Deck 9: Questionnaires and Structured Interviews

Question 1

Newer forms of technologies have benefited data collection by making data collection

A) faster.
B) less expensive.
C) more diverse.
D) all of the above
E) none of these

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The response rate is calculated by

A) dividing the number of completed surveys by the number in the sample.
B) dividing the number of people who agree to participate by the number of people in the population.
C) multiplying the measurement error by the number of people in the population.
D) subtracting the number of people in the sample from the number of people in the population.
E) none of these

Answer 2

A

Question 3

A data collection method that involves administration by a trained interviewer of a survey instrument with closed- ended responses is a

A) questionnaire.
B) structured interview.
C) face-to-face interview.
D) field interview.
E) life story.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Surveys typically use large probability samples and a(n)study design.

A) cross-sectional
B) longitudinal
C) case
D) panel
E) experimental

Question 5

Group-administered questionnaires

A) are typically inexpensive.
B) are expensive.
C) raise ethical concerns about voluntary participation.
D) are typically inexpensive and also raise ethical concerns about voluntary participation.
E) none of these.

Question 6

If those who respond to a survey are different (e.g.,better educated,higher income,politically involved)from those who do not respond,a researcher is faced with

A) invalid results.
B) contaminated samples.
C) nonresponse bias.
D) a poor response rate.
E) self-administered questionnaires.

Question 7

Surveys are typically collected from which type of sample design?

A) cross sectional designs
B) non probability samples
C) large probability samples
D) trend and panel study designs
E) Surveys are collected from all of these sample designs.

Question 8

A group administered questionnaire has the advantage that

A) the researcher can explain the survey and answer any questions that may arise.
B) the conditions under which the questionnaire is administered are the same for all respondents.
C) it is less expensive to conduct than mail surveys.
D) all of these

Question 9

Which type of survey method has the lowest response rate?

A) mailed questionnaires
B) phone interviews
C) group administered questionnaires
D) in person interviews
E) web surveys

Question 10

Why have refusal rates increased in the past few decades?

A) the rise in non-contact rate attributable to caller ID
B) CATI
C) The refusal rate has not increased in the past few decades.
D) both CATI and the rise in non-contact rate attributable to caller ID
E) none of these

Question 11

Which of the following is not a suggestion for question construction?

A) Avoid double negatives.
B) Avoid loaded words.
C) Use appropriate vocabulary.
D) Don't use leading questions.
E) Use compound questions.

Question 12

One major disadvantage of Internet-based surveys is

A) increased pressure to participate.
B) limited anonymity.
C) high rates of measurement error.
D) low rates of interviewer bias.
E) high rates of abandonment.

Question 13

In the focal research by Lang and Podeschi,respondents were given a questionnaire.The questionnaire contained

A) closed ended questions only.
B) open ended questions only.
C) both open ended and closed ended questions.
D) questions on a CATI screen.
E) None of these is correct since respondents participated in an in-person interview.

Question 14

Sending a questionnaire by email

A) is useful for geographically dispersed samples.
B) is inexpensive.
C) is good for large samples.
D) raises the question of coverage error.
E) all of these

Question 15

The biggest survey administered in the United States is the

A) Publisher's Clearinghouse.
B) Nielson Ratings.
C) USPS Survey.
D) U.S. Census.
E) none of these

Question 16

A cover letter

A) provides context for the research.
B) provides legitimacy for the project.
C) is not really necessary for mail surveys.
D) should also be used with in-person interviews.
E) provides context for the research and legitimacy for the project.

Question 17

Which of the following will not affect the validity of self report questionnaires?

A) communication
B) language
C) motivation
D) memory
E) knowledge

Question 18

Which type of survey tends to have the highest response rate?

A) mailed questionnaire
B) phone interview
C) in-person interview
D) All of these tend to yield high response rates.
E) None of these tend to yield high response rates.

Question 19

The validity of survey data is affected by

A) memory.
B) knowledge.
C) motivation.
D) all of these
E) none of these

Question 20

Survey research typically involves administeringto.

A) the same set of questions; a small number of individuals
B) the same set of questions; a large number of individuals
C) different questions; a small number of individuals
D) different questions; a large number of individuals
E) none of these

Question 21

Which of the following can increase response rate for a survey?

A) re-contacting respondents
B) providing incentives
C) changing samples
D) calling cell phones
E) both re-contacting respondents and providing incentives

Question 22

Ais a scenario the researcher creates to obtain information in an interview or survey.

A) rapport
B) contingency question
C) response error
D) vignettes
E) CATI

Question 23

The most widely used method of data collection is the questionnaire.

Question 24

The list of questions read to a respondent in a structured or semi-structured interview is called.

A) rapport
B) interview schedule
C) interview list
D) interview questions
E) none of these

Question 25

A researcher developed a question that asked,"Do you believe that drug addicts should be treated more severely?"
What are the problems with this question?

A) ambiguous wording
B) threatening question
C) leading question
D) double negative
E) there are no problems

Question 26

Although individuals may intend to answer questions truthfully,they may present inaccurate information in an effort to present a positive image to an interviewer.

Question 27

Response rates among cell phone surveys are higher than among landline surveys.

Question 28

Both a respondent's gender and race can affect responses to questions on a survey or questionnaire.

Question 29

A survey utilizes both questions and observations from only one sample.

Question 30

Questionnaires and structured interviews are the most common method utilized for collecting data in the social sciences.

Question 31

The anonymity of respondents of mailed questionnaires cannot be guaranteed.

Question 32

Therefers to a change in a respondent's answer based on the fact that an interviewer is present.

A) response bias
B) criterion bias
C) Hawthorn effect
D) interviewer effect
E) none of these

Question 33

Rapport with respondents is a distinguishing feature of phone interviews.

Question 34

Phone interviews are appropriate for

A) in-depth exploration of complex matters.
B) interviews that will be longer than 40 minutes.
C) standardized, closed-ended surveys.
D) investigating issues that are personal and sensitive.
E) open-ended surveys.

Question 35

One factor that affects the response rate to a survey is the likelihood that a respondent's identity will be disclosed to
official authorities.

Question 36

Open ended questions allow for respondents to answer

A) in their own words.
B) according to pre-determined categories.
C) as often as they wish.
D) skip-contingency questions.
E) none of these.

Question 37

Among the following,the data collection method that is most costly is

A) mail questionnaires.
B) phone surveys.
C) group administered questionnaires.
D) in-person interviews.
E) All of these cost about the same.

Question 38

In the focal research by Lang and Podeschi,respondents were given questionnaires which contained a cover letter
ensuring respondent's anonymity.

Question 39

Screening and contingency questions can be used in questionnaires and surveys to

A) eliminate the need for open-ended questions.
B) reduce the number of questions individuals have to respond to that may not apply to them.
C) test how honest individuals are in responding to the instrument.
D) separate interesting questions from those that are not as important to the researcher.
E) provide open-ended responses.

Question 40

If closed-ended questions are used,it is important that the responses are

A) mutually exclusive.
B) exhaustive.
C) created by the respondents.
D) both mutually exclusive and exhaustive.
E) all of these.

Question 41

If a researcher is going to ask potentially embarrassing or sensitive questions,it is better to get them over with early in the survey.

Question 42

Compare the advantages and disadvantages of mail vs.phone surveys.

Question 43

List two advantages and two disadvantages of an in-person interview.

Question 44

A pilot test is useful to pretest a questionnaire.

Question 45

Rewrite the following question to avoid wording problems outlined in the text:
"Don't you agree that the government should not unnecessarily intervene with military actions around the world?"

Question 46

Question wording is important to the success of a questionnaire.

Question 47

What is the interviewer effect? How can this be minimized or managed?

Question 48

Analysis of open ended and closed ended questions requires the same sort of coding.

Question 49

Provide an example of a closed-ended and an open-ended question that seeks information about racial and ethnic tolerance.