Question 1

Probably the greatest problem with mail questionnaires is

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of addresses for some prospective respondents. 
B)  low response rates without follow-up reminders 
C)  coverage error. 
D)  all of these (a, b, c) 
A)  lack of addresses for some prospective respondents. 
B)  low response rates without follow-up reminders 
C)  coverage error. 
D)  all of these (a, b, c) B

Question 2

Non-response errors are a problem in survey research because

Accepted Answer

A)  non-response reduces the sample size. 
B)  non-respondents usually are not representative of the population. 
C)  both a and b 
D)  neither a nor b 
A)  non-response reduces the sample size. 
B)  non-respondents usually are not representative of the population. 
C)  both a and b 
D)  neither a nor b C

Question 3

Limitation(s) that an interviewer planning telephone surveys would have to consider is/are:

Accepted Answer

A)  complex questions are difficult to handle by phone 
B)  low interviewer safety 
C)  possible standard error problem 
D)  all of these (a, b, c) 
A)  complex questions are difficult to handle by phone 
B)  low interviewer safety 
C)  possible standard error problem 
D)  all of these (a, b, c) A

Question 4

A survey pretest is important because it helps to identify

Accepted Answer

A)  problems with procedures. 
B)  questionnaire/interview wording. 
C)  the potential for low response rate. 
D)  all of these (a, b, c) 
A)  problems with procedures. 
B)  questionnaire/interview wording. 
C)  the potential for low response rate. 
D)  all of these (a, b, c)

Question 5

Limitation(s) that an interviewer planning an Internet survey would have to consider is/are:

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of standards for email addresses. 
B)  high coverage error. 
C)  high interviewer safety. 
D)  none of these 
A)  lack of standards for email addresses. 
B)  high coverage error. 
C)  high interviewer safety. 
D)  none of these

Question 6

Limitation(s) that an interviewer planning personal interviews would have to consider is/are:

Accepted Answer

A)  use of visual aids, such as a card containing income ranges. 
B)  lower response rates. 
C)  difficulty obtaining answers to questions about sensitive topics. 
D)  all of these (a b, c) 
A)  use of visual aids, such as a card containing income ranges. 
B)  lower response rates. 
C)  difficulty obtaining answers to questions about sensitive topics. 
D)  all of these (a b, c)

Question 7

A double-barrel question is a question that

Accepted Answer

A)  has only two response options (e.g., True/False). 
B)  combines two questions that should be separate questions 
C)  is repeated twice during a survey, such as in a mail questionnaire. 
D)  none of these 
A)  has only two response options (e.g., True/False). 
B)  combines two questions that should be separate questions 
C)  is repeated twice during a survey, such as in a mail questionnaire. 
D)  none of these

Probably the greatest problem with mail questionnaires is

Non-response errors are a problem in survey research because

Limitation(s) that an interviewer planning telephone surveys would have to consider is/are:

A survey pretest is important because it helps to identify

Limitation(s) that an interviewer planning an Internet survey would have to consider is/are:

Limitation(s) that an interviewer planning personal interviews would have to consider is/are:

A double-barrel question is a question that

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Exam 8: Surveys

Probably the greatest problem with mail questionnaires is

Non-response errors are a problem in survey research because

Limitation(s) that an interviewer planning telephone surveys would have to consider is/are:

A survey pretest is important because it helps to identify

Limitation(s) that an interviewer planning an Internet survey would have to consider is/are:

Limitation(s) that an interviewer planning personal interviews would have to consider is/are:

A double-barrel question is a question that

Introducing Social Research

Ethics and Social Science Research

Scientific Method and Basic Concepts

Variables and Their Measurement

Designing Social Experiments

Ethnography and Observation

Indirect Methods

Population, Samples, and Sampling

Data Preparation and Basic Analysis

Data Analysis 2: Describing, Explaining, Evaluating

Preparing the Report

Applying Principles of Science Learning to Everyday Learning

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