Question 1

Define the following:concurrent data analysis

Accepted Answer

In mixed methods res

Question 2

Define the following:interviewer effect

Accepted Answer

The phenomenon where character

Question 3

Define the following:triangulation

Accepted Answer

A general term that

Question 4

Professors Bertha Bettina conducted a research project exploring adolescent girl peer group pressure.She used closed-ended questionnaires and focus groups.Of the 221 girls that fit the criteria for inclusion,90 girls agreed to complete the self-administered questionnaire;of those,50 girls agreed to participate in focus groups.During analysis,descriptive statistics about behaviours reported by the girls were joined with major themes that came out of the focus group interviews. Which one of the following types of data analysis did Bettina use?

Accepted Answer

A) Sequential data analysis 
B) Monostrand data analysis 
C) Multi-method data analysis 
D) Triangulation 
E) Concurrent data analysis 
A) Sequential data analysis 
B) Monostrand data analysis 
C) Multi-method data analysis 
D) Triangulation 
E) Concurrent data analysis

Question 5

Which of the following statements most closely describes the term triangulation?

Accepted Answer

A) Using two different theoretical approaches in one research project 
B) Displaying the final results of the research in a variety of ways,such as graphs,charts,tables,and diagrams 
C) Gathering data primarily through the use of qualitative open-ended interviews but then coding the interviews so they can be used for statistical analysis 
D) Using more than one qualitative or quantitative technique 
E) Employing at least three different concepts in a single research question 
A) Using two different theoretical approaches in one research project 
B) Displaying the final results of the research in a variety of ways,such as graphs,charts,tables,and diagrams 
C) Gathering data primarily through the use of qualitative open-ended interviews but then coding the interviews so they can be used for statistical analysis 
D) Using more than one qualitative or quantitative technique 
E) Employing at least three different concepts in a single research question

Question 6

Identify two of the four major quantitative approaches treated in your text and discuss their advantages.

Accepted Answer

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-Survey research
-possible to cover la

Question 7

What is one of the major advantages of survey research compared to other quantitative approaches?

Accepted Answer

A) It is the only technique that allows for causation to be demonstrated. 
B) It is possible to cover very large populations in a relatively simple way and in a straightforward manner. 
C) It is often inexpensive. 
D) It is nonreactive. 
E) Data are often free and fairly easy to access. 
A) It is the only technique that allows for causation to be demonstrated. 
B) It is possible to cover very large populations in a relatively simple way and in a straightforward manner. 
C) It is often inexpensive. 
D) It is nonreactive. 
E) Data are often free and fairly easy to access.

Question 8

What are the major advantages and disadvantages common to all qualitative approaches?

Accepted Answer

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-Advantages of qualitative approaches-

Question 9

Professor Bertha Bettina conducted a research project exploring adolescent girl peer group pressure.She used closed-ended questionnaires and focus groups.Of the 221 girls that fit the criteria for inclusion,90 girls agreed to complete the self-administered questionnaire;of those,50 girls agreed to participate in focus groups.During analysis,descriptive statistics about behaviours reported by the girls were joined with major themes that came out of the focus group interviews. Which one of the following types of sampling designs did Professor Bettina use?

Accepted Answer

A) Simple random sampling 
B) Nonprobability purposive sampling 
C) Cluster sampling 
D) Simple random sampling and cluster sampling 
E) Multi-method sampling 
A) Simple random sampling 
B) Nonprobability purposive sampling 
C) Cluster sampling 
D) Simple random sampling and cluster sampling 
E) Multi-method sampling

Question 10

Which of the following is considered a strength of mixed methods research?

Accepted Answer

A) Generalizability of findings may increase. 
B) Conflicting results from quantitative and qualitative components can easily be resolved by resorting to epistemic prioritization. 
C) It often takes less time to do mixed methods research than other kinds of social research. 
D) It allows for very narrow research questions to be answered. 
E) From a philosophical perspective,both qualitative and quantitative approaches are easily combined. 
A) Generalizability of findings may increase. 
B) Conflicting results from quantitative and qualitative components can easily be resolved by resorting to epistemic prioritization. 
C) It often takes less time to do mixed methods research than other kinds of social research. 
D) It allows for very narrow research questions to be answered. 
E) From a philosophical perspective,both qualitative and quantitative approaches are easily combined.

Question 11

Define the following:mixed methods sampling

Accepted Answer

Refers to the sampling decisio

Question 12

What is one of the major advantages of experimental research compared to other quantitative approaches?

Accepted Answer

A) It is the only technique that allows for causation to be demonstrated. 
B) It is possible to cover very large populations in a relatively simple way and in a straightforward manner. 
C) It is often inexpensive. 
D) It is nonreactive. 
E) Data are often free and fairly easy to access. 
A) It is the only technique that allows for causation to be demonstrated. 
B) It is possible to cover very large populations in a relatively simple way and in a straightforward manner. 
C) It is often inexpensive. 
D) It is nonreactive. 
E) Data are often free and fairly easy to access.

Question 13

A central concern of ________ is the question of how texts function in particular institutional settings to produce ruling relations that shape the experiences of individuals.

Accepted Answer

A) multi-method research 
B) mixed methods research 
C) institutional ethnography research 
D) qualitative content analysis 
E) quantitative content analysis 
A) multi-method research 
B) mixed methods research 
C) institutional ethnography research 
D) qualitative content analysis 
E) quantitative content analysis

Question 14

Define the following:concurrent data collection

Accepted Answer

In mixed methods res

Question 15

What is considered to be a principal advantage of using quantitative methods as an approach to doing social research?

Accepted Answer

A) It allows for the possibility of investigating how members of the social world understand their social experiences. 
B) Concepts can be standardized. 
C) It allows the researcher to become immersed in the people and situations he or she is studying. 
D) The subjective experiences of the research participants can be studied and analyzed. 
E) In quantitative research the deeper meanings that individuals attribute to social life can be revealed. 
A) It allows for the possibility of investigating how members of the social world understand their social experiences. 
B) Concepts can be standardized. 
C) It allows the researcher to become immersed in the people and situations he or she is studying. 
D) The subjective experiences of the research participants can be studied and analyzed. 
E) In quantitative research the deeper meanings that individuals attribute to social life can be revealed.

Define the following:concurrent data analysis

Define the following:interviewer effect

Define the following:triangulation

Which of the following statements most closely describes the term triangulation?

Identify two of the four major quantitative approaches treated in your text and discuss their advantages.

What is one of the major advantages of survey research compared to other quantitative approaches?

What are the major advantages and disadvantages common to all qualitative approaches?

Which of the following is considered a strength of mixed methods research?

Define the following:mixed methods sampling

What is one of the major advantages of experimental research compared to other quantitative approaches?

A central concern of ________ is the question of how texts function in particular institutional settings to produce ruling relations that shape the experiences of individuals.

Define the following:concurrent data collection

What is considered to be a principal advantage of using quantitative methods as an approach to doing social research?

Doing Social Research

Theory and Social Research

Ethics in Social Research

Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study

Designing a Study

Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

Survey Research

Experimental Research

Nonreactive Quantitative Research and Secondary Analysis

Analysis of Quantitative Data

Qualitative Interviewing

Field Research

Nonreactive Qualitative Research

Analysis of Qualitative Data

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Exam 16: Combining Methods in Social Science Research

Define the following:concurrent data analysis

Define the following:interviewer effect

Define the following:triangulation

Which of the following statements most closely describes the term triangulation?

Identify two of the four major quantitative approaches treated in your text and discuss their advantages.

What is one of the major advantages of survey research compared to other quantitative approaches?

What are the major advantages and disadvantages common to all qualitative approaches?

Which of the following is considered a strength of mixed methods research?

Define the following:mixed methods sampling

What is one of the major advantages of experimental research compared to other quantitative approaches?

A central concern of ________ is the question of how texts function in particular institutional settings to produce ruling relations that shape the experiences of individuals.

Define the following:concurrent data collection

What is considered to be a principal advantage of using quantitative methods as an approach to doing social research?

Doing Social Research

Theory and Social Research

Ethics in Social Research

Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study

Designing a Study

Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

Survey Research

Experimental Research

Nonreactive Quantitative Research and Secondary Analysis

Analysis of Quantitative Data

Qualitative Interviewing

Field Research

Nonreactive Qualitative Research

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Filters