Question 1

Which of the following is NOT illustrative of unobtrusive observations?

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A)   Examining the floor tiles at a museum to determine which exhibits are the most popular.
B)   Examining the number of beer cans in the university garbage collections to determine beer consumption patterns.
C)   Examining the wear on the tires of squad cars to determine the extent of police patrols.
D)   Interviews. D

Question 2

In comparison to coding the manifest content of communication,coding the latent content

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A)   has a disadvantage in terms of validity.
B)   has an advantage in terms of reliability.
C)   is better designed for tapping the underlying meaning of communications.
D)   has an advantage in terms of specificity. C

Question 3

Unobtrusive measures can reduce the problem of

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A)   the researcher's impact on the phenomenon being studied.
B)   invalid operationalization of concepts.
C)   unreliable measurements.
D)   invalid measurement.
E)   none of the above. A

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true about historical/comparative analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is comparative in that it seeks to discover common patterns that recur in different times and places.
B)   Secondary sources for raw data typically include old letters, diaries, or lectures.
C)   Flaws might exist in secondary sources, but not in primary sources.
D)   Avoiding bias is assured by relying on official government records.

Question 5

Content analysis can be done on newspaper materials and government documents but NOT on diaries and letters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Professor Perlman was interested in comparing two textbooks to determine whether one used more sexist language than the other.Perlman counted the number of times a gender reference appeared in each book.Perlman was doing

Accepted Answer

A)   latent content coding.
B)   manifest content coding.
C)   quota sampling.
D)   qualitative research.

Question 7

Historical and comparative data analysis often is influenced by a particular theoretical paradigm.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

An advantage of secondary analysis is that even with huge data novice researchers can conduct the data analysis swiftly.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Describe the difference between primary and secondary sources in historical research and the cautions to keep in mind when using each type of source.

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Question 10

Whish of the following statements is true about coding in content analysis

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A)   The coding scheme cannot be pretested.
B)   Both inductive and deductive methods should be used in creating code categories.
C)   You must choose to code either manifest content or latent content; you cannot use both methods.
D)   Manifest content coding provides a better reflection of depth and underlying meaning than latent content coding.

Question 11

Professor Perlman from question 3 found that textbook A contained the word "he" 80 times,whereas textbook B contained it 20 times.In addition,textbook A used the word "chairman" 16 times,whereas textbook B used it only 4 times.Perlman was correct in concluding that

Accepted Answer

A)   textbook A was four times as sexist as textbook B.
B)   textbook B was one-fourth as sexist as textbook A.
C)   the words "he" and "chairman" appeared four times more in textbook A than in textbook B.
D)   textbook A was more sexist than textbook B from the standpoint of latent content coding

Question 12

Professor Jenner was interested in using Census Bureau data to examine the trend in unemployment rates in the United States.However,Jenner's definition of unemployment did not match the one used by the Census Bureau.Jenner was dealing with the issue of

Accepted Answer

A)   reliability.
B)   validity.
C)   the ecological fallacy.
D)   ideal types.
E)   verstehen.

Question 13

An example of unobtrusive data collection is

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A)   an interview with college freshmen to determine why they selected a particular school.
B)   counting the proportion of published social work journal articles that report experimental outcome evaluations.
C)   a mailed survey designed to discern students' attitudes toward a planned change in the school's calendar.
D)   self-monitoring.

Question 14

Which of the following statements is true about analyzing historical data?

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A)   The original hypothesis can be revised continually throughout the analytic process.
B)   Only qualitative methods can be used.
C)   Quantitative methods are used more often than qualitative methods.
D)   Their interpretation cannot be influenced by any particular theoretical paradigm .

Question 15

Describe a study for which content analysis is the appropriate research method.Discuss how you would use manifest and latent coding.Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the two coding schemes.

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Question 16

Manifest coding has the advantage of tapping underlying meanings,while reliability is an advantage of latent coding.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Historical and comparative researchers can use both qualitative and quantitative analytic techniques.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The adage that you must walk a mile in another person's shoes before judging the person is similar to which of the following concepts?

Accepted Answer

A)   Verstehen
B)   Pedagogy
C)   Ideal types
D)   Footwork

Question 19

Which of the following statements is true about utilizing official records for data?

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A)   The reliability of the data is guaranteed.
B)   The validity of the data is guaranteed.
C)   The accuracy of the data is guaranteed.
D)   Neither the reliability, validity or accuracy of the data is guaranteed.

Question 20

Describe a study for which the secondary analysis of existing data is the appropriate research method.What source would you use? What problems might you encounter and how would you resolve them?

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Exam 17: Analyzing Existing Data: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods

Which of the following is NOT illustrative of unobtrusive observations?

In comparison to coding the manifest content of communication,coding the latent content

Unobtrusive measures can reduce the problem of

Which of the following statements is true about historical/comparative analysis?

Content analysis can be done on newspaper materials and government documents but NOT on diaries and letters.

Professor Perlman was interested in comparing two textbooks to determine whether one used more sexist language than the other.Perlman counted the number of times a gender reference appeared in each book.Perlman was doing

Historical and comparative data analysis often is influenced by a particular theoretical paradigm.

An advantage of secondary analysis is that even with huge data novice researchers can conduct the data analysis swiftly.

Describe the difference between primary and secondary sources in historical research and the cautions to keep in mind when using each type of source.

Whish of the following statements is true about coding in content analysis

Professor Perlman from question 3 found that textbook A contained the word "he" 80 times,whereas textbook B contained it 20 times.In addition,textbook A used the word "chairman" 16 times,whereas textbook B used it only 4 times.Perlman was correct in concluding that

Professor Jenner was interested in using Census Bureau data to examine the trend in unemployment rates in the United States.However,Jenner's definition of unemployment did not match the one used by the Census Bureau.Jenner was dealing with the issue of

An example of unobtrusive data collection is

Which of the following statements is true about analyzing historical data?

Describe a study for which content analysis is the appropriate research method.Discuss how you would use manifest and latent coding.Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the two coding schemes.

Manifest coding has the advantage of tapping underlying meanings,while reliability is an advantage of latent coding.

Historical and comparative researchers can use both qualitative and quantitative analytic techniques.

The adage that you must walk a mile in another person's shoes before judging the person is similar to which of the following concepts?

Which of the following statements is true about utilizing official records for data?

Describe a study for which the secondary analysis of existing data is the appropriate research method.What source would you use? What problems might you encounter and how would you resolve them?