Question 1

The following answer categories about ethnicity are exhaustive: Caucasian ________ African American ________ Hispanic ________

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

In looking over the responses given to the items in question 7, you notice that only one of your 2000 respondents had missing data on any of the items. That respondent scored 3 on the first 3 items but left item 4 blank. You should:​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​give the respondent a total score of 9. 
B)  ​assign the middle value or the respondent's average value to item 4, giving that respondents a total score of 12. 
C)  ​exclude that respondent from your data analysis. 
D)  ​either exclude that respondent from your analysis or assign the middle or average value to item 4 
A)  ​give the respondent a total score of 9. 
B)  ​assign the middle value or the respondent's average value to item 4, giving that respondents a total score of 12. 
C)  ​exclude that respondent from your data analysis. 
D)  ​either exclude that respondent from your analysis or assign the middle or average value to item 4 D

Question 3

Asking respondents if they have any children before asking them about the ages of their children is an example of:​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​a contingency question. 
B)  ​a double-barreled question. 
C)  ​a biased question. 
D)  ​a negative item. 
A)  ​a contingency question. 
B)  ​a double-barreled question. 
C)  ​a biased question. 
D)  ​a negative item. A

Question 4

If person A received a score of 15 on a Likert scale of happiness and person C received a score of 12, person A is 3 units happier than person C.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The phrasing used in closed-ended questions should allow respondents to attach their own meanings and interpretations to the question.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

​Which of the following statements is/are true about constructing qualitative measures?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​You should rely primarily on close-ended questions. 
B)  ​Highly structured self-administered questionnaires are more desirable than interview guides. 
C)  ​Interviews can range from completely unstructured, informal conversational interviews that use no measurement instruments to highly structured, standardized interviews in which interviewers must ask questions in the exact order and with the exact wording in which they are written out in advance. 
D)  ​None of these answers are true. 
A)  ​You should rely primarily on close-ended questions. 
B)  ​Highly structured self-administered questionnaires are more desirable than interview guides. 
C)  ​Interviews can range from completely unstructured, informal conversational interviews that use no measurement instruments to highly structured, standardized interviews in which interviewers must ask questions in the exact order and with the exact wording in which they are written out in advance. 
D)  ​None of these answers are true.

Question 7

Choose a topic not discussed in the book or in class and devise a scale using one of the following methods:?a. Likert-type scale?b. Semantic differential scale??Be sure to discuss all the steps you would go through in constructing your scale.

Accepted Answer

For this exercise, I will choose the top

Question 8

The length of a question can influence how effectively the respondent will answer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In looking over the responses given to the items in question 7, you notice that a respondent checked "strongly agree" to all four items. As a methodologist, which of the following statements BEST describes your ideas about the respondent?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​The respondent is a scale type 12. 
B)  ​The respondent probably fell into a response set. 
C)  ​The respondent is probably unsure about his or her feelings toward education. 
D)  ​The respondent must strongly agree with all the items. 
E)  The respondent has a high opinion of education.​ 
A)  ​The respondent is a scale type 12. 
B)  ​The respondent probably fell into a response set. 
C)  ​The respondent is probably unsure about his or her feelings toward education. 
D)  ​The respondent must strongly agree with all the items. 
E)  The respondent has a high opinion of education.​

Question 10

The questionnaire item "Did you file federal and state income tax reports last year?" with a response set of yes, no, can't remember, other, is an example of​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​an open-ended question. 
B)  ​an ordinal variable. 
C)  ​a double-barreled question. 
D)  ​a negative item. 
A)  ​an open-ended question. 
B)  ​an ordinal variable. 
C)  ​a double-barreled question. 
D)  ​a negative item.

Question 11

In constructing a questionnaire it is better to squeeze questions and response categories close together and have a shorter, cluttered questionnaire than it is to have a longer, uncluttered questionnaire.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

When the variable "marital status" is classified as never married, currently married, or currently married but separated, this variable has the important quality/ qualities of being

Accepted Answer

A)  ​mutually exclusive. 
B)  ​exhaustive. 
C)  ​interchangeable. 
D)  ​ratio scale. 
A)  ​mutually exclusive. 
B)  ​exhaustive. 
C)  ​interchangeable. 
D)  ​ratio scale.

Question 13

Identify measurement principles that always apply to quantitative and qualitative approaches to asking people questions. Then identify differences between the two approaches in the style of asking questions.

Accepted Answer

Measurement principles that always apply

Question 14

The following exemplifies a proper way to ask a question: "Are you satisfied with this textbook and with your research instructor's teaching style?"

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Qualitative interviews must be completely unstructured in order to gain valid information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following statements is/are INCORRECT?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Closed-ended questions should limit respondents to three or four choices. 
B)  ​Closed-ended questions should have response categories that are mutually exclusive and exhaustive. 
C)  ​Closed-ended questions should provide uniformity of response. 
D)  ​Closed-ended questions should cover the range of likely responses. 
A)  ​Closed-ended questions should limit respondents to three or four choices. 
B)  ​Closed-ended questions should have response categories that are mutually exclusive and exhaustive. 
C)  ​Closed-ended questions should provide uniformity of response. 
D)  ​Closed-ended questions should cover the range of likely responses.

Question 17

Qualitative measures often rely on interviews that are usually open-ended with in-depth probes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The questionnaire item "Which is not a serious problem in the U.S. today, anomie or the socialization of the young?" violates which of the following guidelines?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Avoid double-barreled questions.​ 
B)  ​Avoid short items. 
C)  ​Avoid leading the respondent. 
D)  ​Avoid meaningful questions. 
E)  ​Avoid negative items. 
A)  Avoid double-barreled questions.​ 
B)  ​Avoid short items. 
C)  ​Avoid leading the respondent. 
D)  ​Avoid meaningful questions. 
E)  ​Avoid negative items.

Question 19

When a respondent is asked to select an answer from a list provided by the researcher, this is an example of :​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​open-ended questions. 
B)  ​closed-ended questions. 
C)  ​double-barreled questions. 
D)  ​an invalid study. 
A)  ​open-ended questions. 
B)  ​closed-ended questions. 
C)  ​double-barreled questions. 
D)  ​an invalid study.

Question 20

The following items and Scoring scheme were taken from the Minnesota Survey of Opinions. The four items were part of an index designed to assess attitudes toward education. In the index

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Likert scale. 
B)  ​Thurstone scale. 
C)  ​Guttman scale. 
D)  ​semantic differential scale. 
E)  ​Bogardus social distance scale. 
A)  ​Likert scale. 
B)  ​Thurstone scale. 
C)  ​Guttman scale. 
D)  ​semantic differential scale. 
E)  ​Bogardus social distance scale.

Exam 10: Constructing Measurement Instruments

The following answer categories about ethnicity are exhaustive: Caucasian ________ African American ________ Hispanic ________

In looking over the responses given to the items in question 7, you notice that only one of your 2000 respondents had missing data on any of the items. That respondent scored 3 on the first 3 items but left item 4 blank. You should:​

Asking respondents if they have any children before asking them about the ages of their children is an example of:​

If person A received a score of 15 on a Likert scale of happiness and person C received a score of 12, person A is 3 units happier than person C.

The phrasing used in closed-ended questions should allow respondents to attach their own meanings and interpretations to the question.

​Which of the following statements is/are true about constructing qualitative measures?

Choose a topic not discussed in the book or in class and devise a scale using one of the following methods:?a. Likert-type scale?b. Semantic differential scale??Be sure to discuss all the steps you would go through in constructing your scale.

The length of a question can influence how effectively the respondent will answer.

In looking over the responses given to the items in question 7, you notice that a respondent checked "strongly agree" to all four items. As a methodologist, which of the following statements BEST describes your ideas about the respondent?​

The questionnaire item "Did you file federal and state income tax reports last year?" with a response set of yes, no, can't remember, other, is an example of​

In constructing a questionnaire it is better to squeeze questions and response categories close together and have a shorter, cluttered questionnaire than it is to have a longer, uncluttered questionnaire.

When the variable "marital status" is classified as never married, currently married, or currently married but separated, this variable has the important quality/ qualities of being

Identify measurement principles that always apply to quantitative and qualitative approaches to asking people questions. Then identify differences between the two approaches in the style of asking questions.

The following exemplifies a proper way to ask a question: "Are you satisfied with this textbook and with your research instructor's teaching style?"

Qualitative interviews must be completely unstructured in order to gain valid information.

Which of the following statements is/are INCORRECT?​

Qualitative measures often rely on interviews that are usually open-ended with in-depth probes.

The questionnaire item "Which is not a serious problem in the U.S. today, anomie or the socialization of the young?" violates which of the following guidelines?​

When a respondent is asked to select an answer from a list provided by the researcher, this is an example of :​

The following items and Scoring scheme were taken from the Minnesota Survey of Opinions. The four items were part of an index designed to assess attitudes toward education. In the index

Why Study Research

Evidence-Based Practice

Factors Influencing the Research Process

Comparing Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods of Inquiry

The Ethics and Politics of Social Work Research

Culturally Competent Research

Problem Formulation

Conceptualization in Quantitative and Qualitative Inquiry

Measurement

Causal Inference and Experimental Designs

Quasi-Experimental Designs

Single-Case Evaluation Designs

Program Evaluation

Sampling

Survey Research

Analyzing Existing Data: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods

Qualitative Research: General Principles

Qualitative Research: Specific Methods

Qualitative Data Analysis

Descriptive Data Analysis

Inferential Data Analysis

Writing Research Proposals and Reports

Filters

The following answer categories about ethnicity are exhaustive: Caucasian African American Hispanic

In looking over the responses given to the items in question 7, you notice that only one of your 2000 respondents had missing data on any of the items. That respondent scored 3 on the first 3 items but left item 4 blank. You should:

Asking respondents if they have any children before asking them about the ages of their children is an example of:

Which of the following statements is/are true about constructing qualitative measures?

In looking over the responses given to the items in question 7, you notice that a respondent checked "strongly agree" to all four items. As a methodologist, which of the following statements BEST describes your ideas about the respondent?

The questionnaire item "Did you file federal and state income tax reports last year?" with a response set of yes, no, can't remember, other, is an example of

Which of the following statements is/are INCORRECT?

The questionnaire item "Which is not a serious problem in the U.S. today, anomie or the socialization of the young?" violates which of the following guidelines?

When a respondent is asked to select an answer from a list provided by the researcher, this is an example of :