Question 1

An official who serves clients and records data about them for official records is known as a/an ______.

Accepted Answer

A) street-level bureaucrat 
B) informant 
C) stakeholder 
D) gatekeeper 
A) street-level bureaucrat 
B) informant 
C) stakeholder 
D) gatekeeper A

Question 2

Karl Marx and Emile Durkheim both used secondary data analysis in their research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

What are the major advantages of using the method of secondary data analysis? Limitations?

Accepted Answer

Advantages: It allows analyses of social processes in other inaccessible settings; it saves time and money; it allows the researcher to avoid data collection problems; it facilitates comparison with other samples; it may allow inclusion of many more variables and a more diverse sample than otherwise would be feasible; and it may allow data from multiple studies to be combined.Limitations: The secondary data analyst cannot test or refine the methods to be used on the basis of preliminary feedback from the population or processes to be studied; it is not possible for the analyst to engage in the iterative process of making observations,developing concepts,or making more observations and refining concepts.

Question 4

The IPUMS data set provides consistent codes for U.S.Census data,beginning with the 1850 Census.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Qualitative data sets available for secondary data analysis can be found at ______.

Accepted Answer

A) the ESDS Qualidata site 
B) the ICPSR collection 
C) the Human Relations Area Files 
D) all of these 
A) the ESDS Qualidata site 
B) the ICPSR collection 
C) the Human Relations Area Files 
D) all of these

Question 6

The secondary data analyst can engage in the iterative process by refining measures in the data set.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is not one of the advantages of secondary data analyses?

Accepted Answer

A) It may allow data from multiple studies to be combined. 
B) It allows analyses of social processes in other inaccessible settings. 
C) It allows the researcher to avoid data collection problems. 
D) It allows the methods to be refined on the basis of preliminary feedback from the population. 
A) It may allow data from multiple studies to be combined. 
B) It allows analyses of social processes in other inaccessible settings. 
C) It allows the researcher to avoid data collection problems. 
D) It allows the methods to be refined on the basis of preliminary feedback from the population.

Question 8

Much of the statistical data collected by U.S.federal agencies can be accessed through which website?

Accepted Answer

A) ICPSR 
B) NTIS 
C) U.S.Census 
D) American Fact Finder 
A) ICPSR 
B) NTIS 
C) U.S.Census 
D) American Fact Finder

Question 9

When researchers use data that have been collected by the U.S.Census Bureau,stored at the ICPSR,or published in archival collections,they are using ______.

Accepted Answer

A) primary data 
B) secondary data 
C) tertiary data 
D) nonempirical data 
A) primary data 
B) secondary data 
C) tertiary data 
D) nonempirical data

Question 10

Identify a disadvantage of engaging in secondary data analysis.

Accepted Answer

A) takes more time 
B) cannot test and refine the methods to be used 
C) cannot compare with other samples 
D) cannot allow data from multiple studies to be combined 
A) takes more time 
B) cannot test and refine the methods to be used 
C) cannot compare with other samples 
D) cannot allow data from multiple studies to be combined

Question 11

Who or what might least likely have a need to use Big Data?

Accepted Answer

A) a public utility 
B) a researcher 
C) a lawyer 
D) a statistician 
A) a public utility 
B) a researcher 
C) a lawyer 
D) a statistician

Question 12

The Current Population Survey provides a monthly record of ______.

Accepted Answer

A) births and deaths 
B) migration 
C) income and education 
D) employment and unemployment 
A) births and deaths 
B) migration 
C) income and education 
D) employment and unemployment

Question 13

To access most ICPSR data sets,a student or researcher must be affiliated with a member institution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The archive of historical and comparative data housed at the University of Michigan since 1962 but shared by over 300 international colleges,universities,and other institutions is known as the ______.

Accepted Answer

A) Integrated Public Use Microdata Series 
B) The National Technical Information Service 
C) The National Archive 
D) The Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research 
A) Integrated Public Use Microdata Series 
B) The National Technical Information Service 
C) The National Archive 
D) The Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research

Question 15

Define Big Data.

Accepted Answer

Massive data sets produced or

Question 16

Why is data quality a particularly sensitive issue in secondary data analysis?

Accepted Answer

Data quality is always a concern with se

Question 17

Which of the following is not a unique challenge a researcher may face when using secondary data analysis?

Accepted Answer

A) A researcher cannot facilitate comparisons with other samples. 
B) A researcher is unable to design data collection methods best suited for his or her research question. 
C) A researcher cannot engage in the iterative process of making observations and developing concepts. 
D) A researcher cannot make more observations and refine concepts based on the data. 
A) A researcher cannot facilitate comparisons with other samples. 
B) A researcher is unable to design data collection methods best suited for his or her research question. 
C) A researcher cannot engage in the iterative process of making observations and developing concepts. 
D) A researcher cannot make more observations and refine concepts based on the data.

Question 18

What is the U.S.Census? Explain its purpose,how often it is conducted,and how data collected from the census are made available.

Accepted Answer

The U.S.Census of Population and Housing

Question 19

The complete count census includes basic demographic measures,work indicators,immigration status,veteran status,disability status,and family composition information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

There are few methodological problems associated with secondary analysis because available data are generally of high quality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

An official who serves clients and records data about them for official records is known as a/an ______.

Karl Marx and Emile Durkheim both used secondary data analysis in their research.

What are the major advantages of using the method of secondary data analysis? Limitations?

The IPUMS data set provides consistent codes for U.S.Census data,beginning with the 1850 Census.

Qualitative data sets available for secondary data analysis can be found at ______.

The secondary data analyst can engage in the iterative process by refining measures in the data set.

What is not one of the advantages of secondary data analyses?

Much of the statistical data collected by U.S.federal agencies can be accessed through which website?

When researchers use data that have been collected by the U.S.Census Bureau,stored at the ICPSR,or published in archival collections,they are using ______.

Identify a disadvantage of engaging in secondary data analysis.

Who or what might least likely have a need to use Big Data?

The Current Population Survey provides a monthly record of ______.

To access most ICPSR data sets,a student or researcher must be affiliated with a member institution.

The archive of historical and comparative data housed at the University of Michigan since 1962 but shared by over 300 international colleges,universities,and other institutions is known as the ______.

Define Big Data.

Why is data quality a particularly sensitive issue in secondary data analysis?

Which of the following is not a unique challenge a researcher may face when using secondary data analysis?

What is the U.S.Census? Explain its purpose,how often it is conducted,and how data collected from the census are made available.

The complete count census includes basic demographic measures,work indicators,immigration status,veteran status,disability status,and family composition information.

There are few methodological problems associated with secondary analysis because available data are generally of high quality.

The Science, society, and Social Research

The Process and Problems of Social Research

Research Ethics and Research Proposals

Conceptualization and Measurement

Sampling and Generalizability

Research Design and Causation

Experiments

Survey Research

Quantitative Data Analysis

Qualitative Methods

Qualitative Data Analysis

Mixed Methods

Evaluation and Policy Research

Research Using Historical and Comparative Data and Content Analysis

Summarizing and Reporting

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Exam 14: Research Using Secondary Data and Big Data

An official who serves clients and records data about them for official records is known as a/an ______.

Karl Marx and Emile Durkheim both used secondary data analysis in their research.

What are the major advantages of using the method of secondary data analysis? Limitations?

The IPUMS data set provides consistent codes for U.S.Census data,beginning with the 1850 Census.

Qualitative data sets available for secondary data analysis can be found at ______.

The secondary data analyst can engage in the iterative process by refining measures in the data set.

What is not one of the advantages of secondary data analyses?

Much of the statistical data collected by U.S.federal agencies can be accessed through which website?

When researchers use data that have been collected by the U.S.Census Bureau,stored at the ICPSR,or published in archival collections,they are using ______.

Identify a disadvantage of engaging in secondary data analysis.

Who or what might least likely have a need to use Big Data?

The Current Population Survey provides a monthly record of ______.

To access most ICPSR data sets,a student or researcher must be affiliated with a member institution.

The archive of historical and comparative data housed at the University of Michigan since 1962 but shared by over 300 international colleges,universities,and other institutions is known as the ______.

Define Big Data.

Why is data quality a particularly sensitive issue in secondary data analysis?

Which of the following is not a unique challenge a researcher may face when using secondary data analysis?

What is the U.S.Census? Explain its purpose,how often it is conducted,and how data collected from the census are made available.

The complete count census includes basic demographic measures,work indicators,immigration status,veteran status,disability status,and family composition information.

There are few methodological problems associated with secondary analysis because available data are generally of high quality.

The Science, society, and Social Research

The Process and Problems of Social Research

Research Ethics and Research Proposals

Conceptualization and Measurement

Sampling and Generalizability

Research Design and Causation

Experiments

Survey Research

Quantitative Data Analysis

Qualitative Methods

Qualitative Data Analysis

Mixed Methods

Evaluation and Policy Research

Research Using Historical and Comparative Data and Content Analysis

Summarizing and Reporting

Filters