Exam 2 Lecture 5: Surveys Flashcards
What are the four advantages of self administered surveys as discussed in class?
Cheaper and faster than face to face surveys
National is the same cost as local mailing
Requires small staff
More willingness to anwser controversial items
What are the three advantages of interview surveys as discussed in class?
fewer incomplete questions
more effective for complicated questions
face to face is more intimate
What are the three strengths of survey research as discussed in class?
They are useful in describing large populations
They are flexible
Standardized questions
What are the five weaknesses of survey research as discussed in class?
The questions may not exactly apply to everyone equally.
They cannot consider the context of social life, because they are so candid.
Questions cannot be edited or removed once the survey has begun.
Artificial answers to questions.
Weak on activity
Primary Analysis
The process of gaining information from your own analysis.
Secondary Analysis
The process of gaining information by analysis of other researcher’s analyses.
What statistical information about an election can one gain from the following information:
Romney: 17%
Cain: 17%
Perry: 12%
Gingrich: 8%
Bachmann: 4%
Santorum: 3%
Huntsman: 2%
Since we don’t know what the sampling error is, we can’t draw any conclusions about the statistics.
In order to do so, we would need the following information as well:
- Of 1001 registered voters, with 324 likey GOP primary voters.
- Sampling error of +/-6% for likely GOP primary voters
What disease did Dr. Boudain’s grandma have in the 1920’s that was said to would shorten her life as diagnosed by her doctors?
She had a disease similar to polio
How old is Dr. Boudain’s grandma currently?
She is 95
What is the U.S. Census used for by the government and who is surveyed?
It is used to allocate congressional seats, electoral votes, and government program funding.
Its respondents include citizens, non citizens legal residents, non citizen long term visitors and illegal immigrants
True or False?
The U.S. Census is mandated by the constitution, and the first one took place in 1777.
Partly True.
The census IS mandated by the constitution, but the first one did not take place on 1777 but 1790.
True or False?
Records and data specific to individual respondents along with aggregate statistical data are both availible to the public as soon as the census is completed and processed.
Partly True.
Statistical data of the aggregate population IS availible to the public as soon as the census is completed and processed but records and data specific to individuals are not availible until 72 years after the census’ have been completed.
In class we discussed the us census. which of the following are true about it? A. it involves qualitative data.
B. It relies on cross sectional survey methods.
C. It relies on stratified random sampling.
D. It relies on panel survey methods.
E. All of the above are true.
E. All of the above are true.
baseline
an assesment of the population before youv’e administered your campaign. (what were peopls beliefes before we tried to pursuade them?)
