Exam 7: Survey Research

Figure TB 7-4 -What type of question is illustrated in the accompanying figure?

Lamont works for a community substance abuse prevention group and is conducting a survey to see what the parents and guardians of pre-teens and teens know about local services.The group recognizes that a personal touch is needed but also has limited personnel and facilities for survey activities.As a result,a(n)____ is probably the best choice for methodology.

If a quick turn-around is needed,a(n)_______________ interview is typically the best choice of all of the interview types.

Identify and discuss the major issues related to bias in conducting surveys.

Marcia is the coordinator of a hospital's on-line support group for the families of children who have a rare,incurable form of brain cancer called diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma.She is conducting a survey to evaluate the effectiveness of the support group.Given that members of the group live all over the world,her best choice for methodology is likely a(n)____.

Following a brutal crime,a community group wants to learn more about how the neighborhood has been affected.The community group publicizes their upcoming survey and then has volunteers wearing clear identification go residence to residence to distribute the questionnaire,explain its purpose,and answer questions.Residents can then complete the questionnaire at their leisure and mail it back in.This is best described as a(n)____.

Explain what structured format are and provide three examples.

Rainey is studying emotional response patterns and how they vary with age.She has an extremely long survey instrument that asks for responses to a variety of situations throughout an individual's life.Because the instrument is so long,her best methodological choice is a(n)____.

A(n)_______________ interview typically provides the lowest response rate of all of the interview types.

If a questionnaire uses a filter question and there is only one jump involved (two levels),_______________ should be used to make the jump.