Exam 2: Sample Questions Flashcards
In class, we discussed a study in New Orleans that examined the causal relationship between media use and social capital. Which of the following are true about it?
A. It’s evaluation was qualitative
B. It relied on cross-sectional survey methods.
C. It relied on longitudinal cross-survey methods.
D. It relied on panel survey methods
E. all of these are true
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In class, we discussed the evaluation of orphan support Africa. 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 snowball sampling D. It relies on panel surveys E. all of the above are true
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In class we discussed HINTS, which of the following is true about it?
A. It involves qualitative data B. it relies on cross sectional survey methods C. It relies on snowball sampling D. It relies on panel surveys E. all of the above are true
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A recent poll was conducted with a random sample of likely voters in an upcoming election. The poll shows that we are 95% certain that our sample statistics (i.e. that 57% plan to vote for Mr. Smith and 43% plan to vote for Ms. Jones) are within plus or minus 6 percent points of the population perimeter. Which of the following can we be 95% sure of?
A. Mr.Smith and Ms. Jones will Tie in the election.
B. Mr.Smith will win the election.
C. Ms.Jones will win the election.
D. Ms.Jones will win or tie the election.
E. None of them are correct
B. Mr.Smith will win the election
We are 95% sure of our statistics which show that 57% will vote for Mr.Smith
In class we discussed the evaluation of the Kansas Health Foundation. To indicate levels of campaign exposure and outcome variables, it relied on telephone interviews with unique individuals, which were conducted at multiple points in time. Which of the following are true about it?
A. Its evaluation was quantitative
B. The campaign aimed to improve your health.
C. It involved measures of social capital.
D. It relied on longitudinal cross sectional survey methods.
E. All of the above are true.
E. All of the above are true.
According to class lecture, which of the following is a most-justifiable study when using online survey methods?
A. A study of senior citizen health habits.
B. A student of american senior citizen health habits.
C. A study of american health habits.
D. A study of teenage health habits.
E. A study of newspaper political news content.
D. A study of teenage health habits.
The majority of people on the web are teens and educated people!!!!!
Researchers aim to study media use among low-education Americans. They are using a mail survey and are concerned with reliability levels of this audience. What should the researchers do?
A. Make the questions complex.
B. Make the questions readable at a 12th grade level.
C. Pretest the questions on a sample of low-education Americans.
D. Use open-ended questions.
E. Use a non-random sample.
C. Pretest the questions on a sample of low-education Americans.
Which of the following is NOT true of survey methods?
A. Useful in describing large populations.
B. Provide flexibility.
C. Permit using standardized questions.
D. Best method for demonstrating causation.
E. With randomization, allow for creating representative samples.
D. Best method for demonstrating causation.
Surveys do not demonstrate causation!!!!
____________ questions have a respondent select an answer from a list provided.
A. Open-ended B. Pre-test C. Experimental D. Closed-ended E. None of the above are true
D. Closed-ended
A general rule for writing questionnaires should be ____________ .
A. Spread B. Uncluttered C. Relevant D. Clear E. All of the above
E. All of the above
A study has randomly selected a sample of undergrad students at Texas A&M. To whom can the study make proper generalizations?
A. Adults in Bryan/College Station B. Students at Texas A&M University C. Undergrad students at Texas A&M University. D.Students at all U.S. Universities E. All of the above
C. Undergrad students at Texas A&M University.
-Why?
In general, survey research is an appropriate observational method for __________ .
A. Describing a population too large to observe directly.
B. Descriptive, exploratory, and explanatory purposes.
C. The measurement of attitudes prevalent in a larger population.
D. Studies that have individual people as the unit of analysis.
E. All of these choices are correct.
E. All of these choices are correct.
Which question construction guideline does the following questionnaire item most clearly violate? “Would you not say that crime is not a serious problem in the U.S.?”
A. Avoid double-barreled questions B. Avoid short terms C. Avoid biased terms D. Avoid meaningful questions E. Avoid negative items
E. Avoid negative items.
After conducting a telephone survey, Cr. Erving compared the demographics of his sample to the demographics of his intended population of interest. Dr. Erving find that the sample has 62% female respondents, while the population has only 51% female. What type of problem does this represent?
A. Sampling error B. Sampling bias C. Statistical error D. Confidence interval error E. Seismic error
B. Sampling bias
Researchers want to demonstrate causation–and also want their findings to be generalizations to their study’s population. What research method should they use?
Panel survey
Best way to demonstrate causation is lab experiment, but they do not come up with findings that are generalizable (weakness of lab experiments); conducted on non-random
