Question 1

Which of the following is a data collection method typically used by a quantitative researcher?

Accepted Answer

A)  Survey research 
B)  In-depth interviews 
C)  Content Analysis 
D)  Analysis of existing data 
A)  Survey research 
B)  In-depth interviews 
C)  Content Analysis 
D)  Analysis of existing data

Question 2

To avoid confusion, it is always better to measure a concept in one clear way rather than using multiple measures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

How did Legewie and Fagan measure educational performance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Students' overall Grade Point Average 
B)  None of these 
C)  Test scores from the New York State Mathematics test 
D)  Test scores from the New York State English Language Arts and Mathematics Test. 
A)  Students' overall Grade Point Average 
B)  None of these 
C)  Test scores from the New York State Mathematics test 
D)  Test scores from the New York State English Language Arts and Mathematics Test.

Question 4

Zuberi argues that though statistical social science has a problematic history, today it is largely not impacted by the past.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Explain Comte's four main principles in your own words.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain Comte's four main principles in your...

Question 6

Comte's approach to sociology only applies to quantitative methodologies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What are some of the methods that quantitative researchers use to collect data? How are they similar and different?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are some of the methods that...

Question 8

Explain what correlation is in your own words.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain what correlation is in your own...

Question 9

Which of the following was not one of the indicators of neighborhood cohesion in Hong, Zhang, and Walton's study of mental health determinates among Asian American and Latino people?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whether respondents got along with their neighborhoods 
B)  Whether respondents considered neighbors their friends 
C)  Whether neighbors support each other 
D)  Whether neighbors would help in an emergency 
A)  Whether respondents got along with their neighborhoods 
B)  Whether respondents considered neighbors their friends 
C)  Whether neighbors support each other 
D)  Whether neighbors would help in an emergency

Question 10

Font and her team (2018) claimed that their results about youth in the Wisconsin foster care system could be generalized to populations outside of the state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following best describes the scale that Legewie and Fagan used to measure students' level of Operation Impact during a school year?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scale ranged from 0 (exposed for the whole school year) to 1 (not exposed to Operation Impact). 
B)  Scale ranged from 0 (not exposed to Operation Impact) to 10 (exposed for the whole school year.) 
C)  c. Scale ranged from 0 (not exposed to Operation Impact) to 1 (exposed for the whole school year.) 
D)  d. Scale ranged from 0 (exposed for the whole school year) to 10 (not exposed to Operation Impact). 
A)  Scale ranged from 0 (exposed for the whole school year) to 1 (not exposed to Operation Impact). 
B)  Scale ranged from 0 (not exposed to Operation Impact) to 10 (exposed for the whole school year.) 
C)  c. Scale ranged from 0 (not exposed to Operation Impact) to 1 (exposed for the whole school year.) 
D)  d. Scale ranged from 0 (exposed for the whole school year) to 10 (not exposed to Operation Impact).

Question 12

Which of the following is not an aspect that is shared by both quantitative and qualitative research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Emphasis on the relationship between individual experience and broader systems 
B)  Based on systematic observations of the world 
C)  Positivism only applies to quantitative research 
D)  Positivism applies to both types of research 
A)  Emphasis on the relationship between individual experience and broader systems 
B)  Based on systematic observations of the world 
C)  Positivism only applies to quantitative research 
D)  Positivism applies to both types of research

Question 13

Which was not a data collection method used by Sutton and Rafaeli?

Accepted Answer

A)  Questionnaire 
B)  Semi-structured interviews 
C)  Unstructured observations 
D)  Structured observations 
A)  Questionnaire 
B)  Semi-structured interviews 
C)  Unstructured observations 
D)  Structured observations

Question 14

Rahman and Witenstein's research was shaped by which theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conflict theory 
B)  Broken windows theory 
C)  Rational choice theory 
D)  Cultural values conflict theory 
A)  Conflict theory 
B)  Broken windows theory 
C)  Rational choice theory 
D)  Cultural values conflict theory

Question 15

Quantitative researchers often want to know more than just how things are, but why things happen. In other words, they want to understand ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Causal explanations 
B)  Statistics 
C)  Positivism 
D)  Descriptive data 
A)  Causal explanations 
B)  Statistics 
C)  Positivism 
D)  Descriptive data

Question 16

What best describes the findings from the qualitative analysis of Sutton and Rafaeli's study?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sales were caused by the emotional displays of the staff. 
B)  Workers' emotional displays were caused by the amount of sales. 
C)  When sales were high, staff were more likely to display positive emotions. 
D)  When sales were slow, workers were more likely to feel pressure and displayed less positive emotions. 
A)  Sales were caused by the emotional displays of the staff. 
B)  Workers' emotional displays were caused by the amount of sales. 
C)  When sales were high, staff were more likely to display positive emotions. 
D)  When sales were slow, workers were more likely to feel pressure and displayed less positive emotions.

Question 17

Which of the following is a strategy that quantitative researchers use to understand the complexity of social life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Studying multiple concepts by analyzing them together and separately. 
B)  Considering the impact of confounding variables. 
C)  All of these 
D)  Controlling for variables 
A)  Studying multiple concepts by analyzing them together and separately. 
B)  Considering the impact of confounding variables. 
C)  All of these 
D)  Controlling for variables

Question 18

Dr. Allen finds that when the number of alcoholic beverages consumed per week increases, student's GPA decreases. What type of correlation is this?

Accepted Answer

A)  Positive 
B)  Reverse 
C)  Negative 
D)  Curvilinear 
A)  Positive 
B)  Reverse 
C)  Negative 
D)  Curvilinear

Question 19

Brown et. al measured tweets from the #SayHerName campaign by

Accepted Answer

A)  Including all tweets that referred to Sandra Bland between January 19-October 14, 2016 
B)  Including all tweets that referred to the SayHerName campaign regardless of hashtag between January 19-October 14, 2016 
C)  Including all tweets on Twitter in 2016 with the #SayHerName hashtag 
D)  Including all tweets between January 19-October 14, 2016 with #SayHerName hashtag 
A)  Including all tweets that referred to Sandra Bland between January 19-October 14, 2016 
B)  Including all tweets that referred to the SayHerName campaign regardless of hashtag between January 19-October 14, 2016 
C)  Including all tweets on Twitter in 2016 with the #SayHerName hashtag 
D)  Including all tweets between January 19-October 14, 2016 with #SayHerName hashtag

Question 20

Most of the time, researchers can assume that respondents will understand concepts, like race and class, in the same way.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is a data collection method typically used by a quantitative researcher?

To avoid confusion, it is always better to measure a concept in one clear way rather than using multiple measures.

How did Legewie and Fagan measure educational performance?

Zuberi argues that though statistical social science has a problematic history, today it is largely not impacted by the past.

Explain Comte's four main principles in your own words.

Comte's approach to sociology only applies to quantitative methodologies.

What are some of the methods that quantitative researchers use to collect data? How are they similar and different?

Explain what correlation is in your own words.

Which of the following was not one of the indicators of neighborhood cohesion in Hong, Zhang, and Walton's study of mental health determinates among Asian American and Latino people?

Font and her team (2018) claimed that their results about youth in the Wisconsin foster care system could be generalized to populations outside of the state.

Which of the following best describes the scale that Legewie and Fagan used to measure students' level of Operation Impact during a school year?

Which of the following is not an aspect that is shared by both quantitative and qualitative research?

Which was not a data collection method used by Sutton and Rafaeli?

Rahman and Witenstein's research was shaped by which theory?

Quantitative researchers often want to know more than just how things are, but why things happen. In other words, they want to understand ________.

What best describes the findings from the qualitative analysis of Sutton and Rafaeli's study?

Which of the following is a strategy that quantitative researchers use to understand the complexity of social life?

Dr. Allen finds that when the number of alcoholic beverages consumed per week increases, student's GPA decreases. What type of correlation is this?

Brown et. al measured tweets from the #SayHerName campaign by

Most of the time, researchers can assume that respondents will understand concepts, like race and class, in the same way.

What Is Social Research a Particular Way of Knowing

What Principles and Standards Guide Research Research Ethics

How Do Researchers Identify and Evaluate Social Concepts Measurement

How Do Researchers Select the People, Places, and Things to Study Sampling

How Can Researchers Understand Meaning, Process, and Experience in the Social World Qualitative Research

Where Do Principles and Practice Meet in Research Study Design

How Do Researchers Study Patterns That Span Populations and Categories of Experience Questionnaires and Structured Interviews

How Do Researchers Learn About Peoples Perspectives and Lives Qualitative Interviewing

How Can Researchers Study the Patterns of Peoples Lives Participant Observation and Ethnography

How Do Researchers Study the Ways Meanings Are Communicated in Everyday Life Content Analysis

How Can Researchers Learn From Information Collected by Others Existing Data

How Do Researchers Develop Inductive Findings Qualitative Data Analysis

How Do Researchers Develop Deductive Findings Quantitative Data Analysis

How Do Researchers Record and Share Their Work Writing and Dissemination

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Exam 6: How Can Researchers Enumerate and Examine Broad Patterns in Social Life Quantitative Research

Which of the following is a data collection method typically used by a quantitative researcher?

To avoid confusion, it is always better to measure a concept in one clear way rather than using multiple measures.

How did Legewie and Fagan measure educational performance?

Zuberi argues that though statistical social science has a problematic history, today it is largely not impacted by the past.

Explain Comte's four main principles in your own words.

Comte's approach to sociology only applies to quantitative methodologies.

What are some of the methods that quantitative researchers use to collect data? How are they similar and different?

Explain what correlation is in your own words.

Which of the following was not one of the indicators of neighborhood cohesion in Hong, Zhang, and Walton's study of mental health determinates among Asian American and Latino people?

Font and her team (2018) claimed that their results about youth in the Wisconsin foster care system could be generalized to populations outside of the state.

Which of the following best describes the scale that Legewie and Fagan used to measure students' level of Operation Impact during a school year?

Which of the following is not an aspect that is shared by both quantitative and qualitative research?

Which was not a data collection method used by Sutton and Rafaeli?

Rahman and Witenstein's research was shaped by which theory?

Quantitative researchers often want to know more than just how things are, but why things happen. In other words, they want to understand ________.

What best describes the findings from the qualitative analysis of Sutton and Rafaeli's study?

Which of the following is a strategy that quantitative researchers use to understand the complexity of social life?

Dr. Allen finds that when the number of alcoholic beverages consumed per week increases, student's GPA decreases. What type of correlation is this?

Brown et. al measured tweets from the #SayHerName campaign by

Most of the time, researchers can assume that respondents will understand concepts, like race and class, in the same way.

What Is Social Research a Particular Way of Knowing

What Principles and Standards Guide Research Research Ethics

How Do Researchers Identify and Evaluate Social Concepts Measurement

How Do Researchers Select the People, Places, and Things to Study Sampling

How Can Researchers Understand Meaning, Process, and Experience in the Social World Qualitative Research

Where Do Principles and Practice Meet in Research Study Design

How Do Researchers Study Patterns That Span Populations and Categories of Experience Questionnaires and Structured Interviews

How Do Researchers Learn About Peoples Perspectives and Lives Qualitative Interviewing

How Can Researchers Study the Patterns of Peoples Lives Participant Observation and Ethnography

How Do Researchers Study the Ways Meanings Are Communicated in Everyday Life Content Analysis

How Can Researchers Learn From Information Collected by Others Existing Data

How Do Researchers Develop Inductive Findings Qualitative Data Analysis

How Do Researchers Develop Deductive Findings Quantitative Data Analysis

How Do Researchers Record and Share Their Work Writing and Dissemination

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