Question 1

As much as possible, thesis committee members should have complementary areas of expertise for a research project.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Researchers have an obligation to

Accepted Answer

A) Be familiar with the definition of plagiarism and how it is enforced by your discipline's professional association 
B) Be familiar with their code of ethics as well as other applicable codes of ethics 
C) Provide only information about changes made in plans to research and or new ideas 
D) Both A and B 
A) Be familiar with the definition of plagiarism and how it is enforced by your discipline's professional association 
B) Be familiar with their code of ethics as well as other applicable codes of ethics 
C) Provide only information about changes made in plans to research and or new ideas 
D) Both A and B D

Question 3

A methodology that emphasizes the importance of exploring how stakeholders construct beliefs is known as a

Accepted Answer

A) Construction paradigm 
B) Inquiring paradigm 
C) Belief paradigm 
D) Constructivist paradigm 
A) Construction paradigm 
B) Inquiring paradigm 
C) Belief paradigm 
D) Constructivist paradigm D

Question 4

In a combined frequency display, the distributions of a set of conceptually similar variables with the same response categories

Accepted Answer

A) Are presented separately with different headings for responses 
B) Are presented separately with common headings for responses 
C) Are presented together with common headings for responses 
D) None of the above 
A) Are presented separately with different headings for responses 
B) Are presented separately with common headings for responses 
C) Are presented together with common headings for responses 
D) None of the above

Question 5

What ways can an author display statistical results without redundant information using compressed displays?

Accepted Answer

Here, we want to focus on some additiona

Question 6

Like journal articles, applied reports are commissioned by a particular government agency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The process for preparing an article for an academic journal article is unique because it uses an editor review process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Reports on mixed-methods projects should include

Accepted Answer

A) Subsections that introduce each method 
B) Distinguishing findings from qualitative and quantitative analyses in the findings section 
C) Both A and B 
D) None of the above 
A) Subsections that introduce each method 
B) Distinguishing findings from qualitative and quantitative analyses in the findings section 
C) Both A and B 
D) None of the above

Question 9

Developing valid knowledge about how society is organized tells us

Accepted Answer

A) How society should be organized 
B) How we should live our lives 
C) That there should be a strict separation between a determination of empirical facts and evaluation of those facts 
D) All of the above 
A) How society should be organized 
B) How we should live our lives 
C) That there should be a strict separation between a determination of empirical facts and evaluation of those facts 
D) All of the above

Question 10

Whyte 1991)argues that social scientists must get "out of the academic rut" and engage in applied research to develop better understanding of social phenomena.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The methodology section in a qualitative research report should describe the researcher's interpretation of his materials.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Reverse outlining is when you outline the sections in an already written draft of a paper or report to improve its organization in the next draft.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Many social scientists seek to influence social policy through their writing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Identify unique problems that must be overcome in writing student papers, theses, applied research reports, and journal articles.

Accepted Answer

Research projects designed to produce st

Question 15

Often the most distinctive thing about student research papers is the audience for the final product.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In participatory action research the researcher involves some organizational members as active participants throughout the process of studying an organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is a combined frequency display? What does it show?

Accepted Answer

In a combined frequency display, the dis

Question 18

Methodology sections should

Accepted Answer

A) Never describe how the researcher gained access to participants 
B) Rarely show the approach used to manage relations with research participants 
C) Describe how the researcher gained access to the setting or individuals studied 
D) All of the above 
A) Never describe how the researcher gained access to participants 
B) Rarely show the approach used to manage relations with research participants 
C) Describe how the researcher gained access to the setting or individuals studied 
D) All of the above

Question 19

What are the steps in writing a successful report, according to Booth, Colomb, and Williams 1995)?

Accepted Answer

Perfectionism is the voice of the oppres

Question 20

Criminological and criminal justice research is published in many journals within several disciplines and

Accepted Answer

A) All use one formatting style 
B) Each journal uses their own formatting style 
C) The psychology-related journals use a different style and all the rest use a separate single style 
D) None of the above 
A) All use one formatting style 
B) Each journal uses their own formatting style 
C) The psychology-related journals use a different style and all the rest use a separate single style 
D) None of the above

As much as possible, thesis committee members should have complementary areas of expertise for a research project.

Researchers have an obligation to

A methodology that emphasizes the importance of exploring how stakeholders construct beliefs is known as a

In a combined frequency display, the distributions of a set of conceptually similar variables with the same response categories

What ways can an author display statistical results without redundant information using compressed displays?

Like journal articles, applied reports are commissioned by a particular government agency.

The process for preparing an article for an academic journal article is unique because it uses an editor review process.

Reports on mixed-methods projects should include

Developing valid knowledge about how society is organized tells us

Whyte 1991)argues that social scientists must get "out of the academic rut" and engage in applied research to develop better understanding of social phenomena.

The methodology section in a qualitative research report should describe the researcher's interpretation of his materials.

Reverse outlining is when you outline the sections in an already written draft of a paper or report to improve its organization in the next draft.

Many social scientists seek to influence social policy through their writing.

Identify unique problems that must be overcome in writing student papers, theses, applied research reports, and journal articles.

Often the most distinctive thing about student research papers is the audience for the final product.

In participatory action research the researcher involves some organizational members as active participants throughout the process of studying an organization.

What is a combined frequency display? What does it show?

Methodology sections should

What are the steps in writing a successful report, according to Booth, Colomb, and Williams 1995)?

Criminological and criminal justice research is published in many journals within several disciplines and

Science, Society, and Criminological Research

The Process and Problems of Criminological Research

Research Ethics

Conceptualization and Measurement

Sampling

Causation and Experimentation

Survey Research

Qualitative Methods and Data Analysis

Analyzing Content

Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Mixing and Comparing Methods

Filters

Exam 12: Reporting Research Results

As much as possible, thesis committee members should have complementary areas of expertise for a research project.

Researchers have an obligation to

A methodology that emphasizes the importance of exploring how stakeholders construct beliefs is known as a

In a combined frequency display, the distributions of a set of conceptually similar variables with the same response categories

What ways can an author display statistical results without redundant information using compressed displays?

Like journal articles, applied reports are commissioned by a particular government agency.

The process for preparing an article for an academic journal article is unique because it uses an editor review process.

Reports on mixed-methods projects should include

Developing valid knowledge about how society is organized tells us

Whyte 1991)argues that social scientists must get "out of the academic rut" and engage in applied research to develop better understanding of social phenomena.

The methodology section in a qualitative research report should describe the researcher's interpretation of his materials.

Reverse outlining is when you outline the sections in an already written draft of a paper or report to improve its organization in the next draft.

Many social scientists seek to influence social policy through their writing.

Identify unique problems that must be overcome in writing student papers, theses, applied research reports, and journal articles.

Often the most distinctive thing about student research papers is the audience for the final product.

In participatory action research the researcher involves some organizational members as active participants throughout the process of studying an organization.

What is a combined frequency display? What does it show?

Methodology sections should

What are the steps in writing a successful report, according to Booth, Colomb, and Williams 1995)?

Criminological and criminal justice research is published in many journals within several disciplines and

Science, Society, and Criminological Research

The Process and Problems of Criminological Research

Research Ethics

Conceptualization and Measurement

Sampling

Causation and Experimentation

Survey Research

Qualitative Methods and Data Analysis

Analyzing Content

Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Mixing and Comparing Methods

Filters