Question 1

Coding should always begin with a relatively well-developed coding scheme derived from your research purpose.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Which of the following measures of central tendency can be used for any level of measurement?

Accepted Answer

A) Mean 
B) Mode 
C) Median 
D) Standard deviation 
E) Range 
A) Mean 
B) Mode 
C) Median 
D) Standard deviation 
E) Range B

Question 3

Which of the following would not be an example of sociological diagnostics?

Accepted Answer

A) Robert's GPA variations while in college 
B) differing income between men and women in the workforce 
C) race, ethnicity, and the ability to receive a home mortgage 
D) dispersions of educational funds throughout the United States 
E) gender, race, ethnicity, and poverty in the United States 
A) Robert's GPA variations while in college 
B) differing income between men and women in the workforce 
C) race, ethnicity, and the ability to receive a home mortgage 
D) dispersions of educational funds throughout the United States 
E) gender, race, ethnicity, and poverty in the United States A

Question 4

In a perfect normal distribution:

Accepted Answer

A) the mean is zero. 
B) the mode is exactly half of the mean. 
C) the mean, median, and mode are all equal. 
D) the median is always 1. 
E) the mode is twice the mean. 
A) the mean is zero. 
B) the mode is exactly half of the mean. 
C) the mean, median, and mode are all equal. 
D) the median is always 1. 
E) the mode is twice the mean.

Question 5

In multivariate analysis a second dependent variable is added.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is a codebook? Construct a codebook for the following questionnaire items. a. Sex (1)Male (2)Female b. Age at last birthday c. How many brothers and sisters do you have?  (Count only those who are now alive. Include stepbrothers and stepsisters and children adopted by your parents.) d. What is your current marital status? (1)Married (2)Widowed (3)Divorced (4)Separated (5)Never married

Accepted Answer

A codebook is a document that provides a

Question 7

The most frequently occurring attribute, in either grouped or ungrouped data, is the _____.

Accepted Answer

A) mean 
B) median 
C) mode 
D) range 
E) marginal 
A) mean 
B) median 
C) mode 
D) range 
E) marginal

Question 8

Some believe that quantitative studies are less susceptible to subjective biases and ethical problems. Please discuss the steps that quantitative researchers should take to avoid bias and other ethical problems in their data collection and analysis.

Accepted Answer

Quantitative studies are often seen as l

Question 9

A measure of dispersion describes:

Accepted Answer

A) the clustered data. 
B) the data that are most important. 
C) the distribution of values around some central value. 
D) the appropriate data for analysis. 
E) the discrete data only. 
A) the clustered data. 
B) the data that are most important. 
C) the distribution of values around some central value. 
D) the appropriate data for analysis. 
E) the discrete data only.

Question 10

The end product of the coding process in quantitative analysis refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) the conversion of data items into numerical codes. 
B) the conversion of an attribute to a variable. 
C) the assignment of a number or numeral to each questionnaire item. 
D) the transfer of variables to the computer. 
E) the assignment of a variable to a computer column. 
A) the conversion of data items into numerical codes. 
B) the conversion of an attribute to a variable. 
C) the assignment of a number or numeral to each questionnaire item. 
D) the transfer of variables to the computer. 
E) the assignment of a variable to a computer column.

Question 11

The College of Arts and Science at Delta University has nine departments. The number of faculty in each department is shown below. What is the median number of faculty in the College of Arts and Science? ​ 8, 12, 9, 15, 17, 11, 13, 14, 7

Accepted Answer

A) 12 
B) 17 
C) 4.5 
D) 5 
E) there is no median in these data 
A) 12 
B) 17 
C) 4.5 
D) 5 
E) there is no median in these data

Question 12

Professor Wilton decided to test whether blondes have more fun. Wilton surveyed 600 people and obtained the following results: ​ ​   ​ The BEST way(s)to percentage this table is(are): ​

Accepted Answer

A) within columns, down. 
B) within rows, across. 
C) divide each cell by 600. 
D) within columns, across. 
E) within rows, down. 
A) within columns, down. 
B) within rows, across. 
C) divide each cell by 600. 
D) within columns, across. 
E) within rows, down.

Question 13

Marco wants to conduct a research study to determine if students living on campus feel more or less safe than those who live off campus. At the most basic level, he should use _____.

Accepted Answer

A) univariate analysis 
B) bivariate analysis 
C) multivariate analysis 
D) standard deviation 
E) qualitative analysis 
A) univariate analysis 
B) bivariate analysis 
C) multivariate analysis 
D) standard deviation 
E) qualitative analysis

Question 14

The mean is a particularly useful statistic when there is great disparity in a distribution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Always include the number of cases omitted from a bivariate analysis because of missing data in the table.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Contingency tables can be used to present and describe:

Accepted Answer

A) bivariate and multivariate relationships. 
B) univariate, bivariate, and multivariate relationships. 
C) bivariate and multivariate relationships, but only using discrete data. 
D) univariate relationships only. 
E) multivariate relationships of only three or more variables. 
A) bivariate and multivariate relationships. 
B) univariate, bivariate, and multivariate relationships. 
C) bivariate and multivariate relationships, but only using discrete data. 
D) univariate relationships only. 
E) multivariate relationships of only three or more variables.

Question 17

Given the following age distribution, the mean is _____. ​ 18, 33, 7, 32, 6, 5, 4 ​

Accepted Answer

A) 4 
B) 7 
C) 15 
D) 32 
E) cannot be computed from the information given 
A) 4 
B) 7 
C) 15 
D) 32 
E) cannot be computed from the information given

Question 18

Explain the measures of univariate variable description that we have. What do these measures tell us? Why are they useful?

Accepted Answer

Univariate variable description measures

Question 19

When summarizing heavily skewed data, the best measure of central tendency is:

Accepted Answer

A) median. 
B) mean. 
C) mode. 
D) standard deviation. 
E) correlation. 
A) median. 
B) mean. 
C) mode. 
D) standard deviation. 
E) correlation.

Question 20

A bivariate table is read by comparing the independent variable subgroups with one another in terms of a given attribute of the dependent variable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Coding should always begin with a relatively well-developed coding scheme derived from your research purpose.

Which of the following measures of central tendency can be used for any level of measurement?

Which of the following would not be an example of sociological diagnostics?

In a perfect normal distribution:

In multivariate analysis a second dependent variable is added.

The most frequently occurring attribute, in either grouped or ungrouped data, is the _____.

Some believe that quantitative studies are less susceptible to subjective biases and ethical problems. Please discuss the steps that quantitative researchers should take to avoid bias and other ethical problems in their data collection and analysis.

A measure of dispersion describes:

The end product of the coding process in quantitative analysis refers to:

The College of Arts and Science at Delta University has nine departments. The number of faculty in each department is shown below. What is the median number of faculty in the College of Arts and Science? 8, 12, 9, 15, 17, 11, 13, 14, 7

Professor Wilton decided to test whether blondes have more fun. Wilton surveyed 600 people and obtained the following results: The BEST way(s)to percentage this table is(are):

Marco wants to conduct a research study to determine if students living on campus feel more or less safe than those who live off campus. At the most basic level, he should use _____.

The mean is a particularly useful statistic when there is great disparity in a distribution.

Always include the number of cases omitted from a bivariate analysis because of missing data in the table.

Contingency tables can be used to present and describe:

Given the following age distribution, the mean is _____. 18, 33, 7, 32, 6, 5, 4

Explain the measures of univariate variable description that we have. What do these measures tell us? Why are they useful?

When summarizing heavily skewed data, the best measure of central tendency is:

A bivariate table is read by comparing the independent variable subgroups with one another in terms of a given attribute of the dependent variable.

Human Inquiry and Science

Paradigms, Theory, and Social Research

The Ethics and Politics of Social Research

Research Design

Conceptualization, Operationalization, and Measurement

Indexes, Scales, and Typologies

The Logic of Sampling

Experiments

Survey Research

Qualitative Field Research

Unobtrusive Research

Evaluation Research

Qualitative Data Analysis

The Logic of Multivariate Analysis

Statistical Analyses

Reading and Writing Social Research

Filters

Exam 14: Quantitative Data Analysis

Coding should always begin with a relatively well-developed coding scheme derived from your research purpose.

Which of the following measures of central tendency can be used for any level of measurement?

Which of the following would not be an example of sociological diagnostics?

In a perfect normal distribution:

In multivariate analysis a second dependent variable is added.

The most frequently occurring attribute, in either grouped or ungrouped data, is the _____.

Some believe that quantitative studies are less susceptible to subjective biases and ethical problems. Please discuss the steps that quantitative researchers should take to avoid bias and other ethical problems in their data collection and analysis.

A measure of dispersion describes:

The end product of the coding process in quantitative analysis refers to:

The College of Arts and Science at Delta University has nine departments. The number of faculty in each department is shown below. What is the median number of faculty in the College of Arts and Science? ​ 8, 12, 9, 15, 17, 11, 13, 14, 7

Professor Wilton decided to test whether blondes have more fun. Wilton surveyed 600 people and obtained the following results: ​ ​ ​ The BEST way(s)to percentage this table is(are): ​

Marco wants to conduct a research study to determine if students living on campus feel more or less safe than those who live off campus. At the most basic level, he should use _____.

The mean is a particularly useful statistic when there is great disparity in a distribution.

Always include the number of cases omitted from a bivariate analysis because of missing data in the table.

Contingency tables can be used to present and describe:

Given the following age distribution, the mean is _____. ​ 18, 33, 7, 32, 6, 5, 4 ​

Explain the measures of univariate variable description that we have. What do these measures tell us? Why are they useful?

When summarizing heavily skewed data, the best measure of central tendency is:

A bivariate table is read by comparing the independent variable subgroups with one another in terms of a given attribute of the dependent variable.

Human Inquiry and Science

Paradigms, Theory, and Social Research

The Ethics and Politics of Social Research

Research Design

Conceptualization, Operationalization, and Measurement

Indexes, Scales, and Typologies

The Logic of Sampling

Experiments

Survey Research

Qualitative Field Research

Unobtrusive Research

Evaluation Research

Qualitative Data Analysis

The Logic of Multivariate Analysis

Statistical Analyses

Reading and Writing Social Research

Filters

The College of Arts and Science at Delta University has nine departments. The number of faculty in each department is shown below. What is the median number of faculty in the College of Arts and Science? 8, 12, 9, 15, 17, 11, 13, 14, 7

Professor Wilton decided to test whether blondes have more fun. Wilton surveyed 600 people and obtained the following results: The BEST way(s)to percentage this table is(are):

Given the following age distribution, the mean is _____. 18, 33, 7, 32, 6, 5, 4