Question 1

According to Box 10.1, which of the following studies is the best example of the use of big data?

Accepted Answer

A)  Logan and Stults' use of U.S. census data to study changes in racial segregation 
B)  Kearney and Levine's use of Twitter to trace teen interest in birth control and abortion 
C)  Lindner's content analysis of news articles by journalists covering the Iraq War 
D)  Campbell and Schoenfeld's comparative historical analysis of mass imprisonment 
A)  Logan and Stults' use of U.S. census data to study changes in racial segregation 
B)  Kearney and Levine's use of Twitter to trace teen interest in birth control and abortion 
C)  Lindner's content analysis of news articles by journalists covering the Iraq War 
D)  Campbell and Schoenfeld's comparative historical analysis of mass imprisonment

Question 2

Communications involve a sender, a message, and an audience. Which of these three elements were the focus of Lindner's study of news reports on the Iraq War? Which of these elements did his research ignore? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Lindner's study of news reports on the I

Question 3

In what way is comparative historical research most like quantitative social research?

Accepted Answer

A)  It emphasizes causal explanation. 
B)  It studies a sample of cases. 
C)  It analyzes numerical data. 
D)  Interviewing is one possible source of data. 
A)  It emphasizes causal explanation. 
B)  It studies a sample of cases. 
C)  It analyzes numerical data. 
D)  Interviewing is one possible source of data.

Question 4

Which of the following was coded as part of the independent variable in Lindner's content analysis of journalistic accounts of the Iraq War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Journalist's nationality 
B)  Civilian casualties 
C)  Property damage 
D)  Whether a journalist was embedded with the troops 
A)  Journalist's nationality 
B)  Civilian casualties 
C)  Property damage 
D)  Whether a journalist was embedded with the troops

Question 5

In a content analysis of magazine advertisements, one researcher analyzed the presence of female stereotypes in selected issues of Time and Vogue. What would be the recording unit in this study?

Accepted Answer

A)  Selected issues of Time and Vogue 
B)  Magazine advertisements featuring women 
C)  Presence or absence of stereotypic images of women 
D)  Stereotypic images of women 
A)  Selected issues of Time and Vogue 
B)  Magazine advertisements featuring women 
C)  Presence or absence of stereotypic images of women 
D)  Stereotypic images of women

Question 6

Comparative historical research emphasizes the deductive logic of inquiry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

According to Box 10.1, the varied and complex structure of big data make them a challenge to analyze.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Campbell and Schoenfeld's comparative historical analysis showed that mass incarceration

Accepted Answer

A)  is a worldwide phenomenon. 
B)  occurs mostly in third-world nations. 
C)  began to occur in the United States in the last quarter of the 20th century 
D)  is the product of high crime rates. 
A)  is a worldwide phenomenon. 
B)  occurs mostly in third-world nations. 
C)  began to occur in the United States in the last quarter of the 20th century 
D)  is the product of high crime rates.

Question 9

According to Box 10.1, the decennial census of the U.S. population is a good example of big data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Lindner's content analysis of journalistic accounts of the Iraq War examined

Accepted Answer

A)  how a journalist's vantage point affected coverage of the war. 
B)  the difference between U.S. and foreign news correspondents' coverage of the war. 
C)  how coverage of the Iraq War differed from coverage of the Vietnam War. 
D)  whether journalists' support for the war affected their coverage. 
A)  how a journalist's vantage point affected coverage of the war. 
B)  the difference between U.S. and foreign news correspondents' coverage of the war. 
C)  how coverage of the Iraq War differed from coverage of the Vietnam War. 
D)  whether journalists' support for the war affected their coverage.

Question 11

Compare the three types of existing data analysis described in this chapter: analysis of existing statistics, content analysis, and comparative historical analysis. (a) What kinds of research questions does each tend to address? (b) What are the sources and kinds of data that each approach uses?

Accepted Answer

(a) Analysis of existing statistics tend

Question 12

Dictionaries for computer text analysis are analogous to _______ in manual content analysis.

Accepted Answer

A)  communication sources 
B)  recording units 
C)  a codebook 
D)  a quantitative summary 
A)  communication sources 
B)  recording units 
C)  a codebook 
D)  a quantitative summary

Question 13

Users of existing statistics are well advised to

Accepted Answer

A)  let the availability of data dictate the research question or hypothesis to be addressed. 
B)  carefully reconstruct the process by which the data were originally assembled. 
C)  so far as possible, restrict themselves to official data sources where the accuracy and consistency of the data can be assumed. 
D)  search for the best single indicator rather than rely on multiple indicators of a concept. 
A)  let the availability of data dictate the research question or hypothesis to be addressed. 
B)  carefully reconstruct the process by which the data were originally assembled. 
C)  so far as possible, restrict themselves to official data sources where the accuracy and consistency of the data can be assumed. 
D)  search for the best single indicator rather than rely on multiple indicators of a concept.

Question 14

Campbell and Schoenfeld used process analysis to show that

Accepted Answer

A)  national politics influenced state politics which influenced crime policy. 
B)  national politics accounted directly for mass incarceration. 
C)  there were multiple determinants of mass incarceration. 
D)  mass incarceration occurred over an extended period of time. 
A)  national politics influenced state politics which influenced crime policy. 
B)  national politics accounted directly for mass incarceration. 
C)  there were multiple determinants of mass incarceration. 
D)  mass incarceration occurred over an extended period of time.

Question 15

Comparative historical researchers often analyze existing historical narratives rather than conduct their own case studies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

According to Box 10.1, which of the following studies is the best example of the use of big data?

Communications involve a sender, a message, and an audience. Which of these three elements were the focus of Lindner's study of news reports on the Iraq War? Which of these elements did his research ignore? Explain.

In what way is comparative historical research most like quantitative social research?

Which of the following was coded as part of the independent variable in Lindner's content analysis of journalistic accounts of the Iraq War?

In a content analysis of magazine advertisements, one researcher analyzed the presence of female stereotypes in selected issues of Time and Vogue. What would be the recording unit in this study?

Comparative historical research emphasizes the deductive logic of inquiry.

According to Box 10.1, the varied and complex structure of big data make them a challenge to analyze.

Campbell and Schoenfeld's comparative historical analysis showed that mass incarceration

According to Box 10.1, the decennial census of the U.S. population is a good example of big data.

Lindner's content analysis of journalistic accounts of the Iraq War examined

Compare the three types of existing data analysis described in this chapter: analysis of existing statistics, content analysis, and comparative historical analysis. (a) What kinds of research questions does each tend to address? (b) What are the sources and kinds of data that each approach uses?

Dictionaries for computer text analysis are analogous to _______ in manual content analysis.

Users of existing statistics are well advised to

Campbell and Schoenfeld used process analysis to show that

Comparative historical researchers often analyze existing historical narratives rather than conduct their own case studies.

Introduction: Why Care About Research Methods?

Science and Social Research: From Theory to Data and Back

The Ethics and Politics of Research: Doing What's "Right"

Research Designs: It Depends on the Question

Measurement: Linking Theory to Research

Sampling: Case Selection as a Basis for Inference

Experiments: What Causes What?

Surveys: Questioning and Sampling

Field Research and In-Depth Interviews: Systematic People-Watching and Listening

Multiple Methods: Two or More Approaches Are Better Than One

Quantitative Data Analysis: Using Statistics for Description and Inference

Qualitative Data Analysis: Searching for Meaning

Reading and Writing in Social Research: It's All About Communication

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Exam 10: Existing Data Analysis: Using Data from Secondhand Sources

According to Box 10.1, which of the following studies is the best example of the use of big data?

Communications involve a sender, a message, and an audience. Which of these three elements were the focus of Lindner's study of news reports on the Iraq War? Which of these elements did his research ignore? Explain.

In what way is comparative historical research most like quantitative social research?

Which of the following was coded as part of the independent variable in Lindner's content analysis of journalistic accounts of the Iraq War?

In a content analysis of magazine advertisements, one researcher analyzed the presence of female stereotypes in selected issues of Time and Vogue. What would be the recording unit in this study?

Comparative historical research emphasizes the deductive logic of inquiry.

According to Box 10.1, the varied and complex structure of big data make them a challenge to analyze.

Campbell and Schoenfeld's comparative historical analysis showed that mass incarceration

According to Box 10.1, the decennial census of the U.S. population is a good example of big data.

Lindner's content analysis of journalistic accounts of the Iraq War examined

Compare the three types of existing data analysis described in this chapter: analysis of existing statistics, content analysis, and comparative historical analysis. (a) What kinds of research questions does each tend to address? (b) What are the sources and kinds of data that each approach uses?

Dictionaries for computer text analysis are analogous to _______ in manual content analysis.

Users of existing statistics are well advised to

Campbell and Schoenfeld used process analysis to show that

Comparative historical researchers often analyze existing historical narratives rather than conduct their own case studies.

Introduction: Why Care About Research Methods?

Science and Social Research: From Theory to Data and Back

The Ethics and Politics of Research: Doing What's "Right"

Research Designs: It Depends on the Question

Measurement: Linking Theory to Research

Sampling: Case Selection as a Basis for Inference

Experiments: What Causes What?

Surveys: Questioning and Sampling

Field Research and In-Depth Interviews: Systematic People-Watching and Listening

Multiple Methods: Two or More Approaches Are Better Than One

Quantitative Data Analysis: Using Statistics for Description and Inference

Qualitative Data Analysis: Searching for Meaning

Reading and Writing in Social Research: It's All About Communication

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