Test 2 Flashcards
What makes a bad survey question?
Double-barreled questions, negative questioning, biased wording, leading questions.
If we are 95% certain that our sample Staticstics (57% voted for Smith, and 43% for Jones) are with in +/- 6 percent points of the population parameter. What are we 95% certain of?
Smith will win the election
To demonstrate causation and also generalize the study’s population, what research method should be used?
Panel Survey
An increase in sample size brings about what?
Decrease in sampling error and an increase in statistical power.
Researchers aim to study media use among low-education Americans. They are worried about the readability levels of this audience, what should they do?
Pretest the questions on a sample of low-education Americans
Survey Methods are not …
the best method for demonstrating causation
_______ Questions have a respondent select an answer for a list provided.
Closed-ended
As a general rule, a questionnaire should be
Spread out, uncluttered, relevant, and clear
A study has a randomly selected sample of undergraduate students and TAMU. who can the study make generalizations to?
Undergrads at TAMU
What’s wrong with the survey question “Would you not say that crime is not a serious problem in the US?
does not Avoid negative items
What makes a bad survey question?
Double-barreled questions, negative questioning, biased wording, leading questions.
If we are 95% certain that our sample Staticstics (57% voted for Smith, and 43% for Jones) are with in +/- 6 percent points of the population parameter. What are we 95% certain of?
Smith will win the election
To demonstrate causation and also generalize the study’s population, what research method should be used?
Panel Survey
An increase in sample size brings about what?
Decrease in sampling error and an increase in statistical power.
Researchers aim to study media use among low-education Americans. They are worried about the readability levels of this audience, what should they do?
Pretest the questions on a sample of low-education Americans
