Question 1

_____________ is the extent to which responses provide accurate and complete information.

Accepted Answer

A)  Response quality 
B)  Response rate 
C)  Response bias 
D)  Response parameter 
A)  Response quality 
B)  Response rate 
C)  Response bias 
D)  Response parameter

Question 2

Why is question ordering important when it comes to creating a well-designed survey? In your answer, please make sure that you explain the importance of the response set, saliency, redundancy, consistency, and fatigue.

Accepted Answer

The order in which questions are present

Question 3

A _________ rate refers to the proportion of persons initially contacted who actually participate.

Accepted Answer

A)  Response 
B)  Completion 
C)  Survey 
D)  Interview 
A)  Response 
B)  Completion 
C)  Survey 
D)  Interview

Question 4

Please compare two types of survey (face to face, phone, mail, Internet, group, drop-off) in terms of overall cost, potential completion rate, sample-population congruence, questionnaire length, and data processing costs.

Accepted Answer

See Table 10-1. The comprehens

Question 5

What is meant by the term sample-population congruence and why is it important in survey research?

Accepted Answer

Sample-population congruence, which refe

Question 6

Why is it important that you make a concerted effort to complete a survey with each of the respondents selected for inclusion in a sample?

Accepted Answer

Substituting for a respondent who refuse

Question 7

Each of the following must occur to prevent bias in surveys, except

Accepted Answer

A)  The respondent must answer all questions with a substantive answer 
B)  The interviewer must accurately record the respondent's responses 
C)  The requested information must be available to the respondent 
D)  The responses must reflect respondent's meanings and intentions, not the interviewer's 
A)  The respondent must answer all questions with a substantive answer 
B)  The interviewer must accurately record the respondent's responses 
C)  The requested information must be available to the respondent 
D)  The responses must reflect respondent's meanings and intentions, not the interviewer's

Question 8

A _____________ question is really two questions in one.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A _____________ question is really two questions...

Question 9

Why is it more likely that a respondent will complete a personal interview than a telephone survey?

Accepted Answer

Because the respondent lacks any visual

Question 10

Which of the following would introduce the least amount of bias in a respondent's answers to a survey?

Accepted Answer

A)  The question order 
B)  Respondent fatigue 
C)  Nonresponses to do refusal 
D)  Pre-testing the questionnaire 
A)  The question order 
B)  Respondent fatigue 
C)  Nonresponses to do refusal 
D)  Pre-testing the questionnaire

_____________ is the extent to which responses provide accurate and complete information.

Why is question ordering important when it comes to creating a well-designed survey? In your answer, please make sure that you explain the importance of the response set, saliency, redundancy, consistency, and fatigue.

A _________ rate refers to the proportion of persons initially contacted who actually participate.

Please compare two types of survey (face to face, phone, mail, Internet, group, drop-off) in terms of overall cost, potential completion rate, sample-population congruence, questionnaire length, and data processing costs.

What is meant by the term sample-population congruence and why is it important in survey research?

Why is it important that you make a concerted effort to complete a survey with each of the respondents selected for inclusion in a sample?

Each of the following must occur to prevent bias in surveys, except

A _____________ question is really two questions in one.

Why is it more likely that a respondent will complete a personal interview than a telephone survey?

Which of the following would introduce the least amount of bias in a respondent's answers to a survey?

The Empirical Approach to Political Science

Beginning the Research Process: Identifying a Research Topic, Developing Research Questions, and Reviewing the Literature

The Building Blocks of Social Scientific Research: Hypotheses, Concepts, and Variables

The Building Blocks of Social Scientific Research: Measurement

Research Design: Making Causal Inferences

Sampling

Making Empirical Observations: Firsthand Observation

Document Analysis: Using the Written Record

Making Sense of Data: First Steps

Statistical Inference

Investigating Relationships Between Two Variables

Multivariate Analysis

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Exam 10: Survey Research and Interviewing

_____________ is the extent to which responses provide accurate and complete information.

Why is question ordering important when it comes to creating a well-designed survey? In your answer, please make sure that you explain the importance of the response set, saliency, redundancy, consistency, and fatigue.

A _________ rate refers to the proportion of persons initially contacted who actually participate.

Please compare two types of survey (face to face, phone, mail, Internet, group, drop-off) in terms of overall cost, potential completion rate, sample-population congruence, questionnaire length, and data processing costs.

What is meant by the term sample-population congruence and why is it important in survey research?

Why is it important that you make a concerted effort to complete a survey with each of the respondents selected for inclusion in a sample?

Each of the following must occur to prevent bias in surveys, except

A _____________ question is really two questions in one.

Why is it more likely that a respondent will complete a personal interview than a telephone survey?

Which of the following would introduce the least amount of bias in a respondent's answers to a survey?

The Empirical Approach to Political Science

Beginning the Research Process: Identifying a Research Topic, Developing Research Questions, and Reviewing the Literature

The Building Blocks of Social Scientific Research: Hypotheses, Concepts, and Variables

The Building Blocks of Social Scientific Research: Measurement

Research Design: Making Causal Inferences

Sampling

Making Empirical Observations: Firsthand Observation

Document Analysis: Using the Written Record

Making Sense of Data: First Steps

Statistical Inference

Investigating Relationships Between Two Variables

Multivariate Analysis

Filters