Exam 9: Survey Research

"Do you support the reduction of property taxes and the construction of a state prison near Atlanta?" is an example of what sort of question?

Which of the following is not collected routinely by the British Crime Survey?

A reason you should not contract with a professional firm for a survey might be that:

Questions in which the respondent is asked to provide his or her own answers are called:

Identify the strengths and weaknesses of each of the following. a. open-ended questions b. closed-ended questions

Probably the most important ability for interviewers to have is the ability to:

As a general rule, the interviewer should dress in formal attire to do the interviewing.

Compare and contrast in-person interviews and telephone surveys in terms of the role of the researcher and the types of questions appropriate for each.

The term questionnaire suggests a collection of:

Which of the following represent potential problems with the use of open-ended questions?

If a researcher tries to assess criminal victimization of the poor and disadvantaged, rather than using the term "welfare" in her questionnaire, which of the following is less biased?

The Crime Survey for England and Wales was previously called:

Respondents may develop a ____________________ set or pattern of answering when answering matrix questions.

Which of the following is not an example of an advantage of computer-assisted in-person interviews?

Surveys that are designed for more than one purpose are known as:

Surveys may be used for descriptive, explanatory, and applied research.

In general, survey research is:

Which of the following is accurate with respect to specialized interviewing?

A negation in a questionnaire item paves the way for:

If respondents must select an answer from among a list provided by the researcher, they are answering ____________________ questions.