Exam 4: Elements of Research Design

In Broh's study of the relationship between participation in interscholastic sports and academic achievement, social capital was an variable and parent's income was an variable.

(Multiple Choice)

4.9/5

(71)

Question 21

A nonspurious relationship implies that

(Multiple Choice)

4.9/5

(73)

Question 22

The best control for investigator bias is to try not to anticipate any patterns or relationships among variables.

(True/False)

4.9/5

(79)

Question 23

Suppose there is an association between variables X and Y. Showing empirically that a variable intervenes between X and Y

(Multiple Choice)

4.8/5

(82)

Question 24

Suppose you develop the following hypothesis: The more cohesive the group, the greater its productivity. To test the hypothesis, you analyze fifteen secretarial pools of six secretaries each in one large insurance company. The unit of analysis in this study would be

(Multiple Choice)

4.8/5

(80)

Question 25

To examine whether the unemployment rate is related to rates of welfare and imprisonment, Mark Colvin gathered data from a random sample of 184 urban, industrial counties in the United States. Colvin's unit of analysis is

(Multiple Choice)

4.9/5

(76)

Question 26

Emile Durkheim may have committed an ecological fallacy in his classic study of suicide by inferring individual propensities to suicide from group suicide rates.

(True/False)

4.9/5

(73)

Question 27

In a study of the relationship between level of education and support for immigration reform, a person's race or ethnicity is an variable and their occupational status is an variable.

(Multiple Choice)

4.8/5

(85)

Question 28

Including only males in a study controls for the variable "gender."

(True/False)

4.8/5

(77)

Question 29

The three criteria for establishing causality are association, direction of influence, and nonspuriousness.

(True/False)

4.8/5

(92)

Question 30

If an empirical relationship between an independent variable and a dependent variable is maintained when the effects of all antecedent variables are controlled or held constant, the relationship is

(Multiple Choice)

4.8/5

(84)

Question 31

Either an antecedent or intervening variable may create a spurious relationship.

(True/False)

4.9/5

(87)

Question 32

In a study of the effect of gender on trust, gender would be the control variable.

(True/False)

4.7/5

(89)

Question 33

Independent variable is to cause as dependent variable is to effect.

(True/False)

4.9/5

(81)

Question 34

In a sample of corporations, the level of charitable giving increases as the average salary of the corporation increases. It would be an ecological fallacy to conclude that

(Multiple Choice)

4.7/5

(80)

Question 35

Anticipated relationships guide all research, even research aimed exclusively at exploration or description.

(True/False)

4.7/5

(70)

Question 36

A correlation coefficient of .10 between SAT score and college GPA is statistically significant at p < .01. This indicates that the association is

(Multiple Choice)

4.9/5

(81)

Question 37

Respondents in a campus survey are drawn from a random sample of the entire student body. Therefore, it is appropriate to conduct tests of statistical significance. A significance level of p < .001 for a particular relationship would indicate that the relationship

(Multiple Choice)

4.9/5

(75)

Question 38

Explain the difference between the following four properties of relationships: strength, directionality, linearity, and statistical significance. Which properties are revealed by a correlation coefficient?

(Essay)

4.9/5

(77)

Question 39

In her analysis of data from a national survey of high school students, Beckett Broh found that students who played interscholastic sports tended to perform better academically than those who did not play; moreover, this association was statistically significant. Based on this information, it would be appropriate to conclude that

(Multiple Choice)

4.9/5

(85)

Question 40

Showing 21 - 40 of 74

In Broh's study of the relationship between participation in interscholastic sports and academic achievement, social capital was an variable and parent's income was an variable.

A nonspurious relationship implies that

The best control for investigator bias is to try not to anticipate any patterns or relationships among variables.

Suppose there is an association between variables X and Y. Showing empirically that a variable intervenes between X and Y

Suppose you develop the following hypothesis: The more cohesive the group, the greater its productivity. To test the hypothesis, you analyze fifteen secretarial pools of six secretaries each in one large insurance company. The unit of analysis in this study would be

To examine whether the unemployment rate is related to rates of welfare and imprisonment, Mark Colvin gathered data from a random sample of 184 urban, industrial counties in the United States. Colvin's unit of analysis is

Emile Durkheim may have committed an ecological fallacy in his classic study of suicide by inferring individual propensities to suicide from group suicide rates.

In a study of the relationship between level of education and support for immigration reform, a person's race or ethnicity is an variable and their occupational status is an variable.

Including only males in a study controls for the variable "gender."

The three criteria for establishing causality are association, direction of influence, and nonspuriousness.

If an empirical relationship between an independent variable and a dependent variable is maintained when the effects of all antecedent variables are controlled or held constant, the relationship is

Either an antecedent or intervening variable may create a spurious relationship.

In a study of the effect of gender on trust, gender would be the control variable.

Independent variable is to cause as dependent variable is to effect.

In a sample of corporations, the level of charitable giving increases as the average salary of the corporation increases. It would be an ecological fallacy to conclude that

Anticipated relationships guide all research, even research aimed exclusively at exploration or description.

A correlation coefficient of .10 between SAT score and college GPA is statistically significant at p < .01. This indicates that the association is

Respondents in a campus survey are drawn from a random sample of the entire student body. Therefore, it is appropriate to conduct tests of statistical significance. A significance level of p < .001 for a particular relationship would indicate that the relationship

Explain the difference between the following four properties of relationships: strength, directionality, linearity, and statistical significance. Which properties are revealed by a correlation coefficient?

Introduction

The Nature of Science

Research Ethics

Measurement

Sampling

Experimentation

Experimental Designs

Survey Research

Survey Instrumentation

Field Research

Research Using Available Data

Multiple Methods

Data Processing and Elementary Data Analysis

Multivariate Analysis

Writing Research Reports

Filters

Exam 4: Elements of Research Design

In Broh's study of the relationship between participation in interscholastic sports and academic achievement, social capital was an __________ variable and parent's income was an __________ variable.

A nonspurious relationship implies that

The best control for investigator bias is to try not to anticipate any patterns or relationships among variables.

Suppose there is an association between variables X and Y. Showing empirically that a variable intervenes between X and Y

Suppose you develop the following hypothesis: The more cohesive the group, the greater its productivity. To test the hypothesis, you analyze fifteen secretarial pools of six secretaries each in one large insurance company. The unit of analysis in this study would be

To examine whether the unemployment rate is related to rates of welfare and imprisonment, Mark Colvin gathered data from a random sample of 184 urban, industrial counties in the United States. Colvin's unit of analysis is

Emile Durkheim may have committed an ecological fallacy in his classic study of suicide by inferring individual propensities to suicide from group suicide rates.

In a study of the relationship between level of education and support for immigration reform, a person's race or ethnicity is an __________ variable and their occupational status is an __________ variable.

Including only males in a study controls for the variable "gender."

The three criteria for establishing causality are association, direction of influence, and nonspuriousness.

If an empirical relationship between an independent variable and a dependent variable is maintained when the effects of all antecedent variables are controlled or held constant, the relationship is

Either an antecedent or intervening variable may create a spurious relationship.

In a study of the effect of gender on trust, gender would be the control variable.

Independent variable is to cause as dependent variable is to effect.

In a sample of corporations, the level of charitable giving increases as the average salary of the corporation increases. It would be an ecological fallacy to conclude that

Anticipated relationships guide all research, even research aimed exclusively at exploration or description.

A correlation coefficient of .10 between SAT score and college GPA is statistically significant at p < .01. This indicates that the association is

Respondents in a campus survey are drawn from a random sample of the entire student body. Therefore, it is appropriate to conduct tests of statistical significance. A significance level of p < .001 for a particular relationship would indicate that the relationship

Explain the difference between the following four properties of relationships: strength, directionality, linearity, and statistical significance. Which properties are revealed by a correlation coefficient?

Introduction

The Nature of Science

Research Ethics

Measurement

Sampling

Experimentation

Experimental Designs

Survey Research

Survey Instrumentation

Field Research

Research Using Available Data

Multiple Methods

Data Processing and Elementary Data Analysis

Multivariate Analysis

Writing Research Reports

Filters

In Broh's study of the relationship between participation in interscholastic sports and academic achievement, social capital was an variable and parent's income was an variable.

In a study of the relationship between level of education and support for immigration reform, a person's race or ethnicity is an variable and their occupational status is an variable.