Question 1

A level of measurement with no absolute zero value but with meaningful and consistent distances is _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Nominal 
B)  Interval 
C)  Ordinal 
D)  Ratio 
A)  Nominal 
B)  Interval 
C)  Ordinal 
D)  Ratio

Question 2

Which group in D'Anna's study had a higher percentage of respondents who rated their health as poor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Latino respondents 
B)  Cambodian and Latino respondents equally reported this 
C)  Cambodian respondents 
D)  White respondents 
A)  Latino respondents 
B)  Cambodian and Latino respondents equally reported this 
C)  Cambodian respondents 
D)  White respondents

Question 3

D'Anna and team generalized their findings using inferential statistics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In quantitative research, data analysis is carried out __________ collection.

Accepted Answer

A)  During 
B)  Before 
C)  After 
D)  Simultaneously with 
A)  During 
B)  Before 
C)  After 
D)  Simultaneously with

Question 5

Which of the following is not one of the statements that Fields' participatory research team drafted based on the data analysis process.

Accepted Answer

A)  There are limited quality resources for women in jail and even fewer resources for monolingual Spanish-speaking women. 
B)  Women are unwilling to be in relationships with men who disrespect their bodies and sexual health. 
C)  Women often choose food, money, love, and/or drugs over safer sex 
D)  Many women of color want to learn about HIV so they can help their children make healthy choices about preventing the virus. 
A)  There are limited quality resources for women in jail and even fewer resources for monolingual Spanish-speaking women. 
B)  Women are unwilling to be in relationships with men who disrespect their bodies and sexual health. 
C)  Women often choose food, money, love, and/or drugs over safer sex 
D)  Many women of color want to learn about HIV so they can help their children make healthy choices about preventing the virus.

Question 6

For which type of variable can the mean be calculated?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ratio 
B)  All of these 
C)  Ordinal 
D)  Interval 
A)  Ratio 
B)  All of these 
C)  Ordinal 
D)  Interval

Question 7

Perry found a weak relationship between church attendance and views on interracial dating.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

For which type of variable can the mode be calculated?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nominal 
B)  All of these 
C)  Ordinal 
D)  Interval/ratio 
A)  Nominal 
B)  All of these 
C)  Ordinal 
D)  Interval/ratio

Question 9

As variables are added to the analysis, the examination of the relationship becomes ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Less complex 
B)  Causal 
C)  Iterative 
D)  More complex 
A)  Less complex 
B)  Causal 
C)  Iterative 
D)  More complex

Question 10

Perry found that as ___________ increased, ______________ decreased.

Accepted Answer

A)  Interracial dating; church attendance 
B)  Church attendance; support for marijuana legalization 
C)  Support for marijuana legalization; church attendance 
D)  Church attendance; interracial dating 
A)  Interracial dating; church attendance 
B)  Church attendance; support for marijuana legalization 
C)  Support for marijuana legalization; church attendance 
D)  Church attendance; interracial dating

Question 11

If both the independent and dependent variables are interval/ratio, you cannot use a chi-square χ2.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

How scores are dispersed around the mean is referred to as the ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Range 
B)  Variability 
C)  Deviation 
D)  Standard deviation 
A)  Range 
B)  Variability 
C)  Deviation 
D)  Standard deviation

Question 13

An unobserved variable that can explain the relationship between independent and dependent variables and may be a cause of the dependent variable is called a(n) ______________ variable.

Accepted Answer

A)  Intervening 
B)  Interaction 
C)  Independent 
D)  Control 
A)  Intervening 
B)  Interaction 
C)  Independent 
D)  Control

Question 14

"62.5% of America's White children grow up in areas with low poverty" is an example of what type of statistic?

Accepted Answer

A)  Descriptive 
B)  Inferential 
C)  Quantitative 
D)  Average 
A)  Descriptive 
B)  Inferential 
C)  Quantitative 
D)  Average

Question 15

Dispersion relates to the degree of variability of values in a sample.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

How does a bivariate analysis differ from a univariate analysis?

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

What are the benefits and disadvantages of understanding data using the range, mode, median, and mean?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are the benefits and disadvantages of...

Question 18

The questions a researcher can explore get more complex as they add more variables into their analysis. Why is that? Provide an example of this from the chapter.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The questions a researcher can explore get...

Question 19

Interval-ratio level variables are the highest level of measurement, allowing for the widest range of analysis techniques.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

When a relationship is found between two variables, this does not indicate that one variable is causing change in the other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A level of measurement with no absolute zero value but with meaningful and consistent distances is _____________.

Which group in D'Anna's study had a higher percentage of respondents who rated their health as poor?

D'Anna and team generalized their findings using inferential statistics.

In quantitative research, data analysis is carried out __________ collection.

Which of the following is not one of the statements that Fields' participatory research team drafted based on the data analysis process.

For which type of variable can the mean be calculated?

Perry found a weak relationship between church attendance and views on interracial dating.

For which type of variable can the mode be calculated?

As variables are added to the analysis, the examination of the relationship becomes ______.

Perry found that as _ increased, ____ decreased.

If both the independent and dependent variables are interval/ratio, you cannot use a chi-square χ^2.

How scores are dispersed around the mean is referred to as the ___________.

An unobserved variable that can explain the relationship between independent and dependent variables and may be a cause of the dependent variable is called a(n) ______________ variable.

"62.5% of America's White children grow up in areas with low poverty" is an example of what type of statistic?

Dispersion relates to the degree of variability of values in a sample.

How does a bivariate analysis differ from a univariate analysis?

What are the benefits and disadvantages of understanding data using the range, mode, median, and mean?

The questions a researcher can explore get more complex as they add more variables into their analysis. Why is that? Provide an example of this from the chapter.

Interval-ratio level variables are the highest level of measurement, allowing for the widest range of analysis techniques.

When a relationship is found between two variables, this does not indicate that one variable is causing change in the other.

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A level of measurement with no absolute zero value but with meaningful and consistent distances is _____________.

Which group in D'Anna's study had a higher percentage of respondents who rated their health as poor?

D'Anna and team generalized their findings using inferential statistics.

In quantitative research, data analysis is carried out __________ collection.

Which of the following is not one of the statements that Fields' participatory research team drafted based on the data analysis process.

For which type of variable can the mean be calculated?

Perry found a weak relationship between church attendance and views on interracial dating.

For which type of variable can the mode be calculated?

As variables are added to the analysis, the examination of the relationship becomes ______.

Perry found that as ___________ increased, ______________ decreased.

If both the independent and dependent variables are interval/ratio, you cannot use a chi-square χ2.

How scores are dispersed around the mean is referred to as the ___________.

An unobserved variable that can explain the relationship between independent and dependent variables and may be a cause of the dependent variable is called a(n) ______________ variable.

"62.5% of America's White children grow up in areas with low poverty" is an example of what type of statistic?

Dispersion relates to the degree of variability of values in a sample.

How does a bivariate analysis differ from a univariate analysis?

What are the benefits and disadvantages of understanding data using the range, mode, median, and mean?

The questions a researcher can explore get more complex as they add more variables into their analysis. Why is that? Provide an example of this from the chapter.

Interval-ratio level variables are the highest level of measurement, allowing for the widest range of analysis techniques.

When a relationship is found between two variables, this does not indicate that one variable is causing change in the other.

What Is Social Research a Particular Way of Knowing

What Principles and Standards Guide Research Research Ethics

How Do Researchers Identify and Evaluate Social Concepts Measurement

How Do Researchers Select the People, Places, and Things to Study Sampling

How Can Researchers Understand Meaning, Process, and Experience in the Social World Qualitative Research

How Can Researchers Enumerate and Examine Broad Patterns in Social Life Quantitative Research

Where Do Principles and Practice Meet in Research Study Design

How Do Researchers Study Patterns That Span Populations and Categories of Experience Questionnaires and Structured Interviews

How Do Researchers Learn About Peoples Perspectives and Lives Qualitative Interviewing

How Can Researchers Study the Patterns of Peoples Lives Participant Observation and Ethnography

How Do Researchers Study the Ways Meanings Are Communicated in Everyday Life Content Analysis

How Can Researchers Learn From Information Collected by Others Existing Data

How Do Researchers Develop Inductive Findings Qualitative Data Analysis

How Do Researchers Record and Share Their Work Writing and Dissemination

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Perry found that as _ increased, ____ decreased.

If both the independent and dependent variables are interval/ratio, you cannot use a chi-square χ^2.