At the nominal level of measurement, a variable's attributes are exhaustive
when:
all variables are in order.
every case has one attribute.
every case can be classified into one of the categories.
all variables have a mathematical interpretation.
Few resources, less qualified teachers, and lower academic performance are
characteristics of:
high poverty schools.
schools that offer aftercare programs.
schools that offer breakfast programs.
racially diverse schools.
A researcher who reverses the order of the response choices in an index and
then re-administers that index to subjects is likely trying to establish
reliability.
test-retest
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interobserver
alternate-forms
split-halves
Open ended questions are most often used in research involving:
highly educated participants and academic research questions.
complex concepts and a small sample.
psychological issues and children.
ambiguous questions and anonymous participants.
Which level of measurement is also called the qualitative level?
Ordinal
Ratio
Interval
Nominal
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Which of the following is NOT an unobtrusive measure, as outlined by Webb
et al. (2000)?
Natural analysis
Physical trace evidence
Available data
Contrived observation
A good fixed choice response must be:
ambiguous and obscure.
applicable and simple.
mutually exclusive and exhaustive.
reliable and unbiased.
The absolute standard of poverty was developed by:
Christine Hahn
Patrick Allen
Maryann Hayes
Mollie Orshansky
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The ratio level of measurement identifies variables whose variables have no
mathematical interpretation.
True
False
Reliability is a prerequisite for measurement validity.
True
False
Direct observation may be a primary or supplementary form of measurement
in a study.
True
False
Data derived from historical documents or policy reports would be
considered an unobtrusive measure.
True
False
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How many steps are involved in systematic random sampling?
Two
Three
Four
Five
When evaluating sample quality, it is important to have a clear
understanding about the:
affiliation of the researcher(s).
ethnicity of the population.
population the sample is supposed to represent.
publication history of the researcher(s).
Which type of sampling ensures that the sample represents certain
characteristics in proportion to the population?
quota
random
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purposive
snowball
Snowball sampling would be most useful for studying which one of the
following groups?
First graders exhibiting aggressive behavior toward their classmates
Male fourth grade teachers
Seventh grade teachers who eat salad for lunch
Elementary school children who have experienced bullying
Individual members of a sample whose characteristics are being measured
are called:
elements.
sampling frame.
enumerators.
sampling units.
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Which type of research would be most likely to involve a nonprobability
sampling method?
Qualitative research
Periodic research
Quantitative research
Mixed research
A study sampling students at Pine Ridge Elementary in Beachside, Iowa
would represent the population of:
all elementary students in Iowa.
all students at Pine Ridge Elementary.
all kindergarten students in Beachside, Iowa.
all students in the United States.
What is the primary limitation of cluster sampling compared to simple
random samples?
The sample is not representative of the population.
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The sampling error is greater.
There is too much homogeneity.
It is only a one-stage procedure.
Which sampling method relies on a random selection procedure?
Probability sampling
Nonresponsive selection
Reactive selection
Nonprobability sampling
Generalizability will be unknown in qualitative research involving small,
unrepresentative samples.
True
False
Understanding sampling distributions is the foundation for understanding
how statisticians can estimate sampling error.
True
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False
In order to evaluate the quality of a sample, the population must be clearly
stated.
True
False
Random selection is typically a haphazard process.
True
False
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