Question 1

Which unit of analysis is a social artifact?

Accepted Answer

A)  citizen attitudes about the death penalty 
B)  editorials in the New York Times 
C)  cities with over 250,000 inhabitants 
D)  months of the year 
A)  citizen attitudes about the death penalty 
B)  editorials in the New York Times 
C)  cities with over 250,000 inhabitants 
D)  months of the year

Question 2

The scientific criteria for causality include ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  a correlation between the cause and the effect 
B)  the effect preceding the cause in time 
C)  the effect being caused by some third variable 
D)  a cause that is not probabilistic 
A)  a correlation between the cause and the effect 
B)  the effect preceding the cause in time 
C)  the effect being caused by some third variable 
D)  a cause that is not probabilistic

Question 3

In an examination of violent crime among the most populous nations in the world, the United States ranks very high along with England, France, and Australia. The chance of being raped is higher in France than in the United States. What units of analysis are being used?

Accepted Answer

A)  individuals 
B)  organizations 
C)  social artifacts 
D)  groups 
A)  individuals 
B)  organizations 
C)  social artifacts 
D)  groups

Question 4

Explain in detail using an example of the way in which the ecological fallacy is the result of errors with units of analysis.

Accepted Answer

The ecological fallacy occurs when concl

Question 5

A survey distributed on a college campus discovered that males support the death penalty in greater numbers than do females. The units of analysis in this case would be ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  social artifacts 
B)  groups 
C)  organizations 
D)  individuals 
A)  social artifacts 
B)  groups 
C)  organizations 
D)  individuals

Question 6

Define cohort, panel and cross-sectional study. Give an example of each.

Accepted Answer

A cohort study is a type of observationa

Question 7

Marvin Wolfgang's study of males born in Philadelphia in 1945 was an attempt to measure delinquency by following those males from their 10th birthday until they were 18. This is an example of what type of study?

Accepted Answer

A)  cohort study 
B)  panel study 
C)  trend study 
D)  cross-sectional study 
A)  cohort study 
B)  panel study 
C)  trend study 
D)  cross-sectional study

Question 8

Suppose a researcher wants to understand why some stores have higher rates of shoplifting than do others and looks at the relationship between rates of shoplifting for particular stores and the characteristics of the stores

Accepted Answer

A)  individuals 
B)  demographic groups 
C)  arrest records 
D)  stores at which shoplifting occurs 
E) g., what is sold there, the type of neighborhood, staffing levels, etc.). In this case, the unit of analysis is ____. 
A)  individuals 
B)  demographic groups 
C)  arrest records 
D)  stores at which shoplifting occurs 
E) g., what is sold there, the type of neighborhood, staffing levels, etc.). In this case, the unit of analysis is ____.

Question 9

Suppose a researcher describes the age, race, and gender distributions for people who are charged with shoplifting. The unit of analysis is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  individuals 
B)  demographic groups 
C)  arrest records 
D)  stores at which shoplifting occurs 
A)  individuals 
B)  demographic groups 
C)  arrest records 
D)  stores at which shoplifting occurs

Question 10

Which type of study attempts to account for errors in drawing a sample by measuring the same people on two or more occasions?

Accepted Answer

A)  cohort study 
B)  panel study 
C)  trend study 
D)  cross-sectional study 
A)  cohort study 
B)  panel study 
C)  trend study 
D)  cross-sectional study

Question 11

Which type of study would serve as a "snapshot" of a phenomenon at a single point in time?

Accepted Answer

A)  panel study 
B)  cross-sectional study 
C)  cohort study 
D)  trend study 
A)  panel study 
B)  cross-sectional study 
C)  cohort study 
D)  trend study

Question 12

Data analysis looks for patterns in what is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  proved 
B)  observed 
C)  hypothesized 
D)  assumed 
A)  proved 
B)  observed 
C)  hypothesized 
D)  assumed

Question 13

Which pair refers to whether an explanation seeks to explain a particular event or a class of events?

Accepted Answer

A)  idiographic and nomothetic 
B)  inductive and deductive 
C)  quantitative and qualitative 
D)  social and cultural 
A)  idiographic and nomothetic 
B)  inductive and deductive 
C)  quantitative and qualitative 
D)  social and cultural

Question 14

In grounded theory, observations rarely contribute to theory development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which unit of analysis is a social artifact?

The scientific criteria for causality include ____.

In an examination of violent crime among the most populous nations in the world, the United States ranks very high along with England, France, and Australia. The chance of being raped is higher in France than in the United States. What units of analysis are being used?

Explain in detail using an example of the way in which the ecological fallacy is the result of errors with units of analysis.

A survey distributed on a college campus discovered that males support the death penalty in greater numbers than do females. The units of analysis in this case would be ____.

Define cohort, panel and cross-sectional study. Give an example of each.

Marvin Wolfgang's study of males born in Philadelphia in 1945 was an attempt to measure delinquency by following those males from their 10^th birthday until they were 18. This is an example of what type of study?

Suppose a researcher wants to understand why some stores have higher rates of shoplifting than do others and looks at the relationship between rates of shoplifting for particular stores and the characteristics of the stores

Suppose a researcher describes the age, race, and gender distributions for people who are charged with shoplifting. The unit of analysis is ____.

Which type of study attempts to account for errors in drawing a sample by measuring the same people on two or more occasions?

Which type of study would serve as a "snapshot" of a phenomenon at a single point in time?

Data analysis looks for patterns in what is ____.

Which pair refers to whether an explanation seeks to explain a particular event or a class of events?

In grounded theory, observations rarely contribute to theory development.

Section 1: Criminal Justice and Scientific Inquiry

Section 2: Criminal Justice and Scientific Inquiry

Section 1: Ethics and Criminal Justice Research

Section 2: Ethics and Criminal Justice Research

Section 2: General Issues in Research Design

Section 1: Concepts, Operationalization, and Measurement

Section 2: Concepts, Operationalization, and Measurement

Section 1: Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs

Section 2: Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs

Section 1: Sampling

Section 2: Sampling

Section 1: Survey Research

Section 2: Survey Research

Section 1: Qualitative Interviewing

Section 2: Qualitative Interviewing

Section 1: Field Observation

Section 2: Field Observation

Section 1: Agency Records, Content Analysis, and Secondary Data

Section 2: Agency Records, Content Analysis, and Secondary Data

Section 1: Evaluation Research and Problem Analysis Glossary

Section 2: Evaluation Research and Problem Analysis Glossary

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Exam 3: Section 1: General Issues in Research Design

Which unit of analysis is a social artifact?

The scientific criteria for causality include ____.

In an examination of violent crime among the most populous nations in the world, the United States ranks very high along with England, France, and Australia. The chance of being raped is higher in France than in the United States. What units of analysis are being used?

Explain in detail using an example of the way in which the ecological fallacy is the result of errors with units of analysis.

A survey distributed on a college campus discovered that males support the death penalty in greater numbers than do females. The units of analysis in this case would be ____.

Define cohort, panel and cross-sectional study. Give an example of each.

Marvin Wolfgang's study of males born in Philadelphia in 1945 was an attempt to measure delinquency by following those males from their 10th birthday until they were 18. This is an example of what type of study?

Suppose a researcher wants to understand why some stores have higher rates of shoplifting than do others and looks at the relationship between rates of shoplifting for particular stores and the characteristics of the stores

Suppose a researcher describes the age, race, and gender distributions for people who are charged with shoplifting. The unit of analysis is ____.

Which type of study attempts to account for errors in drawing a sample by measuring the same people on two or more occasions?

Which type of study would serve as a "snapshot" of a phenomenon at a single point in time?

Data analysis looks for patterns in what is ____.

Which pair refers to whether an explanation seeks to explain a particular event or a class of events?

In grounded theory, observations rarely contribute to theory development.

Section 1: Criminal Justice and Scientific Inquiry

Section 2: Criminal Justice and Scientific Inquiry

Section 1: Ethics and Criminal Justice Research

Section 2: Ethics and Criminal Justice Research

Section 2: General Issues in Research Design

Section 1: Concepts, Operationalization, and Measurement

Section 2: Concepts, Operationalization, and Measurement

Section 1: Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs

Section 2: Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs

Section 1: Sampling

Section 2: Sampling

Section 1: Survey Research

Section 2: Survey Research

Section 1: Qualitative Interviewing

Section 2: Qualitative Interviewing

Section 1: Field Observation

Section 2: Field Observation

Section 1: Agency Records, Content Analysis, and Secondary Data

Section 2: Agency Records, Content Analysis, and Secondary Data

Section 1: Evaluation Research and Problem Analysis Glossary

Section 2: Evaluation Research and Problem Analysis Glossary

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Marvin Wolfgang's study of males born in Philadelphia in 1945 was an attempt to measure delinquency by following those males from their 10^th birthday until they were 18. This is an example of what type of study?