Chapter 8 - Surveys Flashcards
structured interview
interview w/ highly specific objectives; all questions written beforehand, asked in same order for all respondents; interviewer’s remarks are standardized
closed-ended question
require respondents to choose from answers provided
open-ended question
respondents answer in their own words
descriptive survey
survey undertaken to provide estimates of the characteristics of a population
explanatory survey
survey investigating relationships between two or more variables, often attempting to explain them in cause-and-effect terms
cross-sectional design
most common; data are gathered from a sample fo respondents at essentially one point in time
longitudinal design
design in which data are collected at more than one point in time
trend study
longitudinal design in which a research question is investigated by repeated surveys of independently selected samples of the same population
panel study
longitudinal design in which the same individuals are surveyed more than once, permitting the study of individual and group change
mixed-mode survey
a survey that uses more than one mode of data collection, either sequentially or concurrently, to sample and/or collect the data
double-barreled question
a question in which two separate ideas and presented together as a unit
leading question
question in which a possible answer is suggested or some answers are presented as more acceptable than others
coding
the sorting of data into numbered or textual categories
editing
checking data and correcting for errors in completed interviews or questionnaires
secondary analysis
analysis of survey or other data originally collected by another researcher, ordinarily for a different purpose
