Research Methods - Exam 3

Surveys should begin with __________ questions.

Ordering your interview so information is chronological

Sampling in which each subject has an equal chance of being selected:

Identify the problem with the following question:

A weakness of field research is that:

Researchers should wait no longer than ______ hours to write up field notes

______ are documenting steps that you took in the research process

a sample will be representative of the population from which it is drawn if:

Interview schedule which starts with a main topic and then go to subtopic questions

Surveys should end with __________ questions.

Sorting and applying meaning to your qualitative findings by finding themes and patterns

Select sample based on researcher's judgement and purpose of study

Questionnaires must have:

Sample selected so it will be representative of assumed population

Field research where subjects know researcher, who observes without becoming a participant

A focus group made of police officers from the same department

A focus group made of people from around Missouri who like ice cream

Identify the problem with the following question:

A "very good" response rate is at least:

Create groups, then sample from within each group

this method focuses on detailed and accurate description rather than explanation

A structure of predetermined questions or topical areas to be discussed

A scale of your opinion ranging from 1 to 7 is an example of a:

Field research where the researcher participates and is known to subjects

______ are documenting how you coded data

Questions in a series which depend on the answer of the previous question are called:

Nodding to encourage someone to continue with their answer during an interview

Asking respondent to expand on or explain their answer

A response rate adequate for statistics is at least:

The most important part of survey research is:

Create groups, then randomly select a few groups, and sample all members of each group

Field research where the researcher observes without becoming a participant

field research can be quantitative or qualitative

What is the most common/frequently used method of research?

Identify the problem with the following question:

Systematic sampling is...

Find more members of sample through info from other members of sample

Identify the problem with the following question:

informal 'chat' where conversation flows organically

Selecting every nth subject in the population

The researcher's subjectivity or bias and the meaning they give to information from the subject

What is the most common sampling technique for field interviews?

Interview schedule which starts with many small topics which eventually form a main topic

______ are documenting ways to explore relationships in the data

Use subjects which are easily accessible; do not "search"

Field research where the research fully participates and is not known to subjects

Using the same set of answer categories for multiple questions is called:

Asking for a single answer to a combination question is called:

the main feature of probability (vs. non-probability) sampling is:

Identify the problem with the following question: