Research and Writing Exam II Review

Which of the following is a common weakness of qualitative field research?

Which of the following is a weakness of secondary analysis of survey data?

Which of the following allows the researcher to detect any effects of the experiment itself?

The use of more than one set of data that were collected over time so that comparisons may be made is known as

Which of these is a weakness of survey research?

Which of these is NOT one of the three types of unobtrusive research discussed in this course?

Which these is a weakness with using existing statistics?

Which topics are most appropriate for field research?

What is the primary purpose of calculating the standard deviation of a data set?

___ is the classifying or categorizing individual pieces of data, coupled with some kind of retrieval system.

What is the primary goal of Participatory Action Research?

Which of the following is the primary goal of multivariate analysis?

Which of these is a report on social life that focuses on detailed and accurate description rather than explanation?

In connection with content analysis, ___ refers to the concrete terms contained in a communication

The in-depth examination of a single instance of some social phenomenon is

__ is the study of recorded human communications, such as books, websites, paintings, and laws.

Which of these measurements of a dependent variable among subjects before they are exposed to a stimulus?

In which method of research is an independent variable manipulated to observe changes in dependent variables?

What is the primary purpose of using contingency questions in survey research?

Recognizing the underlying message of terms such as "liberty" and "freedom" in a political speech is an example of

Research undertaken for the purpose of determining the impact of some social intervention is known as

The possibility that the conclusions drawn from experimental results may not accurately reflect experiment is known as

The main focus of grounded theory in qualitative research is

A ___ is a survey question intended for only some respondents, determined by their responses to some other question.

An experimental design in which neither the subjects nor the experimenters known which is the experimental group is a(n)

Because Evaluation Research occurs in "real life" conditions

Which of these is a weakness of content analysis?

The numerical representation and manipulation of observations for the purpose of describing and explaining is

A group of subjects to whom no experimental stimulus is administered is a

The average of a data set is known as the