Question 1

Qualitative data sets are the most available type of secondary research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Research concerned with the context in which events occurred and the interrelations between different events and processes is known as ______ research.

Accepted Answer

A)   obtrusive
B)   secondary
C)   Big Data
D)   holistic D

Question 3

Previously collected data that are used in a new analysis are called ______ data.

Accepted Answer

A)   secondary
B)   historical
C)   obtrusive
D)   patterned A

Question 4

Research which focuses on the past presents special methodological challenges including ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   available evidence that may represent a sample biased toward more newsworthy figures
B)   historical research that cannot use quantitative techniques
C)   an over-abundance of data from each historical timeframe
D)   historical research is not conjunctional

Question 5

Which of the following is an advantage of secondary data analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)   It focuses on small amounts of data.
B)   It largely avoids data collection problems.
C)   It limits the comparison of multiple samples.
D)   A researcher should expect to experience no difficulty conducting follow-ups.

Question 6

A ______ is a frequency graph produced by Google's database of all words printed in more than one third of the world's books over time.

Accepted Answer

A)   Ngram
B)   bread crumbs
C)   Big Data source
D)   trend

Question 7

______ research accounts for the related series of events that unfold over time.

Accepted Answer

A)   Inductive
B)   Temporal
C)   Secondary
D)   Holistic

Question 8

In regard to collecting primary data, how are analyses of historical documents in media different?

Accepted Answer

A)   There are fewer options regarding confidentiality for human subjects.
B)   The potential for harming human subjects is less.
C)   There are different restrictions regarding participation of human subjects.
D)   There are fewer conflicts of interest for human subjects who participate.

Question 9

Which of the following is a step in a systematic, qualitative, comparative historical study?

Accepted Answer

A)   specifying a theoretical framework and identifying key concepts
B)   presenting results for peer review and publication
C)   conducting content analysis
D)   adjusting for deviations from the proposed causal pattern

Question 10

What is one common measurement problem in historical research projects?

Accepted Answer

A)   the lack of data from some historical periods
B)   Tests of reliability are easy but time consuming.
C)   an overabundance of samples from an array of groups
D)   Scientific principles for data collection are strictly modern.

Question 11

Compared with collecting original data, secondary data analysis offers few advantages for social researchers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Using Big Data, government agencies can learn about their customers from analyzing patterns revealed in their records.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is the first stage in conducting a content analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)   interviewing fellow researchers to narrow a study focus
B)   determining and delineating units of analysis
C)   selecting a sample
D)   identifying a population of documents or other textual sources

Question 14

The U.S. Census has been conducted every ten years since what year?

Accepted Answer

A)   1770
B)   1780
C)   1790
D)   1800

Question 15

Computer-aided qualitative analysis programs can help, in many cases, develop coding procedures and then carry out the content coding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

How can unobtrusive measures improve measurement validity?

Accepted Answer

A)   avoiding the bias of self-reports
B)   allowing researchers to collect data in real time
C)   collecting data with the assistance of individual research subjects
D)   improving confidentiality and informed consent

Question 17

When enormous amounts of data are available for analysis, the usual procedures for making data anonymous may no longer ensure that it stays that way, creating new concerns about research ethics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The standards of validity applied to data collected with other quantitative methods differs from the criteria for judging quantitative content analyses of text.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The collection of Big Data likely has which consequence?

Accepted Answer

A)   increased surveillance of individuals and groups
B)   increased confidentiality and anonymity
C)   data sets that contain information from all groups in society
D)   lessing of restrictions on invasions of privacy as the Internet grows

Question 20

Historical research cannot use quantitative techniques.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: Unobtrusive Methods

Qualitative data sets are the most available type of secondary research.

Research concerned with the context in which events occurred and the interrelations between different events and processes is known as ______ research.

Previously collected data that are used in a new analysis are called ______ data.

Research which focuses on the past presents special methodological challenges including ______.

Which of the following is an advantage of secondary data analysis?

A ______ is a frequency graph produced by Google's database of all words printed in more than one third of the world's books over time.

______ research accounts for the related series of events that unfold over time.

In regard to collecting primary data, how are analyses of historical documents in media different?

Which of the following is a step in a systematic, qualitative, comparative historical study?

What is one common measurement problem in historical research projects?

Compared with collecting original data, secondary data analysis offers few advantages for social researchers.

Using Big Data, government agencies can learn about their customers from analyzing patterns revealed in their records.

What is the first stage in conducting a content analysis?

The U.S. Census has been conducted every ten years since what year?

Computer-aided qualitative analysis programs can help, in many cases, develop coding procedures and then carry out the content coding.

How can unobtrusive measures improve measurement validity?

When enormous amounts of data are available for analysis, the usual procedures for making data anonymous may no longer ensure that it stays that way, creating new concerns about research ethics.

The standards of validity applied to data collected with other quantitative methods differs from the criteria for judging quantitative content analyses of text.

The collection of Big Data likely has which consequence?

Historical research cannot use quantitative techniques.