Question 1

Questionnaires can be both those that are mailed to the respondents,as well as those administered on-site by a researcher.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Professor Donnelly wants to conduct a training session for new interviewers working on his project.Donnelly asks you to review his plan for the training session.After reviewing the plan you should tell Donnelly to exclude from the session?

Accepted Answer

A) a discussion of specifications 
B) practice interviews where the interviewers interview each other 
C) a description of what the study is about 
D) practice interviews on people that Donnelly's selected for the sample 
E) all of these choices should be included in a training session 
A) a discussion of specifications 
B) practice interviews where the interviewers interview each other 
C) a description of what the study is about 
D) practice interviews on people that Donnelly's selected for the sample 
E) all of these choices should be included in a training session

Question 3

The use of computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI)enables a researcher to begin analyzing data before the interviewing is complete.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In general,survey research is:

Accepted Answer

A) strong on reliability and strong on validity. 
B) strong on reliability and weak on validity. 
C) weak on reliability and strong on validity. 
D) weak on reliability and weak on validity. 
E) not concerned by reliability and validity. 
A) strong on reliability and strong on validity. 
B) strong on reliability and weak on validity. 
C) weak on reliability and strong on validity. 
D) weak on reliability and weak on validity. 
E) not concerned by reliability and validity.

Question 5

The biasing effect of a particular question wording is easily anticipated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A variety of methods are available for the presentation of response categories.Which of the following methods does Babbie prefer?

Accepted Answer

A) Parentheses 
B) Numbers 
C) Boxes 
D) Brackets 
E) All of these choices are equally "okay" 
A) Parentheses 
B) Numbers 
C) Boxes 
D) Brackets 
E) All of these choices are equally "okay"

Question 7

Which of the following is a benefit of mail surveys over interview surveys?

Accepted Answer

A) Higher response rates 
B) There is generally a smaller number of "don't knows" and "no answers" 
C) Questions can be clarified rather than skipped by the participant 
D) Observations can be made 
E) They allow more honest responses from participants. 
A) Higher response rates 
B) There is generally a smaller number of "don't knows" and "no answers" 
C) Questions can be clarified rather than skipped by the participant 
D) Observations can be made 
E) They allow more honest responses from participants.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT true regarding closed-ended and open-ended questions?

Accepted Answer

A) Closed-ended questions are more easily quantifiable. 
B) Open-ended questions need not be coded before analysis 
C) Open-ended questions lead to a greater variety of responses 
D) Closed-ended questions are usually limited to three or four choices 
E) Closed­ended questions are often given a choice of "other" 
A) Closed-ended questions are more easily quantifiable. 
B) Open-ended questions need not be coded before analysis 
C) Open-ended questions lead to a greater variety of responses 
D) Closed-ended questions are usually limited to three or four choices 
E) Closed­ended questions are often given a choice of "other"

Question 9

The best survey design involves fitting as many questions as possible on a single page in order to save time and cost.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Bias in a questionnaire item:

Accepted Answer

A) encourages respondents to answer questions in a particular way. 
B) helps reveal the respondents' true feelings about a topic. 
C) is usually obvious to both the respondents and the researcher. 
D) occurs only when questions are negatively worded. 
E) helps develop rapport between researcher and subject. 
A) encourages respondents to answer questions in a particular way. 
B) helps reveal the respondents' true feelings about a topic. 
C) is usually obvious to both the respondents and the researcher. 
D) occurs only when questions are negatively worded. 
E) helps develop rapport between researcher and subject.

Question 11

A return-rate graph:

Accepted Answer

A) begins on the day the questionnaires were mailed. 
B) begins on the day the first response is received. 
C) begins on the day when at least ten responses are received. 
D) begins on the day the second mailing is planned. 
E) varies as to when it should begin depending on the nature of the project. 
A) begins on the day the questionnaires were mailed. 
B) begins on the day the first response is received. 
C) begins on the day when at least ten responses are received. 
D) begins on the day the second mailing is planned. 
E) varies as to when it should begin depending on the nature of the project.

Question 12

What are suggestions made in terms of including compensation with surveys.Which is the most effective way of doing so?

Accepted Answer

Answers should include that compensation

Question 13

Asking subjects "Did your children go to high school?" after they told you that they have no children violates which of the following criteria in question construction?

Accepted Answer

A) Avoid double-barreled questions 
B) Questions should be relevant 
C) Avoid biased items 
D) Avoid negative items 
E) Questions should be open-ended 
A) Avoid double-barreled questions 
B) Questions should be relevant 
C) Avoid biased items 
D) Avoid negative items 
E) Questions should be open-ended

Question 14

Interview surveys are recommended to open with

Accepted Answer

A) demographic questions. 
B) questions regarding specific content. 
C) the preferred questions of the interviewer. 
D) a brief conversation. 
E) the most innocent questions. 
A) demographic questions. 
B) questions regarding specific content. 
C) the preferred questions of the interviewer. 
D) a brief conversation. 
E) the most innocent questions.

Question 15

The number of potential respondents that a researcher encounters,whether they participate or not,is labeled by the American Association For Public Opinion Research is

Accepted Answer

A) contact rate. 
B) response rate. 
C) cooperation rate. 
D) refusal rate. 
E) rejection rate. 
A) contact rate. 
B) response rate. 
C) cooperation rate. 
D) refusal rate. 
E) rejection rate.

Question 16

A well designed training session for new interviewers should include all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) A review of the survey instrument to build familiarization 
B) Strategies on how to probe for additional information when appropriate 
C) A description of what the study is about 
D) Practice interviewing on actual participants in the research 
E) prepared specifications for explaining and clarifying the survey instrument 
A) A review of the survey instrument to build familiarization 
B) Strategies on how to probe for additional information when appropriate 
C) A description of what the study is about 
D) Practice interviewing on actual participants in the research 
E) prepared specifications for explaining and clarifying the survey instrument

Question 17

Monitoring self-administered questionnaire returns may enable you to detect which of the following threats to internal invalidity?

Accepted Answer

A) Standard errors 
B) Statistical regression 
C) Compensatory rivalry 
D) Instrumentation 
E) History 
A) Standard errors 
B) Statistical regression 
C) Compensatory rivalry 
D) Instrumentation 
E) History

Question 18

Interview surveys have a number of advantages over mail surveys;which of the following is NOT one of those advantages?

Accepted Answer

A) Higher response rates 
B) There is generally a smaller number of "don't knows" and "no answers" 
C) There is a smaller number of relevant responses given 
D) Observations can be made 
E) All of these choices are advantages of the interview 
A) Higher response rates 
B) There is generally a smaller number of "don't knows" and "no answers" 
C) There is a smaller number of relevant responses given 
D) Observations can be made 
E) All of these choices are advantages of the interview

Question 19

"Push polls" are useful for predicting what voters really think about candidates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following techniques tends to have the highest response rate?

Accepted Answer

A) Mail surveys 
B) Fax surveys 
C) Telephone surveys 
D) Face-to-face interviews 
E) All of these choices have similar response rates 
A) Mail surveys 
B) Fax surveys 
C) Telephone surveys 
D) Face-to-face interviews 
E) All of these choices have similar response rates

Questionnaires can be both those that are mailed to the respondents,as well as those administered on-site by a researcher.

Professor Donnelly wants to conduct a training session for new interviewers working on his project.Donnelly asks you to review his plan for the training session.After reviewing the plan you should tell Donnelly to exclude from the session?

The use of computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI)enables a researcher to begin analyzing data before the interviewing is complete.

In general,survey research is:

The biasing effect of a particular question wording is easily anticipated.

A variety of methods are available for the presentation of response categories.Which of the following methods does Babbie prefer?

Which of the following is a benefit of mail surveys over interview surveys?

Which of the following is NOT true regarding closed-ended and open-ended questions?

The best survey design involves fitting as many questions as possible on a single page in order to save time and cost.

Bias in a questionnaire item:

A return-rate graph:

What are suggestions made in terms of including compensation with surveys.Which is the most effective way of doing so?

Asking subjects "Did your children go to high school?" after they told you that they have no children violates which of the following criteria in question construction?

Interview surveys are recommended to open with

The number of potential respondents that a researcher encounters,whether they participate or not,is labeled by the American Association For Public Opinion Research is

A well designed training session for new interviewers should include all but which of the following?

Monitoring self-administered questionnaire returns may enable you to detect which of the following threats to internal invalidity?

Interview surveys have a number of advantages over mail surveys;which of the following is NOT one of those advantages?

"Push polls" are useful for predicting what voters really think about candidates.

Which of the following techniques tends to have the highest response rate?

Human Inquiry and Science

Paradigms Theory and Research

The Ethics and Politics of Social Research

Research Design

Conceptualization Operationalization and Measurement

Indexes Scales and Typologies

The Logic of Sampling

Experiments

Qualitative Field Research

Unobtrusive Research

Evaluation Research

Qualitative Data Analysis

Quantitative Data Analysis

Reading and Writing Social Research

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Exam 9: Survey Research

Questionnaires can be both those that are mailed to the respondents,as well as those administered on-site by a researcher.

Professor Donnelly wants to conduct a training session for new interviewers working on his project.Donnelly asks you to review his plan for the training session.After reviewing the plan you should tell Donnelly to exclude from the session?

The use of computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI)enables a researcher to begin analyzing data before the interviewing is complete.

In general,survey research is:

The biasing effect of a particular question wording is easily anticipated.

A variety of methods are available for the presentation of response categories.Which of the following methods does Babbie prefer?

Which of the following is a benefit of mail surveys over interview surveys?

Which of the following is NOT true regarding closed-ended and open-ended questions?

The best survey design involves fitting as many questions as possible on a single page in order to save time and cost.

Bias in a questionnaire item:

A return-rate graph:

What are suggestions made in terms of including compensation with surveys.Which is the most effective way of doing so?

Asking subjects "Did your children go to high school?" after they told you that they have no children violates which of the following criteria in question construction?

Interview surveys are recommended to open with

The number of potential respondents that a researcher encounters,whether they participate or not,is labeled by the American Association For Public Opinion Research is

A well designed training session for new interviewers should include all but which of the following?

Monitoring self-administered questionnaire returns may enable you to detect which of the following threats to internal invalidity?

Interview surveys have a number of advantages over mail surveys;which of the following is NOT one of those advantages?

"Push polls" are useful for predicting what voters really think about candidates.

Which of the following techniques tends to have the highest response rate?

Human Inquiry and Science

Paradigms Theory and Research

The Ethics and Politics of Social Research

Research Design

Conceptualization Operationalization and Measurement

Indexes Scales and Typologies

The Logic of Sampling

Experiments

Qualitative Field Research

Unobtrusive Research

Evaluation Research

Qualitative Data Analysis

Quantitative Data Analysis

Reading and Writing Social Research

Filters