Deck 11: Data Collection Strategies

Question 1

The most frequently used data collection strategy, particularly for quantitative research, is

A) interviews.
B) observations.
C) questionnaires.

Answer 1

questionnaires.

Question 2

A disadvantage of open-ended questions on a self-report instrument is

A) they do not permit efficient quantification of subtle gradations in the strength or quantity of a characteristic about the variable of interest.
B) they require the respondent to articulate and organize his or her thoughts.
C) They require the researcher to provide a meaningful, comprehensive list of response options.

Answer 2

they require the respondent to articulate and organize his or her thoughts.

Question 3

"What are the reasons you have not completed your medication regimen?" is an example of which type of question?

A) Cafeteria-type question.
B) Closed-ended question.
C) Open-ended question.

Answer 3

Open-ended question.

Question 4

How can the researcher deal with a respondent who tends to select the middle or neutral response option in a Likert scale rather than take a position on the issue?

A) Include positively and negatively worded versions of the same statement.
B) Reverse wording of items.
C) Use an even number of response options.

Question 5

A respondent who agrees with all statements on a Likert-scale survey is demonstrating

A) acquiescence response-set bias.
B) extreme response-set bias.
C) social desirability response-set bias.

Question 6

Which of the following qualitative self-report methods typically begins with a grand tour question?

A) Critical incident interview.
B) Focus group interview.
C) Unstructured interview.

Question 7

Which of the following types of research does not use existing data?

A) Meta-analysis.
B) Observational study.
C) Secondary analysis.

Question 8

An important and desirable feature of a composite (summated) rating scale is that it

A) allows respondents to express their attitude in their own words.
B) is immune to response-set bias.
C) permits fine-grained discrimination between respondents.

Question 9

Which of the following qualitative self-report methods would most likely be used to study clinical nurses' decision making as it evolves?

A) Critical incident review.
B) Focus group interview.
C) Think-aloud method.

Question 10

The major advantage of observational methods of data collection is that they

A) are more economical than self-reports.
B) are not subject to bias.
C) directly capture a behavior of interest.

Question 11

Which of the following statements about error with biophysical measures is true?

A) Because these measures are objective and concrete, there is little error.
B) These measures are very reliable and are stable over time.
C) These measures are subject to several sources of error.

Question 12

Which of the following statements about error with biophysical measures is true?

A) They are more prone to random error than to systematic error.
B) They are more prone to systematic error than to random error.
C) They are prone to both random and systematic error.

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of an in vitro biophysical measure?

A) Blood glucose (accucheck).
B) Temperature.
C) Vital capacity measurement.

Question 14

The major advantage of biophysical measures is that they

A) are free from ethical problems.
B) are free from reactive measurement effects.
C) tend to be highly accurate.