Question 1

Define the following terms
-mixed methods sampling

Accepted Answer

Refers to the sampling decisio

Question 2

Define the following terms
-sequential data analysis

Accepted Answer

When the first part

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A)  They make studying hidden or deviant groups possible. 
B)  They are inexpensive. 
C)  They are nonreactive. 
D)  Participants tend to feel empowered. 
E)  They allow for unexpected answers. 
A)  They make studying hidden or deviant groups possible. 
B)  They are inexpensive. 
C)  They are nonreactive. 
D)  Participants tend to feel empowered. 
E)  They allow for unexpected answers.

Question 4

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 5

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

Accepted Answer

-Advantages of quantitative approaches-s

Question 6

Define the following terms
-institutional ethnography

Accepted Answer

A qualitative methodological approach th

Question 7

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 8

What is one of the major advantages of field research compared to other qualitative approaches?

Accepted Answer

A)  Participants in the study 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 in the study 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.

Question 9

What is one of the major disadvantages of using qualitative interviews 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.

Question 10

Define the following terms
-mixed methods

Accepted Answer

When more than one research me

Question 11

Define the following terms
-multi-method research

Accepted Answer

An approach of using more than

Question 12

Despite a general agreement among social scientists that mixed methods research is an ideal way to approach research questions,very few researchers engage in this type of research.Why is this the case?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is very time consuming and labour intensive. 
B)  It is often the case that social scientists consider themselves predominantly "quantitative" or "qualitative" and that to undertake mixed methods requires them to step outside of their comfort zones and, perhaps, master a new technique. 
C)  The results of the research are often difficult to publish due to the increased likelihood of obtaining contradictory findings. 
D)  A and B 
E)  A and C 
A)  It is very time consuming and labour intensive. 
B)  It is often the case that social scientists consider themselves predominantly "quantitative" or "qualitative" and that to undertake mixed methods requires them to step outside of their comfort zones and, perhaps, master a new technique. 
C)  The results of the research are often difficult to publish due to the increased likelihood of obtaining contradictory findings. 
D)  A and B 
E)  A and C

Question 13

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 14

Professor Klaus von Stoppen obtained conflicting results in the qualitative and quantitative parts of his mixed methods study on illicit drug use among high school students in Saskatoon.What approach should he take to resolve this contradiction?

Accepted Answer

A)  He should get another researcher to re-do the study. 
B)  He should re-do the study. 
C)  He does not need to resolve the contradiction. 
D)  He should make the decision to prioritize one approach over the other. 
E)  He should reanalyze the data to examine the reasons behind the contradictions. 
A)  He should get another researcher to re-do the study. 
B)  He should re-do the study. 
C)  He does not need to resolve the contradiction. 
D)  He should make the decision to prioritize one approach over the other. 
E)  He should reanalyze the data to examine the reasons behind the contradictions.

Question 15

What is one of the major disadvantages of using quantitative content analysis over other quantitative forms of data collection?

Accepted Answer

A)  They make studying hidden or deviant groups possible. 
B)  The range of research questions that can be addressed is fairly limited. 
C)  It is nonreactive. 
D)  Coding techniques are subject to interpretation. 
E)  It is unlikely that all the concepts the researcher is interested in will be included in the data. 
A)  They make studying hidden or deviant groups possible. 
B)  The range of research questions that can be addressed is fairly limited. 
C)  It is nonreactive. 
D)  Coding techniques are subject to interpretation. 
E)  It is unlikely that all the concepts the researcher is interested in will be included in the data.

Question 16

For which type of quantitative social science research is the "interview effect" most likely to be a problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  Survey research 
B)  Nonreactive research 
C)  Qualitative interviewing 
D)  Quantitative content analysis 
E)  Field studies 
A)  Survey research 
B)  Nonreactive research 
C)  Qualitative interviewing 
D)  Quantitative content analysis 
E)  Field studies

Question 17

________ approaches assume that facts are objective,that they can be collected by value-free researchers,and that the pursuit of truth can be achieved through the testing of causal hypotheses.

Accepted Answer

A)  Explanatory 
B)  Positivist 
C)  Nonreactive 
D)  Qualitative 
E)  Survey-based 
A)  Explanatory 
B)  Positivist 
C)  Nonreactive 
D)  Qualitative 
E)  Survey-based

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

-Survey research
-possible to cover larg

Question 19

Identify two of the five major qualitative approaches treated in your text and discuss their advantages.

Accepted Answer

-Qualitative interviews
-allow participa

Question 20

Identify two of the five major qualitative approaches treated in your text and discuss their disadvantages.

Accepted Answer

-Qualitative interviews
-interviewer eff

Define the following terms -mixed methods sampling

Define the following terms -sequential data analysis

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

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.

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

Define the following terms -institutional ethnography

What is one of the major advantages of field research compared to other qualitative approaches?

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

Define the following terms -mixed methods

Define the following terms -multi-method research

Despite a general agreement among social scientists that mixed methods research is an ideal way to approach research questions,very few researchers engage in this type of research.Why is this the case?

Professor Klaus von Stoppen obtained conflicting results in the qualitative and quantitative parts of his mixed methods study on illicit drug use among high school students in Saskatoon.What approach should he take to resolve this contradiction?

What is one of the major disadvantages of using quantitative content analysis over other quantitative forms of data collection?

For which type of quantitative social science research is the "interview effect" most likely to be a problem?

________ approaches assume that facts are objective,that they can be collected by value-free researchers,and that the pursuit of truth can be achieved through the testing of causal hypotheses.

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

Identify two of the five major qualitative approaches treated in your text and discuss their advantages.

Identify two of the five major qualitative approaches treated in your text and discuss their disadvantages.

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 terms -mixed methods sampling

Define the following terms -sequential data analysis

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

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.

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

Define the following terms -institutional ethnography

What is one of the major advantages of field research compared to other qualitative approaches?

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

Define the following terms -mixed methods

Define the following terms -multi-method research

Despite a general agreement among social scientists that mixed methods research is an ideal way to approach research questions,very few researchers engage in this type of research.Why is this the case?

Professor Klaus von Stoppen obtained conflicting results in the qualitative and quantitative parts of his mixed methods study on illicit drug use among high school students in Saskatoon.What approach should he take to resolve this contradiction?

What is one of the major disadvantages of using quantitative content analysis over other quantitative forms of data collection?

For which type of quantitative social science research is the "interview effect" most likely to be a problem?

________ approaches assume that facts are objective,that they can be collected by value-free researchers,and that the pursuit of truth can be achieved through the testing of causal hypotheses.

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

Identify two of the five major qualitative approaches treated in your text and discuss their advantages.

Identify two of the five major qualitative approaches treated in your text and discuss their disadvantages.

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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