepted Answer

Another name for nonreactive m

Question 13

Define the following:
-manifest coding

Accepted Answer

A type of content analysis cod

Question 14

Define the following:
-space

Accepted Answer

Space is one of the four chara

Question 15

Existing statistics are best for topics

Accepted Answer

A) where the researcher controls a situation and manipulates an independent variable. 
B) that involve the underlying meaning of messages in cultural communications. 
C) where the researcher asks questions and learns about reported attitudes or behaviour. 
D) that involve information routinely collected by large bureaucratic organizations. 
E) directly related to a research question. 
A) where the researcher controls a situation and manipulates an independent variable. 
B) that involve the underlying meaning of messages in cultural communications. 
C) where the researcher asks questions and learns about reported attitudes or behaviour. 
D) that involve information routinely collected by large bureaucratic organizations. 
E) directly related to a research question.

Question 16

Compared to latent coding in content analysis,manifest coding usually has

Accepted Answer

A) greater reliability than latent coding. 
B) lower rates of intercoder reliability. 
C) greater validity than latent coding. 
D) lower reliability than latent coding. 
E) subjective meanings associated with the codes. 
A) greater reliability than latent coding. 
B) lower rates of intercoder reliability. 
C) greater validity than latent coding. 
D) lower reliability than latent coding. 
E) subjective meanings associated with the codes.

Question 17

Graduate student Karen Koolray submitted her MA thesis to her supervisor.When Karen's supervisor returned her thesis,it contained a margin note that indicated Karen had committed the fallacy of misplaced concreteness.Which of the following points in Karen's paper was this criticism most likely referring to?

Accepted Answer

A) The conclusion that undergraduate research textbooks reinforce sexist assumptions about intellectuals 
B) The observation that female researchers' work is referenced in undergraduate research textbooks 18.364928 percent less than male researchers' work 
C) The claim that undergraduate research textbooks can be studied with only existing statistics 
D) The claims that approximately 308 undergraduate research textbooks are published each year and that this will not change for at least 10 years 
E) The assumption that data from the international Learning Materials Survey accurately represents the content of undergraduate research methods textbooks 
A) The conclusion that undergraduate research textbooks reinforce sexist assumptions about intellectuals 
B) The observation that female researchers' work is referenced in undergraduate research textbooks 18.364928 percent less than male researchers' work 
C) The claim that undergraduate research textbooks can be studied with only existing statistics 
D) The claims that approximately 308 undergraduate research textbooks are published each year and that this will not change for at least 10 years 
E) The assumption that data from the international Learning Materials Survey accurately represents the content of undergraduate research methods textbooks

Question 18

Define the following:
-erosion measures

Accepted Answer

Nonreactive measures

Question 19

Define the following:
-accretion measures

Accepted Answer

Nonreactive measures

Question 20

Items found in the trash or on the floor of the theatre after a movie has concluded are examples of

Accepted Answer

A) traces. 
B) erosion. 
C) accretion. 
D) hash marks. 
E) vital statistics. 
A) traces. 
B) erosion. 
C) accretion. 
D) hash marks. 
E) vital statistics.

Define the following: -coding

Explain how constructs are operationalized in quantitative content analysis.Provide an example.

What is the most common type of sampling used in content analysis?

Quantitative content analysis involves ,,and operational definitions for abstract concepts.

Which of the following terms describes a measure of social well-being,such as "quality of social life," for the purpose of better informing government and other policymaking officials?

Define the following: -intensity

What is the difference between a coding system and a coding frame?

Which of the following best describes the central difference between nonreactive research and other kinds of social scientific research?

Define the following: -recording sheet

Define the following: -direction

What is the purpose of multiple coders in content analysis? What possible problem can this create? How might one deal with the problem?

Define the following: -unobtrusive measure

Define the following: -manifest coding

Define the following: -space

Existing statistics are best for topics

Compared to latent coding in content analysis,manifest coding usually has

Define the following: -erosion measures

Define the following: -accretion measures

Items found in the trash or on the floor of the theatre after a movie has concluded are examples of

Doing Social Research

Theory and Social Research

Ethics in Social Research

Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study

Designing a Study

Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

Survey Research

Experimental Research

Analysis of Quantitative Data

Qualitative Interviewing

Field Research

Nonreactive Qualitative Research

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Combining Methods in Social Science Research

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Define the following: -coding

Explain how constructs are operationalized in quantitative content analysis.Provide an example.

What is the most common type of sampling used in content analysis?

Quantitative content analysis involves ________,________,and operational definitions for abstract concepts.

Which of the following terms describes a measure of social well-being,such as "quality of social life," for the purpose of better informing government and other policymaking officials?

Define the following: -intensity

What is the difference between a coding system and a coding frame?

Which of the following best describes the central difference between nonreactive research and other kinds of social scientific research?

Define the following: -recording sheet

Define the following: -direction

What is the purpose of multiple coders in content analysis? What possible problem can this create? How might one deal with the problem?

Define the following: -unobtrusive measure

Define the following: -manifest coding

Define the following: -space

Existing statistics are best for topics

Compared to latent coding in content analysis,manifest coding usually has

Define the following: -erosion measures

Define the following: -accretion measures

Items found in the trash or on the floor of the theatre after a movie has concluded are examples of

Doing Social Research

Theory and Social Research

Ethics in Social Research

Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study

Designing a Study

Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

Survey Research

Experimental Research

Analysis of Quantitative Data

Qualitative Interviewing

Field Research

Nonreactive Qualitative Research

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Combining Methods in Social Science Research

Filters

Quantitative content analysis involves ,,and operational definitions for abstract concepts.