Data Collection Tools and Procedures

Please read Chapter 5 in the Voices from the Field text, pages 109–121. Once you read this study, please address the following in a 2-3 page paper: At least 3 references outside of the 2 texts. Must cite all data, information, and text not original work.

1. Identify the method used to administer the survey. Was this the best choice? Explain your answer. 

2. Which questions are close-ended, and which are open-ended? What changes, if any, would you suggest are needed? Explain your answer.

3. What types of validity is this survey instrument likely to have (internal, external)? For this component of the question you can look at the discussion in Chapter 5 in Voices from the Field on the measurement quality and also in your digital book by Vito, Tewksbury, & Kunselman (pages 103–109).

4. Evaluate the questions concerning parental attachment and control. Were they effective? What changes, if needed, would you suggest? Explain your answer.

5. What is your opinion of the use of this questionnaire to explore the relationship between heavy metal music preference and delinquency? 

 The paper should be written in essay format. Please include a formal introduction, paragraphs that address each of the above issues, and a conclusion. The paper should be doubled-spaced, have a title page, page numbers, use 12-inch Times Roman font, cite all references using APA format