Question 1

What is one of the major disadvantages of using experimental research compared to other quantitative forms of data collection?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is not suitable for researching sensitive issues. 
B)  It relies on latent coding which is susceptible to interpretation issues. 
C)  The moderator may affect experiment outcomes. 
D)  Many of the questions social scientists are interested in cannot be tested. 
E)  It is possible to explore "meaning" of events, experiences, etc., in much detail. 
A)  It is not suitable for researching sensitive issues. 
B)  It relies on latent coding which is susceptible to interpretation issues. 
C)  The moderator may affect experiment outcomes. 
D)  Many of the questions social scientists are interested in cannot be tested. 
E)  It is possible to explore "meaning" of events, experiences, etc., in much detail. D

Question 2

What is one of the major disadvantages of using focus groups compared to other qualitative forms of data collection?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is always the problem of the "interviewer effect." 
B)  There is always the problem of the "polarization effect." 
C)  Accessing some individuals or groups may prove to very difficult. 
D)  The sources may be biased. 
E)  A fairly limited range of research questions can be addressed with this technique. 
A)  There is always the problem of the "interviewer effect." 
B)  There is always the problem of the "polarization effect." 
C)  Accessing some individuals or groups may prove to very difficult. 
D)  The sources may be biased. 
E)  A fairly limited range of research questions can be addressed with this technique. B

Question 3

What is one of the major advantages of using focus groups compared to other qualitative forms of data collection?

Accepted Answer

A)  Participants tend to feel empowered. 
B)  Participants can give accounts in their own words and unexpected responses are encouraged. 
C)  It's possible to make comparisons across time and space. 
D)  The researcher is able to gain a deep understanding of a group and its members. 
E)  Implied meanings in "text" situations can be revealed. 
A)  Participants tend to feel empowered. 
B)  Participants can give accounts in their own words and unexpected responses are encouraged. 
C)  It's possible to make comparisons across time and space. 
D)  The researcher is able to gain a deep understanding of a group and its members. 
E)  Implied meanings in "text" situations can be revealed. A

Question 4

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 5

Define the following terms
-sequential data collection

Accepted Answer

When data for different parts

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Qualitative methods give "voice" to research participants. 
B)  Qualitative methods are relatively inexpensive. 
C)  Qualitative methods allow for causality to be established. 
D)  Qualitative methods involve the collection of data from large samples. 
E)  Qualitative methods require the researcher to spend a lot of time getting to know the research participants in a study. 
A)  Qualitative methods give "voice" to research participants. 
B)  Qualitative methods are relatively inexpensive. 
C)  Qualitative methods allow for causality to be established. 
D)  Qualitative methods involve the collection of data from large samples. 
E)  Qualitative methods require the researcher to spend a lot of time getting to know the research participants in a study.

Question 7

What is one of the major disadvantages of using field research compared to other qualitative forms of data collection?

Accepted Answer

A)  The sample is often limited to university undergraduates. 
B)  Subjects' behaviour may change if they know they are being studied. 
C)  A fairly limited range of research questions can be addressed with this technique. 
D)  It can take the researcher a considerable amount of time to become acquainted with the data. 
E)  The conditions under which the research and data gathering take place are often artificial. 
A)  The sample is often limited to university undergraduates. 
B)  Subjects' behaviour may change if they know they are being studied. 
C)  A fairly limited range of research questions can be addressed with this technique. 
D)  It can take the researcher a considerable amount of time to become acquainted with the data. 
E)  The conditions under which the research and data gathering take place are often artificial.

Question 8

Define the following terms
-concurrent data analysis

Accepted Answer

In mixed methods res

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

-Survey research
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Question 10

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 11

What are the two main properties of a mixed methods research (quantitative and qualitative)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Determining the research question and the priority of approaches 
B)  Determining the priority and sequencing of approaches 
C)  Determining the research question and the sampling techniques 
D)  Determining the sampling techniques and the sequencing of approaches 
E)  Determining the sequencing of approaches and the data collection 
A)  Determining the research question and the priority of approaches 
B)  Determining the priority and sequencing of approaches 
C)  Determining the research question and the sampling techniques 
D)  Determining the sampling techniques and the sequencing of approaches 
E)  Determining the sequencing of approaches and the data collection

Question 12

What two methodological approaches were used in Kidd's (2004,2006)sequential study of suicide among street youth in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  Qualitative interviews and survey research 
B)  Focus groups and survey research 
C)  Content analysis and field research 
D)  Historical-comparative research and survey research 
E)  Survey research and field research 
A)  Qualitative interviews and survey research 
B)  Focus groups and survey research 
C)  Content analysis and field research 
D)  Historical-comparative research and survey research 
E)  Survey research and field research

Question 13

Define the following terms
-interviewer effect

Accepted Answer

The phenomenon where character

Question 14

Define the following terms
-monostrand design

Accepted Answer

A research design us

Question 15

What is one of the major advantages of using qualitative historical research methods compared to other qualitative forms of data collection?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is nonreactive. 
B)  Data collection allows the researcher to formulate a deep understanding of a group and its members. 
C)  It is limited by the availability and quality of documents and data. 
D)  Using existing sources frees up the immense amount of time that the data collection procedure can take. 
E)  It does not involve a sampling phase. 
A)  It is nonreactive. 
B)  Data collection allows the researcher to formulate a deep understanding of a group and its members. 
C)  It is limited by the availability and quality of documents and data. 
D)  Using existing sources frees up the immense amount of time that the data collection procedure can take. 
E)  It does not involve a sampling phase.

Question 16

Define the following terms
-transferability

Accepted Answer

Lincoln and Guba's (1985)term

Question 17

Compare and contrast the development of theory in mixed methods research.What determines how theory is generated in sequential mixed methods studies and in concurrent mixed methods studies?

Accepted Answer

-Theory in Sequential Mixed Methods Stud

Question 18

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 19

What happens if,while using a mixed methods research design,a researcher obtains conflicting results in the qualitative and quantitative parts of a mixed methods study? What possibilities exist for a researcher if the results appear to be contradictory or do not agree with each other?

Accepted Answer

-In order to resolve conflicting results

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

-Advantages of qualitative approaches-in

What is one of the major disadvantages of using experimental research compared to other quantitative forms of data collection?

What is one of the major disadvantages of using focus groups compared to other qualitative forms of data collection?

What is one of the major advantages of using focus groups compared to other qualitative forms of data collection?

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

Define the following terms -sequential data collection

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

What is one of the major disadvantages of using field research compared to other qualitative forms of data collection?

Define the following terms -concurrent data analysis

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

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

What are the two main properties of a mixed methods research (quantitative and qualitative)?

What two methodological approaches were used in Kidd's (2004,2006)sequential study of suicide among street youth in Canada?

Define the following terms -interviewer effect

Define the following terms -monostrand design

What is one of the major advantages of using qualitative historical research methods compared to other qualitative forms of data collection?

Define the following terms -transferability

Compare and contrast the development of theory in mixed methods research.What determines how theory is generated in sequential mixed methods studies and in concurrent mixed methods studies?

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

What happens if,while using a mixed methods research design,a researcher obtains conflicting results in the qualitative and quantitative parts of a mixed methods study? What possibilities exist for a researcher if the results appear to be contradictory or do not agree with each other?

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

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

What is one of the major disadvantages of using experimental research compared to other quantitative forms of data collection?

What is one of the major disadvantages of using focus groups compared to other qualitative forms of data collection?

What is one of the major advantages of using focus groups compared to other qualitative forms of data collection?

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

Define the following terms -sequential data collection

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

What is one of the major disadvantages of using field research compared to other qualitative forms of data collection?

Define the following terms -concurrent data analysis

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

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

What are the two main properties of a mixed methods research (quantitative and qualitative)?

What two methodological approaches were used in Kidd's (2004,2006)sequential study of suicide among street youth in Canada?

Define the following terms -interviewer effect

Define the following terms -monostrand design

What is one of the major advantages of using qualitative historical research methods compared to other qualitative forms of data collection?

Define the following terms -transferability

Compare and contrast the development of theory in mixed methods research.What determines how theory is generated in sequential mixed methods studies and in concurrent mixed methods studies?

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

What happens if,while using a mixed methods research design,a researcher obtains conflicting results in the qualitative and quantitative parts of a mixed methods study? What possibilities exist for a researcher if the results appear to be contradictory or do not agree with each other?

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

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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