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Question 1
Questionnaire organization should include
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Question 2
all of the above
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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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Boas and Malinowski were researchers who laid the foundation for
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Question 4
modern qualitative methods while doing field research in the early
20th
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In order to measure violent victimizations, the NCVS uses
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screening questions to get the most relevant respondents to which
questions will apply
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Question 5
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In her study of community policing (1999), Susan Miller adopted the role of
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Question 6
complete observer
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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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Question 7
All of the above
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A systematic approach to sampling in participant observational research is
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theoretical sampling
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Likert-type responses generally ask respondents to
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Question 9
indicate the extent to which they agree or disagree with a statement
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Miller (2000) recruited young women from a residential facility to participate in her
research and paid them to refer other girls who were gang members. Although this is
common in snowball samples, one young woman decided to cash in on the deal by
initiating new young women into her gang. The ethical dilemma was
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that the initiation ceremony for the particular gang involved recruits to
the gang being "beaten into the gang"
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Question 10
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 11
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When no identifying information can be obtained about a respondent, the responses
are
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anonymous
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Question 12
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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 13
An example of an omnibus survey is the
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GSS
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Question 14
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A strategy that increases the reliability of observational data by using explicit rules
that standardize coding practices across observers is
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systematic observation
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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Advantages of the electronic survey would be the speed of the survey, the
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accessibility of the survey meaning that you could get the survey out to more
people quicker than you would be able to by sending it out via the mail system
or handing them out. You are able to complete the survey alone instead of
someone administering the survey. In person surveys are the most expensive
surveys, so mailing them out or emailing them would save money. I would use
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Question 15
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the in person survey format when I wanted the social interaction that you cannot
get from an electronic survey. A disadvantage would be the fear of fraud by
someone intercepting the surveys other than their intended target. Computer
hackers could get access to the information and use it for illegal means. Another
disadvantage of the electronic survey is the people that do not have the means
to access it without a computer device. I would prefer the electronic survey
when I had minimal time. You could combine the electronic with the in person
survey if you had someone administering the survey in person for the social
aspect but allowing the person to take the survey via electronic means for the
speed of the survey in a mixed-mode design.
