Answer Options:
It specifies how information (interpretation) will be gathered.
It should specify the unit of measurement used to gather the information.
It should avoid questions used to gather the information in the respondent’s frame of reference.
It should avoid questions used to gather the information in the researcher’s frame of reference.
Answer: It should avoid questions used to gather the information in the respondent’s frame of reference.
Question: A sample that absorbs all wavelengths of the spectrum will appear _____.
Answer Options:
Blue
White
Black
Yellow
Answer: Black
Question: Which of the following formats provides more than two possible choices?
Answer Options:
the dichotomous format
the multiple-choice format
the many format
none of the above; no question has more than two possible choices
Answer: the multiple-choice format
Question: Which of the following formats provides response options to questions on the questionnaire?
Answer Options:
pre-existing response options format
categorical response format
categorical open-ended format
precoded format
open-ended with response options format
Answer: precoded format
Question: A sample is a subset of a group that should:
Answer Options:
Include everyone in the population
Represent the entire group (population)
Represent a group within the population
Be as inexpensive as possible
None of the above
Answer: Represent the entire group (population)
Question: A ______ is defined as an accounting of everyone in the population.
Answer Options:
population
sample frame
consumable sample
total sample
census
Answer: census
Question: It is the researcher’s responsibility to select only sample frames that:
Answer Options:
perfectly represent the true population.
have the least amount of error at a reasonable cost.
have no error regardless of the cost.
have error limited to 20%-30%.
none of the above; researchers do not choose the sample frame.
Answer: have the least amount of error at a reasonable cost.
Question: What are the three basic question-response formats?
Answer Options:
unipolar, bipolar, and neutral
open-ended, closed-ended and aids-permitted
open-ended, categorical and metric
closed-ended, continuous and open-ended
open-ended, closed-ended, unipolar
Answer: open-ended, closed-ended and aids-permitted
Question: If a researcher uses an ______ question format, there is a response probe in the form of a follow-up question instructing the interviewer to ask for additional information.
Answer Options:
unaided open-ended
aided open-ended
response-probed
continuous response
categorical, close-ended
Answer: response-probed
Question: Sample methods that embody random sampling are often termed ______.
Answer Options:
probability sampling methods.
nonprobability sampling methods.
congruent sampling methods.
incongruent sampling methods.
randomized sampling methods.
Answer: probability sampling methods.
Question: Which sampling method is not based on fairness, equity or equal chance?
Answer Options:
non-reality sampling
disproportionate sampling
stratified sampling
nonprobability sampling
Answer: nonprobability sampling
Question: Most research projects do not follow an orderly, step-by-step process.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: False
Question: Researchers can perform statistically analyses on qualitative data.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: If a researcher wanted the respondent to simply answer a question with no additional information, he or she would likely use a/an:
Answer Options:
unaided open-ended format
aided open-ended format
response probed format
continuous response format
categorical, close-ended format
Answer: categorical, close-ended format
Question: The ______ format asks respondents to indicate their degree of agreement or disagreement with a statement.
Answer Options:
Likert scale
semantic differential
constant sum scale
Likert Scale
Answer: Likert scale
Question: A list of the members of the population and a skip interval are used in which of the following sampling methods?
Answer Options:
simple random
systematic
cluster
stratified
convenient take
Answer: systematic