Research Design Quiz #10 Flashcards
Improperly collected data can
- D
- L
Delay your research
* Lead to cancellation of your research
Although some of the best data comes from experimental designs, criminologist use many alternative data collection strategies which include
* S
* I
* O
* U
Surveys
Interviews
Observations
Unobtrusive means
We can measure all sorts of things with surveys to get valuable data
1) A
2) F
3) P
4) V
5) C B
6) A with C or S
1) Attitudes
2) Fears
3) Perceptions
4) Victimizations
5) Criminal behavior
6) Agreeance with concepts or statements
The two primary means of collecting data through surveys are _________ ________ and ___________
self-completing questionnaires and interviews
The key to a successful mail survey is getting a high
__________ rate.
response
Although oversampling by __% is generally recommended, some suggest greater
oversampling for mail surveys. The target is to have
* __% response within 2 weeks
* __% response within 2 weeks of a follow-up letter
* __% response within 2 weeks of the final contact
* You may have to follow up multiple times to achieve a good response rate
20%
40%
20%
10%
Mail surveys a popular method of getting data and allows for
- Gathering large samples
- Broader area coverage
- Minimized costs in terms of time and money
- No field staff is required
- Biased effects from interviews are eliminated
- Respondents have greater privacy
- Respondents can answer questions with few constraints
Some drawbacks of mail surveys
- Poor response rate/nonresponse
- Poorly constructed surveys lacking uniformity will cause problems
- Respondents may answer in a different manner/question misinterpretation
- Survey fatigue
- Slow return rate impedes completing research
Disadvantages of self-administered survey:
Low return rate
* Nonresponse
* Misinterpretation/misunderstanding of questions
Self-administered surveys
Some benefits of this technique include:
- Can target large samples
- Can potentially gain access to virtually any desired population/group
- Covers wide geographic areas (the internet makes it globally accessible)
- Ease of data processing
- Cost efficiency
- Can address a wide variety of topics
There are different types of interviews we
can use to collect data:
1) Str
2) Se-Str
3) Un
4) In-D
1) Structured
2) Semi-Structured (a blend between structured and unstructured)
3) Unstructured
4) In-depth
_________ interviews are the most
commonly used interview approach in
criminal justice research
structured
Use close ended questions
* Questions are asked in the same
order each time
* Questions are asked in the same way
each time
* Easily administered
* Higher response rates
* Easy data processing
what kind of interview is this?
Structured
Disadvantages of structured interviews
- Cannot explore further than the
responses obtained - Time consuming/costly
- Limits the types of responses you can
get
Disadvantages of unstructured interviews:
- Quantifying responses can be
exceptionally difficult - Lack of quantified data is problematic
- More susceptible to intervening
and/or biasing effects/elements - Require a considerable amount of
training and knowledge to do them
the right way
