Question 1

A symbol can have complex,multilayered meanings and researchers must make qualitative judgments about how to code images.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Why is content analysis considered a nonreactive research technique?

Accepted Answer

Content analysis allows the researcher to uncover aspects of the content in the text of a communication medium differently from what the researcher learns in ordinary reading,listening or watching.

Question 3

Social indicator is a measure of social conditions and

Accepted Answer

A) should be avoided in research. 
B) can be used in policy decisions. 
C) has no real use. 
D) is generally meaningless to the public. 
A) should be avoided in research. 
B) can be used in policy decisions. 
C) has no real use. 
D) is generally meaningless to the public. B

Question 4

Give an example of the kinds of physical evidence that have been used in the past to create nonreactive measures of variables.

Accepted Answer

family portraits,wor

Question 5

Privacy is not an issue in nonreactive data collection.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Dr.Mottle is studying chiropractic journals to determine trends for the use of ultrasound in chiropractic practice.As she researches this topic,she is counting the number of times that "ultrasound" appears in written text.What type of coding is she most likely using?

Accepted Answer

A) manifest coding 
B) latent coding 
C) content coding 
D) reliability coding 
A) manifest coding 
B) latent coding 
C) content coding 
D) reliability coding

Question 7

When measuring space,the researcher measures size,volume,amount of time or ______
on a page.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When measuring space,the researcher measures size,volume,amount of...

Question 8

Give two examples of content in the context of content analysis,i.e.words...

Accepted Answer

words,mean

Question 9

Give an example of a publicly available social indicator.

Accepted Answer

turnout to vote in elections,number of h

Question 10

______ involves analyzing previously collected public data to answer new research questions.

Accepted Answer

Existing s

Question 11

What are the advantages of quantitative nonreactive research?

Accepted Answer

A) Researchers have control over the data collection methods. 
B) It is less expensive. 
C) It is often faster and easier to collect data. 
D) It gives solid results. 
A) Researchers have control over the data collection methods. 
B) It is less expensive. 
C) It is often faster and easier to collect data. 
D) It gives solid results.

Question 12

Why is intercoder reliability important? What can be done about it?

Accepted Answer

Coders don't code data into th

Question 13

Dr.Mottle is comparing data across two cities.If she adjusts the measures by a common base,she is

Accepted Answer

A) creative. 
B) standardizing the information. 
C) using ecological fallacy. 
D) using topic understanding. 
A) creative. 
B) standardizing the information. 
C) using ecological fallacy. 
D) using topic understanding.

Question 14

When measuring space in content analysis,a researcher

Accepted Answer

A) measures the size,volume,and amount of time or physical space. 
B) does a topic analysis. 
C) discusses the problem with another researcher. 
D) does not use a coding system. 
A) measures the size,volume,and amount of time or physical space. 
B) does a topic analysis. 
C) discusses the problem with another researcher. 
D) does not use a coding system.

Question 15

If a researcher contemplates conduct of an existing statistics research study,it would be a good idea for him/her to talk with a(n)______ first.

Accepted Answer

A) physician 
B) author 
C) information professional 
D) clergy member 
A) physician 
B) author 
C) information professional 
D) clergy member

Question 16

A limitation of ______ is that General Social Survey questions are worded differently than the researcher wishes.

Accepted Answer

secondary

Question 17

Content analysis is useful for

Accepted Answer

A) topics studied at a distance. 
B) anyone who wants to learn about research. 
C) only social scientists. 
D) small,intricate details. 
A) topics studied at a distance. 
B) anyone who wants to learn about research. 
C) only social scientists. 
D) small,intricate details.

Question 18

______ problems develop when official definitions or methods of collecting information vary over time.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ______ problems develop when official definitions or...

Question 19

Describe three limitations to content analysis.

Accepted Answer

Content analysis cannot determine the tr

Question 20

Dr.Mottle is concerned that the information that was collected by one of the government agencies might have systematic errors in it,limiting the ______ of the information.

Accepted Answer

A) amount 
B) reliability 
C) validity 
D) cost 
A) amount 
B) reliability 
C) validity 
D) cost

A symbol can have complex,multilayered meanings and researchers must make qualitative judgments about how to code images.

Why is content analysis considered a nonreactive research technique?

Social indicator is a measure of social conditions and

Give an example of the kinds of physical evidence that have been used in the past to create nonreactive measures of variables.

Privacy is not an issue in nonreactive data collection.

Dr.Mottle is studying chiropractic journals to determine trends for the use of ultrasound in chiropractic practice.As she researches this topic,she is counting the number of times that "ultrasound" appears in written text.What type of coding is she most likely using?

When measuring space,the researcher measures size,volume,amount of time or ______ on a page.

Give two examples of content in the context of content analysis,i.e.words...

Give an example of a publicly available social indicator.

______ involves analyzing previously collected public data to answer new research questions.

What are the advantages of quantitative nonreactive research?

Why is intercoder reliability important? What can be done about it?

Dr.Mottle is comparing data across two cities.If she adjusts the measures by a common base,she is

When measuring space in content analysis,a researcher

If a researcher contemplates conduct of an existing statistics research study,it would be a good idea for him/her to talk with a(n)______ first.

A limitation of ______ is that General Social Survey questions are worded differently than the researcher wishes.

Content analysis is useful for

______ problems develop when official definitions or methods of collecting information vary over time.

Describe three limitations to content analysis.

Dr.Mottle is concerned that the information that was collected by one of the government agencies might have systematic errors in it,limiting the ______ of the information.

Why Do Research

Planning a Study

Becoming an Ethical Researcher

Sampling

Measuring Social Life

The Survey

The Experiment

Making Sense of the Numbers

Observing People in Natural Settings

Looking at the Past and Across Cultures

Writing a Research Report

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Exam 8: Research With Non-Reactive Measures

A symbol can have complex,multilayered meanings and researchers must make qualitative judgments about how to code images.

Why is content analysis considered a nonreactive research technique?

Social indicator is a measure of social conditions and

Give an example of the kinds of physical evidence that have been used in the past to create nonreactive measures of variables.

Privacy is not an issue in nonreactive data collection.

Dr.Mottle is studying chiropractic journals to determine trends for the use of ultrasound in chiropractic practice.As she researches this topic,she is counting the number of times that "ultrasound" appears in written text.What type of coding is she most likely using?

When measuring space,the researcher measures size,volume,amount of time or ______ on a page.

Give two examples of content in the context of content analysis,i.e.words...

Give an example of a publicly available social indicator.

______ involves analyzing previously collected public data to answer new research questions.

What are the advantages of quantitative nonreactive research?

Why is intercoder reliability important? What can be done about it?

Dr.Mottle is comparing data across two cities.If she adjusts the measures by a common base,she is

When measuring space in content analysis,a researcher

If a researcher contemplates conduct of an existing statistics research study,it would be a good idea for him/her to talk with a(n)______ first.

A limitation of ______ is that General Social Survey questions are worded differently than the researcher wishes.

Content analysis is useful for

______ problems develop when official definitions or methods of collecting information vary over time.

Describe three limitations to content analysis.

Dr.Mottle is concerned that the information that was collected by one of the government agencies might have systematic errors in it,limiting the ______ of the information.

Why Do Research

Planning a Study

Becoming an Ethical Researcher

Sampling

Measuring Social Life

The Survey

The Experiment

Making Sense of the Numbers

Observing People in Natural Settings

Looking at the Past and Across Cultures

Writing a Research Report

Filters