Question 1

The National Crime Victimization Survey, with its periodic interviews of household members, is a ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Panel design 
B)  Cohort design 
C)  Trend study 
D)  Prospective design 
A)  Panel design 
B)  Cohort design 
C)  Trend study 
D)  Prospective design A

Question 2

A __________ involves selecting and tracking people who are part of the same group, such as first-year medical students.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cohort design 
B)  Trend study 
C)  Cross-sectional design 
D)  Time-series 
A)  Cohort design 
B)  Trend study 
C)  Cross-sectional design 
D)  Time-series A

Question 3

Retrospective designs are better than prospective designs at figuring out the age at which people first got involved in criminal offending.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Retrospective designs are generally cheaper than prospective designs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

If we identify a sample and then collect data from them gradually over the years, this is a type of prospective design.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

An examination of patterns of robberies over the past 20 years would be an example of a _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Panel design 
B)  Cohort design 
C)  Trend study 
D)  Prospective design 
A)  Panel design 
B)  Cohort design 
C)  Trend study 
D)  Prospective design

Question 7

_______ refers to placing an event in the wrong time frame during a survey or interview.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______ refers to placing an event in...

Question 8

What is the term for placing an event into the incorrect time period during a survey or interview?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the term for placing an...

Question 9

The Uniform Crime Reports are an example of a _____________ study.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Uniform Crime Reports are an example...

Question 10

The __________ was a landmark study where Wolfgang, Figlio, and Sellin tracked boys from their 10th birthday through their 18th birthdays and found that a small percentage were responsible for a disproportionate amount of offending.

Accepted Answer

Question 11

Discuss the pros and cons of using retrospective and prospective designs.

Accepted Answer

Retrospective and prospective designs ar

Question 12

Which research design involves tracking the same group of people for multiple waves of data collection.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which research design involves tracking the same...

Question 13

For longitudinal designs, we collect data once.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) collects data through victimization surveys occurring at ________ intervals.

Accepted Answer

A)  Yearly 
B)  6-month 
C)  Monthly 
D)  Weekly 
A)  Yearly 
B)  6-month 
C)  Monthly 
D)  Weekly

Question 15

The ____________ is the biggest victimization survey in the United States.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________ is the biggest victimization survey...

Question 16

What is the difference between a two-group posttest only design and an equivalent-groups posttest only design?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the difference between a two-group...

Question 17

What is the name of the biggest victimization survey in the United States?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the name of the biggest...

Question 18

A cross-sectional design is a type of trend study.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A retrospective study is likely to be best when asking people to recall ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Age of taking a first drink 
B)  A major victimization incident 
C)  Age at first arrest 
D)  Prior drug use 
A)  Age of taking a first drink 
B)  A major victimization incident 
C)  Age at first arrest 
D)  Prior drug use

Question 20

What type of longitudinal study is the National Crime Victimization Survey?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What type of longitudinal study is the...

The National Crime Victimization Survey, with its periodic interviews of household members, is a ________.

A __________ involves selecting and tracking people who are part of the same group, such as first-year medical students.

Retrospective designs are better than prospective designs at figuring out the age at which people first got involved in criminal offending.

Retrospective designs are generally cheaper than prospective designs.

If we identify a sample and then collect data from them gradually over the years, this is a type of prospective design.

An examination of patterns of robberies over the past 20 years would be an example of a _______.

_______ refers to placing an event in the wrong time frame during a survey or interview.

What is the term for placing an event into the incorrect time period during a survey or interview?

The Uniform Crime Reports are an example of a _____________ study.

The __________ was a landmark study where Wolfgang, Figlio, and Sellin tracked boys from their 10^th birthday through their 18^th birthdays and found that a small percentage were responsible for a disproportionate amount of offending.

Discuss the pros and cons of using retrospective and prospective designs.

Which research design involves tracking the same group of people for multiple waves of data collection.

For longitudinal designs, we collect data once.

The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) collects data through victimization surveys occurring at ________ intervals.

The ____________ is the biggest victimization survey in the United States.

What is the difference between a two-group posttest only design and an equivalent-groups posttest only design?

What is the name of the biggest victimization survey in the United States?

A cross-sectional design is a type of trend study.

A retrospective study is likely to be best when asking people to recall ___________.

What type of longitudinal study is the National Crime Victimization Survey?

Introduction

Reading and Reviewing Research

Ethics in Criminal Justice Research

Causation, Classical Experiments and Quasi Experiments

Measurement, Validity, and Reliability

Measuring Crime: the Ucr, Nibrs, and Ncvs

Sampling

Surveys and Interviews

Field Research

Less Obtrusive Methods

Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation

Filters

Exam 5: Pre-Experimental, Longitudinal, and Cross-Sectional Designs

The National Crime Victimization Survey, with its periodic interviews of household members, is a ________.

A __________ involves selecting and tracking people who are part of the same group, such as first-year medical students.

Retrospective designs are better than prospective designs at figuring out the age at which people first got involved in criminal offending.

Retrospective designs are generally cheaper than prospective designs.

If we identify a sample and then collect data from them gradually over the years, this is a type of prospective design.

An examination of patterns of robberies over the past 20 years would be an example of a _______.

_______ refers to placing an event in the wrong time frame during a survey or interview.

What is the term for placing an event into the incorrect time period during a survey or interview?

The Uniform Crime Reports are an example of a _____________ study.

The __________ was a landmark study where Wolfgang, Figlio, and Sellin tracked boys from their 10th birthday through their 18th birthdays and found that a small percentage were responsible for a disproportionate amount of offending.

Discuss the pros and cons of using retrospective and prospective designs.

Which research design involves tracking the same group of people for multiple waves of data collection.

For longitudinal designs, we collect data once.

The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) collects data through victimization surveys occurring at ________ intervals.

The ____________ is the biggest victimization survey in the United States.

What is the difference between a two-group posttest only design and an equivalent-groups posttest only design?

What is the name of the biggest victimization survey in the United States?

A cross-sectional design is a type of trend study.

A retrospective study is likely to be best when asking people to recall ___________.

What type of longitudinal study is the National Crime Victimization Survey?

Introduction

Reading and Reviewing Research

Ethics in Criminal Justice Research

Causation, Classical Experiments and Quasi Experiments

Measurement, Validity, and Reliability

Measuring Crime: the Ucr, Nibrs, and Ncvs

Sampling

Surveys and Interviews

Field Research

Less Obtrusive Methods

Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation

Filters

The __________ was a landmark study where Wolfgang, Figlio, and Sellin tracked boys from their 10^th birthday through their 18^th birthdays and found that a small percentage were responsible for a disproportionate amount of offending.