Question 1

Which of the following statements is(are)FALSE about coding?

Accepted Answer

A) Codes should be mutually exclusive. 
B) It's a good idea to code data in more detail than you plan to use. 
C) Code categories can always be collapsed for more detail. 
D) Code categories should be exhaustive. 
E) Codes should be clearly defined and understandable. 
A) Codes should be mutually exclusive. 
B) It's a good idea to code data in more detail than you plan to use. 
C) Code categories can always be collapsed for more detail. 
D) Code categories should be exhaustive. 
E) Codes should be clearly defined and understandable.

Question 2

Which of these measures of central tendency is the result of dividing the sum of the values by the total number of cases?

Accepted Answer

A) median 
B) mode 
C) mean 
D) interquartile range 
E) range 
A) median 
B) mode 
C) mean 
D) interquartile range 
E) range

Question 3

The first step after data collection that must be completed before data analysis can begin is

Accepted Answer

A) bivariate analysis. 
B) coding. 
C) multivariate analysis. 
D) grouping data. 
E) sorting the data 
A) bivariate analysis. 
B) coding. 
C) multivariate analysis. 
D) grouping data. 
E) sorting the data

Question 4

Yolanda wanted to examine the relationship between church attendance and philanthropic giving while controlling for social class because she felt that social class may affect the relationship between church attendance and giving.It would be best to use

Accepted Answer

A) bivariate analysis. 
B) univariate analysis. 
C) interquartile range. 
D) multivariate analysis. 
E) descriptive table 
A) bivariate analysis. 
B) univariate analysis. 
C) interquartile range. 
D) multivariate analysis. 
E) descriptive table

Question 5

If you do ALL your own coding then you do not need to verify your reliability as a coder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is the mean or average score (to one decimal point)of the following class scores?

Accepted Answer

A)  41.7 
B)  41.1 
C)  42.0 
D)  42.5 
E)  42.7 
A)  41.7 
B)  41.1 
C)  42.0 
D)  42.5 
E)  42.7

Question 7

A friend showed you the following table:
 
What guideline in table construction does this table violate?

Accepted Answer

A) Tables should have succinct headings 
B) The attributes of each variable should be clearly indicated 
C) The base for percentages should be included in the table 
D) The number of missing cases should be indicated in the table 
E) No guidelines are violated in this table. 
A) Tables should have succinct headings 
B) The attributes of each variable should be clearly indicated 
C) The base for percentages should be included in the table 
D) The number of missing cases should be indicated in the table 
E) No guidelines are violated in this table.

Question 8

Which of the following is(are)aimed primarily at explanation?

Accepted Answer

A) univariate analysis 
B) multivariate analysis 
C) bivariate analysis 
D) univariate, multivariate, and bivariate analyses are all aimed primarily at explanation 
E) multivariate and bivariate analyses are aimed primarily at explanation 
A) univariate analysis 
B) multivariate analysis 
C) bivariate analysis 
D) univariate, multivariate, and bivariate analyses are all aimed primarily at explanation 
E) multivariate and bivariate analyses are aimed primarily at explanation

Question 9

Craig coded political affiliation as 1-Republican,2-Democrat,3-Independent,4-Other,5-None.If he wanted to summarize his data for presentation,it would be best to use the:

Accepted Answer

A)  median. 
B)  mode. 
C)  range. 
D)  standard deviation. 
E)  mean. 
A)  median. 
B)  mode. 
C)  range. 
D)  standard deviation. 
E)  mean.

Question 10

Marco wants to conduct a research study to determine if students living on campus feel more or less safe than those who live off campus.At the most basic level,he should use:

Accepted Answer

A) bivariate analysis. 
B) univariate analysis. 
C) interquartile range. 
D) standard deviation. 
E) evaluation analysis 
A) bivariate analysis. 
B) univariate analysis. 
C) interquartile range. 
D) standard deviation. 
E) evaluation analysis

Question 11

The number of cases omitted from a bivariate analysis because of missing data should be included in the table.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

If Rose wanted to determine if there were any significant outliers in her data set,the simplest method would be to examine a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  frequency distribution. 
B)  standard deviation. 
C)  multivariate analysis. 
D)  central tendency. 
E)  mean. 
A)  frequency distribution. 
B)  standard deviation. 
C)  multivariate analysis. 
D)  central tendency. 
E)  mean.

Question 13

Certain guidelines should be kept in mind when coding.Among these is(are)the following:

Accepted Answer

A) The coding scheme should be appropriate to the analysis intended in the study. 
B) The coding scheme should be appropriate to the theoretical concepts being examined. 
C) The reliability of the coder(s) should always be verified. 
D) Code categories can always be combined for less detail. 
E) All of these choices are correct. 
A) The coding scheme should be appropriate to the analysis intended in the study. 
B) The coding scheme should be appropriate to the theoretical concepts being examined. 
C) The reliability of the coder(s) should always be verified. 
D) Code categories can always be combined for less detail. 
E) All of these choices are correct.

Question 14

Frequency distributions indicate the number of times that variables are observed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

If you are the only researcher involved in a project,there's no need to develop a codebook.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following statements is(are)FALSE about coding?

Which of these measures of central tendency is the result of dividing the sum of the values by the total number of cases?

The first step after data collection that must be completed before data analysis can begin is

Yolanda wanted to examine the relationship between church attendance and philanthropic giving while controlling for social class because she felt that social class may affect the relationship between church attendance and giving.It would be best to use

If you do ALL your own coding then you do not need to verify your reliability as a coder.

What is the mean or average score (to one decimal point)of the following class scores?

A friend showed you the following table: What guideline in table construction does this table violate?

Which of the following is(are)aimed primarily at explanation?

Craig coded political affiliation as 1-Republican,2-Democrat,3-Independent,4-Other,5-None.If he wanted to summarize his data for presentation,it would be best to use the:

Marco wants to conduct a research study to determine if students living on campus feel more or less safe than those who live off campus.At the most basic level,he should use:

The number of cases omitted from a bivariate analysis because of missing data should be included in the table.

If Rose wanted to determine if there were any significant outliers in her data set,the simplest method would be to examine a(n)

Certain guidelines should be kept in mind when coding.Among these is(are)the following:

Frequency distributions indicate the number of times that variables are observed.

If you are the only researcher involved in a project,there's no need to develop a codebook.

Human Inquiry and Science

Paradigms,theory,and Social Research

The Ethics and Politics of Social Research

Research Design

Conceptualization, operationalization, and Measurement

Indexes, scales, and Typologies

The Logic of Sampling

Experiments

Survey Research

Qualitative Field Research

Unobtrusive Research

Evaluation Research

Qualitative Data Analysis

The Logic of Multivariate Analysis

Statistical Analyses

Reading and Writing Social Research

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Exam 14: Quantitative Data Analysis

Which of the following statements is(are)FALSE about coding?

Which of these measures of central tendency is the result of dividing the sum of the values by the total number of cases?

The first step after data collection that must be completed before data analysis can begin is

Yolanda wanted to examine the relationship between church attendance and philanthropic giving while controlling for social class because she felt that social class may affect the relationship between church attendance and giving.It would be best to use

If you do ALL your own coding then you do not need to verify your reliability as a coder.

What is the mean or average score (to one decimal point)of the following class scores?

A friend showed you the following table: What guideline in table construction does this table violate?

Which of the following is(are)aimed primarily at explanation?

Craig coded political affiliation as 1-Republican,2-Democrat,3-Independent,4-Other,5-None.If he wanted to summarize his data for presentation,it would be best to use the:

Marco wants to conduct a research study to determine if students living on campus feel more or less safe than those who live off campus.At the most basic level,he should use:

The number of cases omitted from a bivariate analysis because of missing data should be included in the table.

If Rose wanted to determine if there were any significant outliers in her data set,the simplest method would be to examine a(n)

Certain guidelines should be kept in mind when coding.Among these is(are)the following:

Frequency distributions indicate the number of times that variables are observed.

If you are the only researcher involved in a project,there's no need to develop a codebook.

Human Inquiry and Science

Paradigms,theory,and Social Research

The Ethics and Politics of Social Research

Research Design

Conceptualization, operationalization, and Measurement

Indexes, scales, and Typologies

The Logic of Sampling

Experiments

Survey Research

Qualitative Field Research

Unobtrusive Research

Evaluation Research

Qualitative Data Analysis

The Logic of Multivariate Analysis

Statistical Analyses

Reading and Writing Social Research

Filters