Exam 4: Surveys

List four things that you will do to protect your participants, OTHER than getting their informed consent.

Based on the hypothesis that you have just written, design a survey item for one variable that you would need to measure. What level of measurement did you use and why?

List six important rules to follow when writing survey items and their responses.

There is a negative relationship between income and number of children one has. What does this mean in layman's terms?

Thinking about the mode of delivery you chose, list two problems you would be likely to have with getting a good response rate for this study, and what you would do to try to overcome these and thus maximize your response rate?

What are the similarities and differences between hypotheses and research objectives?

Based on the hypothesis that you have just written, conceptualize one variable that you would need to use in order to test your hypothesis.

Based on the mode of delivery you chose, which sampling method will you use to sample from this population?

It is a bad idea when ordering survey items to ______.

Describe the steps you will take to draw this sample based on the mode of delivery you chose.

What is your sampling frame?

Would your research be confidential or anonymous? Explain the difference, and why you choose to make it the one you indicated.

Describe the steps you will take to draw this sample based on the mode of delivery you chose.

Would your research be confidential or anonymous? Explain the difference, and why you choose to make it the one you indicated.

What would you do to increase the response rate for a survey delivered by MAIL?

You are conducting basic research for a thesis. You are studying attitudes about academic dishonesty among college students. Because this is for a thesis, any costs will have to be paid out-of-pocket by you. Which mode of delivery would be the best choice, given the situation?

Based on the mode of delivery you chose, which sampling method will you use to sample from this population?

What is your sampling frame?

You are investigating public opinion regarding the United States' military position in the Middle East. Write your research question.

Describe the steps you will take to draw this sample based on the mode of delivery you chose.