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Question 1
Questionnaire organization should include
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all of the above
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Question 2
The validity of a phone survey may be undermined when
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both a and b are correct
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Question 3
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In her study of community policing (1999), Susan Miller adopted the role of
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complete observer
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Question 4
The best survey method is
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ultimately determine determined by the study's unique features and
goals rather than by any absolute standard of what the best survey is
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Question 5
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Researchers should make every effort to expunge possible identifying material
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only a and C
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Question 6
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A researcher may choose to use several related questions in order to measure a
variable, which is known as
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an index or scale
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Question 7
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Ramon introduces himself at the regular monthly meeting of the Fraternal Order of
Police as a researcher who wishes to learn about how the organization is
structured. He is granted permission to attend meetings and interview members
whenever mutually agreeable arrangements can be made. He becomes a regular
figure at meetings, sitting in a back row and taking notes. His role as a field
researcher is that of:
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complete observer
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Question 8
Boas and Malinowski were researchers who laid the foundation for
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modern qualitative methods while doing field research in the early
20th
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Question 9
An example of an omnibus survey is the
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GSS
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Question 10
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if the researcher is interested in utilization of police services by assault victims, it is
helpful to establish victimization with
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a filter question
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Question 11
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Examining relationships is the centerpiece of the analytic process because it
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allows the researcher to move from simple description to explanations
of why things happened as they did
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Question 12
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There are no set standards for evaluating the validity or authenticity of conclusions
in a qualitative study, but Becker (1958) argues that the data can be assessed in
terms criteria such as:
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All of the above
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Question 13
Qualitative data analysis focuses on text rather than on
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numerical data
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Question 14
Likert-type responses generally ask respondents to
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indicate the extent to which they agree or disagree with a statement
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Question 15
Needs Grading
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of electronic survey formats. When
would they be preferable to other formats? In what instances could they be
combined with other formats in a mixed-mode design to overcome the
disadvantages of the individual formats?
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An online survey is one of the methods used for data collection in
the quantitative survey. This type of questionnaire is
available online which allows the author to obtain responses from
anywhere.Survey response rates across all data collection modes
have experienced a steady decline for decades. Often a mixed-
mode approach is used to increase response rates by providing
different alternatives to participate in surveys, depending on
respondents’ preferences or resources. Some people may not
have access to a computer at home or may not feel skilled with
computers; in these instances a phone or in-person interviews are
more appropriate than online surveys. In studies about sensitive
topics with people that can only be reached via in-person
interviews, computer-assisted personal interviews can be mixed
with computer-assisted self-administered surveys so that the
person can answer – directly on the computer – questions that
feel too embarrassing to answer out loud in front of the
interviewer. Another factor, which usually affects response rates
negatively, is long surveys, which unfortunately have become too
common. Faced with tight budgets and short deadlines, many
research clients often cram as many questions as possible,
particularly in online surveys, trying to capture data on all
possible issues (current and old) in the few studies they can
afford. Research has shown that as the survey length increases,
response rates increase and data quality deteriorates. The best
way to reduce drop rates related to survey length is to make
surveys shorter, although it has been argued that good survey
design can also reduce drop rates in long surveys. Cost is often
one of factors that weighs heavily on the decision about what
data collection mode to use. Multiple data collection methods can
help mitigate the cost of certain research projects, especially if
the study requires reaching low-incidence groups or groups not
accessible with a certain mode. Currently, online surveys are the
most cost-effective of all data collection methods, so they are
often combined with other more expensive modes like phone or
in-person interviews to reach smaller subsets of the sample to
increase coverage. For instance, in tracking studies that require
samples from the general population and the Hispanic segment,
we may direct the general population sample and part of the
Hispanic sample to online surveys, while the rest of the Hispanic
sample is recruited by phone-to-Web, phone-to-central location or
phone-to-central location-to-Web.Despite all the benefits of
mixed-mode surveys, researchers and clients must be aware of a
major limitation of using multiple data collection modes in the
same study. The use of different modes introduces measurement
error because people answer questions in different ways
depending on the collection mode. There are three key factors
that usually influence how people answer: question formulation,
sense activation, and presence of interviewer.
