Question 1

Coding (by assistants)is typically consistent so there is no need for measuring reliability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

People are not aware that they are being studied in nonreactive research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Content analysis is not done with visual material.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In verifying data quality of existing statistics,Mr.Marsh discovers that the definition of "work injury" varies across different agencies and time.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) validity. 
B) reliability. 
C) topic understanding. 
D) ecological fallacy.

Question 5

Which of the following are things a researcher would do to conduct a study with physical evidence?

Accepted Answer

A) Identify a physical evidence measure of a behavior of interest. 
B) Compare the two variables of the hypothesis using quantitative data analysis. 
C) Systematically record the physical evidence. 
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 6

Identify one limitation of content analysis.

Accepted Answer

A) researcher competence 
B) coder's attitude 
C) interpretation of the content's significance 
D) definition of the details of the results

Question 7

______ can only describe what is in the text and reveal patterns in it.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ______ can only describe what is in...

Question 8

To operationalize variables in content analysis,a researcher creates a(n)______ system.

Accepted Answer

The answer of To operationalize variables in content analysis,a researcher...

Question 9

Content analysis is useful in three research issues,why is it especially useful with topics studied at a distance?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Content analysis is useful in three research...

Question 10

Disadvantages of quantitative nonreactive research include possible limited control over how the data are collected and the data are very easy to interpret.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is of most ethical concern when conducting physical evidence analysis?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is of most ethical concern when...

Question 12

Many measures in large bureaucratic organizations are social indicators.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Dr.Van Offer is using official existing statistics to support a theory that he has proposed.He has met the governor of the state where is research is being conducted and is very surprised when she calls and asks him to use the statistic in a different way that will not be "damaging" to her.
Discuss the ethical concerns in this incident and other nonreactive research.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Dr.Van Offer is using official existing statistics...

Question 14

Secondary data analysis is similar to existing statistics research in that

Accepted Answer

A) the methods require an enormous vocabulary. 
B) the researcher analyzes data that someone else collected. 
C) no computers are required. 
D) all work must be done covertly.

Question 15

When a researcher quotes statistics in excessive detail,this limitation is called

Accepted Answer

A) topic understanding. 
B) snowball theory. 
C) fallacy of misplaced concreteness. 
D) validity.

Question 16

The ______ is the single most valuable source of statistical information in the United States.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ______ is the single most valuable...

Question 17

When a researcher uses coding,s/he turns aspects of text content into quantitative variables.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

When government agencies stop collecting certain types of data,it can limit existing statistics and the data is then considered ______,one of the limitations of existing statistics research.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When government agencies stop collecting certain types...

Question 19

Content analysis is a(n)______ technique that lets a researcher explore both hidden and
visible content in communication messages.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Content analysis is a(n)______ technique that lets...

Question 20

Creativity has no place in nonreactive research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 8: Research With Non-Reactive Measures

Coding (by assistants)is typically consistent so there is no need for measuring reliability.

People are not aware that they are being studied in nonreactive research.

Content analysis is not done with visual material.

In verifying data quality of existing statistics,Mr.Marsh discovers that the definition of "work injury" varies across different agencies and time.This is an example of

Which of the following are things a researcher would do to conduct a study with physical evidence?

Identify one limitation of content analysis.

______ can only describe what is in the text and reveal patterns in it.

To operationalize variables in content analysis,a researcher creates a(n)______ system.

Content analysis is useful in three research issues,why is it especially useful with topics studied at a distance?

Disadvantages of quantitative nonreactive research include possible limited control over how the data are collected and the data are very easy to interpret.

What is of most ethical concern when conducting physical evidence analysis?

Many measures in large bureaucratic organizations are social indicators.

Secondary data analysis is similar to existing statistics research in that

When a researcher quotes statistics in excessive detail,this limitation is called

The ______ is the single most valuable source of statistical information in the United States.

When a researcher uses coding,s/he turns aspects of text content into quantitative variables.

When government agencies stop collecting certain types of data,it can limit existing statistics and the data is then considered ______,one of the limitations of existing statistics research.

Content analysis is a(n)______ technique that lets a researcher explore both hidden and visible content in communication messages.

Creativity has no place in nonreactive research.