Question 1

Write a research question appropriate for secondary data analysis about attitudes toward social media.

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The answer of Write a research question appropriate for secondary...

Question 2

Which of the following is a problem with this research question: How much job satisfaction do workers in the service industry report having?

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A)  It asks about an experience that is too complex to study with surveys. 
B)  You are unlikely to find relevant variables in available data sets. 
C)  It is more appropriate for existing statistics. 
D)  It is a descriptive question. 
A)  It asks about an experience that is too complex to study with surveys. 
B)  You are unlikely to find relevant variables in available data sets. 
C)  It is more appropriate for existing statistics. 
D)  It is a descriptive question.

Question 3

Based on your research question, describe a variable you would be looking for in choosing a secondary data set, and describe how it would ideally be operationalized.

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Question 4

Which of the following questions is most appropriate for secondary data research?

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A)  What nonverbal behavior do people engage in while flirting? 
B)  How do siblings of people with cancer perceive family dynamics to have changed after the cancer diagnosis? 
C)  What are students' attitudes about gun control? 
D)  How does the domestic violence rate in your county compare to those at a national level? 
A)  What nonverbal behavior do people engage in while flirting? 
B)  How do siblings of people with cancer perceive family dynamics to have changed after the cancer diagnosis? 
C)  What are students' attitudes about gun control? 
D)  How does the domestic violence rate in your county compare to those at a national level?

Question 5

Which of the following is a problem with this research question: How do clients in Chicago homeless shelters evaluate the services provided by those shelters?

Accepted Answer

A)  It asks about an experience that is too complex to study with surveys. 
B)  You are unlikely to find relevant variables in available data sets. 
C)  It is more appropriate for existing statistics. 
D)  It is a descriptive question. 
A)  It asks about an experience that is too complex to study with surveys. 
B)  You are unlikely to find relevant variables in available data sets. 
C)  It is more appropriate for existing statistics. 
D)  It is a descriptive question.

Question 6

Which of the following is a problem with this research question: How does race affect the likelihood of having medical insurance?

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A)  The question is too narrow. 
B)  You are unlikely to find relevant variables in available data sets. 
C)  It is more appropriate for existing statistics. 
D)  It is a descriptive question. 
A)  The question is too narrow. 
B)  You are unlikely to find relevant variables in available data sets. 
C)  It is more appropriate for existing statistics. 
D)  It is a descriptive question.

Question 7

Why is it important to make sure that the same participants answered the survey items for each of the variables in a hypothesis?

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Ensuring that the same participants answ

Question 8

Based on your research question, describe a variable you would be looking for in choosing a secondary data set, and describe how it would ideally be operationalized.

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The answer of Based on your research question, describe a...

Question 9

You are interested in measuring parents' experiences with children who have mental illness. The GSS, which has data on people's attitudes generally about mental illness, is the closest data set you have found on the topic. You should ______.

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A)  use the GSS data 
B)  conduct your own survey 
C)  change your topic 
D)  use some data from the GSS and combine it with another set of data 
A)  use the GSS data 
B)  conduct your own survey 
C)  change your topic 
D)  use some data from the GSS and combine it with another set of data

Question 10

Write a research question appropriate for secondary data analysis related to teen pregnancy.

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Question 11

You are using a secondary data set from the Pew Center to understand people's attitudes about abortion. Which of the following is true about your approval from the IRB?

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A)  You need approval for secondary data analysis research because you will be getting the raw data. 
B)  You do not need to get IRB approval because the original researchers already did that. 
C)  You will need to get informed consent again from everyone who participated to use their data. 
D)  Your IRB application will take extra long because you will need approval from both the IRB used by the original researchers and the one at your university. 
A)  You need approval for secondary data analysis research because you will be getting the raw data. 
B)  You do not need to get IRB approval because the original researchers already did that. 
C)  You will need to get informed consent again from everyone who participated to use their data. 
D)  Your IRB application will take extra long because you will need approval from both the IRB used by the original researchers and the one at your university.

Question 12

For secondary data analysis, your research should be judged primarily on ______.

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A)  how well the variables in your hypotheses fit the variables that were actually measured 
B)  how well you critique the data collection of the original researchers 
C)  whether your chosen data set has tests of reliability for the survey items 
D)  how much you agreed with the original sampling 
A)  how well the variables in your hypotheses fit the variables that were actually measured 
B)  how well you critique the data collection of the original researchers 
C)  whether your chosen data set has tests of reliability for the survey items 
D)  how much you agreed with the original sampling

Question 13

Write a research question appropriate for secondary data analysis related to attitudes toward military spending.

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Question 14

What is the difference between collapsing variables and reassigning an answer to a different response category?

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Collapsing variables and reassigning an

Question 15

What does it mean to recode a variable? What are the three ways you might do that?

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To recode a variable means to transform

Question 16

Give your own example of how you might recode a variable for secondary data analysis.

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Sure! Let's say I am conducting a second

Question 17

What are the advantages and disadvantages of doing secondary data analysis over survey research?

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Question 18

You want to study voting behaviors among millennials. Specifically, you are interested in how the 2016 presidential election affected the likelihood that they will vote in future elections. Which of the following is a necessary criterion for choosing to use this data set?

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A)  The sample contains voters born between the 1940s and early 2000s. 
B)  It contains variables including candidate voted for in 2016 national election, reaction to 2016 national election results, and belief that their vote matters. 
C)  The variables on race, political ideology, education, and age have already been collapsed for you. 
D)  The data repository contains multiple surveys that each have different variables you can use. 
A)  The sample contains voters born between the 1940s and early 2000s. 
B)  It contains variables including candidate voted for in 2016 national election, reaction to 2016 national election results, and belief that their vote matters. 
C)  The variables on race, political ideology, education, and age have already been collapsed for you. 
D)  The data repository contains multiple surveys that each have different variables you can use.

Question 19

For secondary data analysis, you have some control over its ______ but not over its ______.

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A)  reliability; validity 
B)  dependability; validity 
C)  reliability; generalizability 
D)  validity; reliability 
A)  reliability; validity 
B)  dependability; validity 
C)  reliability; generalizability 
D)  validity; reliability

Question 20

Where would you search data sets to use for this research?

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Write a research question appropriate for secondary data analysis about attitudes toward social media.

Which of the following is a problem with this research question: How much job satisfaction do workers in the service industry report having?

Based on your research question, describe a variable you would be looking for in choosing a secondary data set, and describe how it would ideally be operationalized.

Which of the following questions is most appropriate for secondary data research?

Which of the following is a problem with this research question: How do clients in Chicago homeless shelters evaluate the services provided by those shelters?

Which of the following is a problem with this research question: How does race affect the likelihood of having medical insurance?

Why is it important to make sure that the same participants answered the survey items for each of the variables in a hypothesis?

Based on your research question, describe a variable you would be looking for in choosing a secondary data set, and describe how it would ideally be operationalized.

You are interested in measuring parents' experiences with children who have mental illness. The GSS, which has data on people's attitudes generally about mental illness, is the closest data set you have found on the topic. You should ______.

Write a research question appropriate for secondary data analysis related to teen pregnancy.

You are using a secondary data set from the Pew Center to understand people's attitudes about abortion. Which of the following is true about your approval from the IRB?

For secondary data analysis, your research should be judged primarily on ______.

Write a research question appropriate for secondary data analysis related to attitudes toward military spending.

What is the difference between collapsing variables and reassigning an answer to a different response category?

What does it mean to recode a variable? What are the three ways you might do that?

Give your own example of how you might recode a variable for secondary data analysis.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of doing secondary data analysis over survey research?

You want to study voting behaviors among millennials. Specifically, you are interested in how the 2016 presidential election affected the likelihood that they will vote in future elections. Which of the following is a necessary criterion for choosing to use this data set?

For secondary data analysis, you have some control over its but not over its .

Where would you search data sets to use for this research?

Introduction

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Existing Statistics Research

Content Analysis

Experiments for Evaluation Research

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Exam 5: Secondary Data Analysis

Write a research question appropriate for secondary data analysis about attitudes toward social media.

Which of the following is a problem with this research question: How much job satisfaction do workers in the service industry report having?

Based on your research question, describe a variable you would be looking for in choosing a secondary data set, and describe how it would ideally be operationalized.

Which of the following questions is most appropriate for secondary data research?

Which of the following is a problem with this research question: How do clients in Chicago homeless shelters evaluate the services provided by those shelters?

Which of the following is a problem with this research question: How does race affect the likelihood of having medical insurance?

Why is it important to make sure that the same participants answered the survey items for each of the variables in a hypothesis?

Based on your research question, describe a variable you would be looking for in choosing a secondary data set, and describe how it would ideally be operationalized.

You are interested in measuring parents' experiences with children who have mental illness. The GSS, which has data on people's attitudes generally about mental illness, is the closest data set you have found on the topic. You should ______.

Write a research question appropriate for secondary data analysis related to teen pregnancy.

You are using a secondary data set from the Pew Center to understand people's attitudes about abortion. Which of the following is true about your approval from the IRB?

For secondary data analysis, your research should be judged primarily on ______.

Write a research question appropriate for secondary data analysis related to attitudes toward military spending.

What is the difference between collapsing variables and reassigning an answer to a different response category?

What does it mean to recode a variable? What are the three ways you might do that?

Give your own example of how you might recode a variable for secondary data analysis.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of doing secondary data analysis over survey research?

You want to study voting behaviors among millennials. Specifically, you are interested in how the 2016 presidential election affected the likelihood that they will vote in future elections. Which of the following is a necessary criterion for choosing to use this data set?

For secondary data analysis, you have some control over its ______ but not over its ______.

Where would you search data sets to use for this research?

Introduction

Interviewing

Observation and Ethnography

Surveys

Existing Statistics Research

Content Analysis

Experiments for Evaluation Research

Focus Groups

Filters

For secondary data analysis, you have some control over its but not over its .