Deck 12: Data Management: Coding,tabulation,and Simple Data Presentation

Question 1

Which of the following consist of rectangles whose width often represents the class intervals and the height represents quantity or amount?

A)Pie charts
B)Bar graphs
C)Frequency polygons
D)All of the above

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following involves checking the work of coders for accuracy?

A)Code checking
B)Code testing
C)Coder monitoring
D)Coder exactness

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following refers to the number of crimes divided by population,per 100,000 population?

A)Recidivism rate
B)Delinquency rate
C)Violation rate
D)Crime rate

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following refers to the process of introducing or controlling for third variables control or test factors)by subclassifying original tables?

A)Amplification
B)Expansion
C)Augmentation
D)Elaboration

Question 5

Which of the following refers to a guidebook for numerically classifying each question to be coded?

A)Reference book
B)Legend
C)Codebook
D)Guidebook

Question 6

Which of the following are a highly inaccurate means of depicting crime change that fails to control for population growth?

A)Crime graphs
B)Crime charts
C)Crime maps
D)Crime clocks

Question 7

Which of the following,when keyed to questionnaire items,enables the identification and examination of questionnaire content to ensure proper coverage,balance,and non-duplication of items?

A)Q-list
B)Variables list
C)Examination list
D)Questionnaire key

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT one of the steps in the data management process?

A)Collecting the information with the data-gathering instrument
B)Using a codebook
C)Transferring this information onto a codesheet
D)Excluding all data which do not conform with stated hypothesis

Question 9

Which of the following are presentations of quantitative data in a summary or uniform fashion?

A)Charts
B)Graphs
C)Clocks
D)Tables

Question 10

Which of the following are meaningful ways of standardizing data so that useful comparisons can be made between unequal populations?

A)Rates
B)Proportions
C)Percentages
D)All of the above

Question 11

Which of the following must be completed prior to the actual coding?

A)Cleaning
B)Manipulation
C)Editing
D)Expurgation

Question 12

Which of the following involves double checking the data file in search of errors,many of which are inevitable despite the conscientiousness of workers?

A)Data verification
B)File accuracy search
C)Entry accuracy verification
D)None of the above

Question 13

Which of the following should be planned at the beginning of a project rather than at the end?

A)Finding sources
B)Data analysis
C)Research assistants
D)None of the above

Question 14

Which of the following refers to graphical circles whose pieces represent proportions of some phenomenon and total 100 percent?

A)Pie charts
B)Bar graphs
C)Frequency polygons
D)All of the above

Question 15

Which of the following depicts the frequency or percentages of the midpoint of each score value are plotted and connected by a straight line that begins and ends at the baseline.

A)Pie charts
B)Bar graphs
C)Frequency polygons
D)All of the above

Question 16

Which of the following is the assignment of numerical values to responses information)gathered by a research instrument?

A)Coding
B)Editing
C)Syncing
D)Merging

Question 17

Which of the following is the most widely used means of inputting data?

A)Voice-to-text
B)Hand-to-hand
C)Voice data entry
D)Keyboard entry

Question 18

Which of the following involves summarizing and using univariate statistics?

A)Complex computations
B)Complex data presentation
C)Simple data presentation
D)Simple computations

Question 19

Which of the following tables consists of a two-variable cross tabulation and examines how one variable influences the other?

A)Bilateral table
B)Bivariate table
C)Parallel table
D)None of the above

Question 20

Which of the following is concerned with the process by which the raw data gathered by some instrument or measurement are converted into numbers for analysis purposes?

A)Analysis management
B)Data analysis
C)Data management
D)Process management

Question 21

Programming is the assignment of numerical values to responses information)gathered by a research instrument.

Question 22

Which of the following,despite no relationship in the original bivariate table,a relationship occurs in the partial tables.

A)Explanation
B)Replication
C)Interpretation
D)Suppression

Question 23

Bivariate tables,or those in which there is a two-variable cross tabulation,examine how one variable influences the other.

Question 24

Recidivism rate is the number of crimes divided by population,per 100,000 population.

Question 25

Prior to the actual coding,the questionnaires must be edited.

Question 26

Which of the following occurs when the partial table relationships weaken or disappear and the control variable is an intervening one occurs between X and Y)?

A)Explanation
B)Replication
C)Interpretation
D)Suppression

Question 27

A variables list keyed to questionnaire items enables the identification and examination of questionnaire content to ensure proper coverage,balance,and non-duplication of items.

Question 28

Replication occurs when the relationship observed in the original bivariate table weakens or disappears in the partial tables.

Question 29

Rates,proportions,percentages,and ratios are meaningful ways of standardizing data so that useful comparisons can be made between unequal populations.

Question 30

Elaboration refers to the process of introducing or controlling for third variables control or test factors)by subclassifying original tables.

Question 31

Explanation takes place when the partial tables replicate or reproduce the relationship in the original table.

Question 32

Which of the following occurs when the relationship observed in the original bivariate table weakens or disappears in the partial tables?

A)Explanation
B)Replication
C)Interpretation
D)Suppression

Question 33

Data management is concerned with the process by which the raw data gathered by some instrument or measurement are converted into numbers for analysis purposes.

Question 34

A programming ledger is a guidebook for numerically classifying each question to be coded.

Question 35

Crime clocks are a highly accurate means of depicting crime change due to their ability to account for population growth.

Question 36

Data checking involves checking the work of coders for accuracy.

Question 37

Which of the following takes place when the partial tables replicate or reproduce the relationship in the original table?

A)Explanation
B)Replication
C)Interpretation
D)Suppression

Question 38

The keyboard entry technique is the most widely used means of inputting data.

Question 39

Data verification or cleaning involves double checking the data file in search of errors,many of which are inevitable despite the conscientiousness of workers.

Question 40

Pie charts are presentations of quantitative data in a summary or uniform fashion.

Question 41

__________ consist of rectangles where the width often represents the class intervals and the height represents quantity or amount.

Question 42

__________ are presentations of quantitative data in a summary or uniform fashion.

Question 43

__________ are simply circles pies)whose pieces represent proportions of some phenomenon and total 100 percent.

Question 44

The __________ entry technique is the most widely used means of inputting data.

Question 45

__________ are a highly inaccurate means of depicting crime change that fails to control for population growth.

Question 46

__________ is concerned with the process by which the raw data gathered by some instrument or measurement are converted into numbers for analysis purposes.

Question 47

A __________ is a blank score sheet on which questions can be coded.

Question 48

A __________ is a guidebook for numerically classifying each question to be coded.

Question 49

A __________ keyed to questionnaire items enables the identification and examination of questionnaire content to ensure proper coverage,balance,and non-duplication of items.

Question 50

Suppression takes place when relationships occur in the partial tables even though there is no original bivariate relationship.

Question 51

Interpretation occurs when the partial table relationships weaken or disappear and the control variable is an intervening one occurs between X and Y).

Question 52

The major types of elaboration are: replication,specification,explanation,interpretation,and suppression.

Question 53

__________ or those in which there is a two-variable cross tabulation,examine how one variable influences the other.

Question 54

__________ or cleaning involves double checking the data file in search of errors,many of which are inevitable despite the conscientiousness of workers.

Question 55

__________ refers to the process of introducing or controlling for third variables control or test factors)by subclassifying original tables.

Question 56

_________ is the assignment of numerical values to responses information)gathered by a research instrument.

Question 57

Graphic or pictorial presentations include pie charts,bar graphs,and frequency polygons.

Question 58

__________ involves checking the work of coders for accuracy.

Question 59

__________ refers to the number of crimes divided by population,per 100,000 population.

Question 60

Identify and discuss the various methods used to standardize data so that useful comparisons can be made between unequal populations.

Question 61

Identify and discuss the general rules for percentaging a table.

Question 62

Define and discuss elaboration.

Question 63

Identify and discuss the steps in reading a table.

Question 64

Identify and discuss the various types of graphic presentation discussed in the text.