Deck 5: Collecting Quantitative Data

Question 1

Which one of the following sampling procedures illustrates nonprobability sampling?

A)Every nth student is selected from the population list.
B)Students are sampled so that they are representative of the population.
C)The probability of the sample in the population is low.
D)Students are sampled based on availability to complete the instrument.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

What is the most rigorous sampling procedure that a quantitative researcher could use?

A)Simple random sampling
B)Systematic cluster sampling
C)Randomized design sampling
D)Selective study sampling

Answer 2

A

Question 3

In the question below,indicate the type of scale used by the author:

Answer 3

An ordinal scale or a categorical scale

Question 4

A colleague asks you how to proceed from stating research hypotheses to obtaining scores in a quantitative study.You recognize this as the process of collecting quantitative data,and inform this colleague of four major steps.List the steps in order below:

Question 5

Describe the purpose of having an informed consent form in a research study:

Question 6

The researcher has a list of all students in the elementary school that have been designated as "gifted" students.In the process of quantitative data collection,this list represents

A)the target population of "gifted" students.
B)the population of "gifted" students.
C)the random sample of "gifted" students.
D)the mailing list of "gifted" students.

Question 7

Which of the following is the best reason for standardization when collecting data?

A)The need to protect the anonymity of individual participants
B)The need to ensure norm-referencing for the instrument
C)The need to ensure data for individuals are comparable for analysis
D)The need to disrupt the research site as little as possible

Question 8

If you decide to design your own instrument for quantitative data collection rather than modify or locate an existing instrument,you should know that

A)the instrument will reflect your own biases.
B)the instrument will be difficult to design.
C)your advisor will need to give approval.
D)the instrument will likely modify an existing instrument.

Question 9

Which of the following is the best example of a unit of analysis level in quantitative data collection?

A)Trust
B)Gender
C)Individual
D)Social-interaction

Question 10

A researcher would like to study the predictability of behaviors over time.This researcher would locate an instrument such as

A)an interest inventory.
B)an aptitude test.
C)a personality assessment.
D)a behavioral checklist.

Question 11

Snowball sampling is illustrated with which of the following procedures?

A)A researcher accumulates participants over time in the design.
B)A researcher asks a principal to have her teachers fill out instruments.
C)A researcher uses a random numbers table to select participants.
D)A researcher selects individuals who are willing to participate.

Question 12

Of the following options,which one is an example of an "attitudinal" measure?

A)Negative views toward school choice
B)Data about how many students choose a school
C)Basic skills of students attending a school
D)Career choices of students attending a school

Question 13

In the parent involvement study,Deslandes and Bertrand (2005)mentioned the following in paragraph 18,about the variable,"parents role:"

Question 14

You decide to locate an instrument to use in your quantitative study.The following are recommended strategies to use to locate this instrument EXCEPT to

A)look in the guides available for commercial instruments.
B)consult the ERIC Web site for instruments.
C)ask your faculty advisor to recommend an instrument.
D)look in published journal article studies for an instrument.

Question 15

You are administering an instrument about weapon possession to high school students in a drama class.As you give instructions for completing the instrument,several students interrupt you and say that they will not complete the instrument.What should be your course of action?

A)Call their parents after school lets out.
B)Ask if they would consent to interviews.
C)Ask them to complete "safe" questions.
D)Allow them to not participate in the study.

Question 16

A graduate student plans to conduct a study about the use of computers in the middle school classroom.To obtain permission for this study,the student visits with the head of research and evaluation in the school district,the principal of the middle school,and the university institutional review board.What permission is also needed before the student begins the study?

A)Permission from the Apple computer company
B)Permission from the informed consent group
C)Permission from the technology center in the school
D)Permission from parents of the students

Question 17

Why do we systematically determine sample size? Select the best answer.

A)Because the IRB process requires it
B)Because of the size needed for statistics
C)Because our advisor recommends it
D)Because our findings require it

Question 18

Various forms of evidence can be used to establish the validity of scores on an instrument.Which of the following forms is a source of validity evidence that you might use?

A)Evidence based on the test scores at two different times
B)Evidence based on the ratings of multiple observers
C)Evidence based on the consistency of the test scores
D)Evidence based on the relationship of test scores to external variables

Question 19

Assume that a researcher wants to select individuals from a population so that an equal number of people from different ethnic groups (e.g.,African-American,Hispanic,Asian-Americans)are selected.The procedure the researcher would use is called

A)proportional population selection.
B)stratification sampling.
C)ethnic sampling.
D)convenience sampling.

Question 20

For your study,you need to collect data one the practices of a teacher while conducting a classroom activity in a school.What type of instrument would be the best choice?

A)Interest inventory
B)Affective scale
C)Practice inventory
D)Behavioral checklist