Question 1

The major advantage of recording an interview in survey research is that it

Accepted Answer

A)  reduces the cost of the survey. 
B)  makes the interviewer's task easier. 
C)  makes the interviewee more at ease and less inhibited. 
D)  increases the accuracy of the record of the respondent's answers. 
A)  reduces the cost of the survey. 
B)  makes the interviewer's task easier. 
C)  makes the interviewee more at ease and less inhibited. 
D)  increases the accuracy of the record of the respondent's answers.

Question 2

In what type of survey question would a response bias to avoid the extremes be the biggest problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  Checklist 
B)  Ranking item 
C)  Scaled item 
D)  Completion 
A)  Checklist 
B)  Ranking item 
C)  Scaled item 
D)  Completion

Question 3

Which of the following procedures would be least appropriate to use to assess the score reliability of a questionnaire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Split-half 
B)  Test-retest 
C)  Average item-total correlation 
D)  Average inter-item correlation 
A)  Split-half 
B)  Test-retest 
C)  Average item-total correlation 
D)  Average inter-item correlation

Question 4

For the following item, which suggestion for constructing questionnaires is violated? Do you attend university sporting events? 
Not much ____ Sometimes ____ Usually ____ All the time ____

Accepted Answer

A)  Phrase items so as to avoid bias or prejudice that might predetermine a respondent's answer. 
B)  Phrase items so that every respondent can understand them. 
C)  Phrase items so as to elicit unambiguous answers. 
D)  Avoid questions that might elicit reactions of suspicion, embarrassment, or hostility in the respondent. 
A)  Phrase items so as to avoid bias or prejudice that might predetermine a respondent's answer. 
B)  Phrase items so that every respondent can understand them. 
C)  Phrase items so as to elicit unambiguous answers. 
D)  Avoid questions that might elicit reactions of suspicion, embarrassment, or hostility in the respondent.

Question 5

For the following item, which suggestion for constructing questionnaires is violated? "How much money do you contribute to charities each year?"

Accepted Answer

A)  Phrase items so as to avoid bias or prejudice that might predetermine a respondent's answer. 
B)  Phrase items so that every respondent can understand them. 
C)  Phrase items so as to elicit unambiguous answers. 
D)  Avoid questions that might elicit reactions of suspicion, embarrassment, or hostility in the respondent. 
A)  Phrase items so as to avoid bias or prejudice that might predetermine a respondent's answer. 
B)  Phrase items so that every respondent can understand them. 
C)  Phrase items so as to elicit unambiguous answers. 
D)  Avoid questions that might elicit reactions of suspicion, embarrassment, or hostility in the respondent.

Question 6

Given a sample of those who did not respond to a mailed questionnaire, the main purpose for interviewing the sample is to

Accepted Answer

A)  increase the size of the sample. 
B)  attempt to change the results that the investigator did not like. 
C)  discover which items were unclear to the subjects. 
D)  determine whether non-respondents differ from respondents. 
E)  determine what the non-respondents think about the questionnaire. 
A)  increase the size of the sample. 
B)  attempt to change the results that the investigator did not like. 
C)  discover which items were unclear to the subjects. 
D)  determine whether non-respondents differ from respondents. 
E)  determine what the non-respondents think about the questionnaire.

Question 7

Exhibit 14-2: Choose the appropriate type of survey technique to use for each of the following considerations.
-Refer to Exhibit 14-2.The researcher wants the respondents to have time to provide thoughtful answers.

Accepted Answer

A)  Telephone interview 
B)  Personal interview 
C)  Mailed questionnaire 
D)  Internet survey 
A)  Telephone interview 
B)  Personal interview 
C)  Mailed questionnaire 
D)  Internet survey

Question 8

Which of the following is $\underline{not}$ a rule for a questionnaire format?

Accepted Answer

A)  Group questions that are similar in content together in the questionnaire. 
B)  Ask specific questions before general questions on a related topic. 
C)  Place more objectionable questions on an issue after less objectionable questions. 
D)  Begin the questionnaire with interesting and nonthreatening questions. 
A)  Group questions that are similar in content together in the questionnaire. 
B)  Ask specific questions before general questions on a related topic. 
C)  Place more objectionable questions on an issue after less objectionable questions. 
D)  Begin the questionnaire with interesting and nonthreatening questions.

Question 9

You want to survey 120 teachers in a school district that has 200 elementary teachers (i.e., 160 women and 40 men), 100 junior high teachers (i.e., 60 women and 40 men), and 100 high school teachers (i.e., 40 women and 60 men).How many men and women from among the elementary teachers would you choose for a proportional stratified sample?

Accepted Answer

A)  30 women and 30 men 
B)  18 women and 12 men 
C)  48 women and 12 men 
D)  60 women and 15 men 
A)  30 women and 30 men 
B)  18 women and 12 men 
C)  48 women and 12 men 
D)  60 women and 15 men

Question 10

As compared with the open-ended format, which of the following represents an obvious disadvantage of the closed question format on a questionnaire?

Accepted Answer

A)  difficult to code and analyze 
B)  more time consuming tom complete 
C)  provide more insight into the level of respondent understanding of an issue 
D)  restrict the range of responses 
A)  difficult to code and analyze 
B)  more time consuming tom complete 
C)  provide more insight into the level of respondent understanding of an issue 
D)  restrict the range of responses

Question 11

An interview survey of parents' opinions about different methods of teaching math would not be recommended mainly because

Accepted Answer

A)  the questionnaire would be a more appropriate procedure. 
B)  the study has limited generalizability. 
C)  most parents would not have knowledge about methods of teaching math. 
D)  it would require considerable training on the part of the interviewer. 
A)  the questionnaire would be a more appropriate procedure. 
B)  the study has limited generalizability. 
C)  most parents would not have knowledge about methods of teaching math. 
D)  it would require considerable training on the part of the interviewer.

Question 12

A researcher has received only 20 percent of the questionnaires that she sent to the 6,000 freshmen at a large Midwestern university.What is the first step the researcher should take to increase the return rate in this survey?

Accepted Answer

A)  Telephone the non-respondents, asking them to return the questionnaire 
B)  Send a follow-up letter with another copy of the questionnaire and a self-addressed campus envelope 
C)  Telephone the non-respondents requesting a personal interview 
D)  Receive permission from professors to stop by classes to collect surveys. 
A)  Telephone the non-respondents, asking them to return the questionnaire 
B)  Send a follow-up letter with another copy of the questionnaire and a self-addressed campus envelope 
C)  Telephone the non-respondents requesting a personal interview 
D)  Receive permission from professors to stop by classes to collect surveys.

Question 13

According to the text, ____ percent returns should be a reasonable expectation from a mailed questionnaire.

Accepted Answer

A)  25-33 
B)  34-49 
C)  50-70 
D)  75-90 
A)  25-33 
B)  34-49 
C)  50-70 
D)  75-90

Question 14

Open-ended questions may be used in pilot interviews in order to

Accepted Answer

A)  save time. 
B)  facilitate the process of quantifying the results. 
C)  identify the possible alternative responses for closed questions. 
D)  all of these are true. 
A)  save time. 
B)  facilitate the process of quantifying the results. 
C)  identify the possible alternative responses for closed questions. 
D)  all of these are true.

Question 15

A respondent fails to understand a question during a structured interview.The interviewer should

Accepted Answer

A)  reword the question. 
B)  explain the meaning of the question. 
C)  skip the question. 
D)  slowly repeat the question. 
A)  reword the question. 
B)  explain the meaning of the question. 
C)  skip the question. 
D)  slowly repeat the question.

Question 16

The main advantage of using computer-assisted telephone interviewing over questionnaires and personal interviews is it

Accepted Answer

A)  saves time in coding responses for analysis. 
B)  easier to enlist cooperation from respondents. 
C)  easier to obtain personal and sensitive information. 
D)  yields a more representative sample. 
A)  saves time in coding responses for analysis. 
B)  easier to enlist cooperation from respondents. 
C)  easier to obtain personal and sensitive information. 
D)  yields a more representative sample.

Question 17

Why are electronic and Internet surveys becoming more popular and what are the advantages and disadvantages of these data collection techniques?

Accepted Answer

Electronic and Internet surveys are beco

Question 18

Describe the different types of closed-ended question formats and provide an example of each.

Accepted Answer

Closed-ended questions are questions tha

Question 19

A random sample of five elementary schools is surveyed by sending trained people to interview the teachers in these schools.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  simple random sampling. 
B)  stratified sampling. 
C)  cluster sampling. 
D)  quota sampling. 
A)  simple random sampling. 
B)  stratified sampling. 
C)  cluster sampling. 
D)  quota sampling.

Question 20

Which of the following is not appropriate in a structured interview?

Accepted Answer

A)  being friendly and putting the respondent at ease before beginning. 
B)  recording responses verbatim. 
C)  skipping questions already answered by the respondent. 
D)  following the question order precisely regardless of respondent's answers to previous questions. 
E)  using the same wording for all respondents. 
A)  being friendly and putting the respondent at ease before beginning. 
B)  recording responses verbatim. 
C)  skipping questions already answered by the respondent. 
D)  following the question order precisely regardless of respondent's answers to previous questions. 
E)  using the same wording for all respondents.

The major advantage of recording an interview in survey research is that it

In what type of survey question would a response bias to avoid the extremes be the biggest problem?

Which of the following procedures would be least appropriate to use to assess the score reliability of a questionnaire?

For the following item, which suggestion for constructing questionnaires is violated? Do you attend university sporting events? Not much Sometimes Usually All the time

For the following item, which suggestion for constructing questionnaires is violated? "How much money do you contribute to charities each year?"

Given a sample of those who did not respond to a mailed questionnaire, the main purpose for interviewing the sample is to

Exhibit 14-2: Choose the appropriate type of survey technique to use for each of the following considerations. -Refer to Exhibit 14-2.The researcher wants the respondents to have time to provide thoughtful answers.

Which of the following is $\underline{not}$ a rule for a questionnaire format?

As compared with the open-ended format, which of the following represents an obvious disadvantage of the closed question format on a questionnaire?

An interview survey of parents' opinions about different methods of teaching math would not be recommended mainly because

A researcher has received only 20 percent of the questionnaires that she sent to the 6,000 freshmen at a large Midwestern university.What is the first step the researcher should take to increase the return rate in this survey?

According to the text, ____ percent returns should be a reasonable expectation from a mailed questionnaire.

Open-ended questions may be used in pilot interviews in order to

A respondent fails to understand a question during a structured interview.The interviewer should

The main advantage of using computer-assisted telephone interviewing over questionnaires and personal interviews is it

Why are electronic and Internet surveys becoming more popular and what are the advantages and disadvantages of these data collection techniques?

Describe the different types of closed-ended question formats and provide an example of each.

A random sample of five elementary schools is surveyed by sending trained people to interview the teachers in these schools.This is an example of

Which of the following is not appropriate in a structured interview?

The Nature of Scientific Inquiry

The Scientific Approach in Education

he Research Problem

Reviewing the Literature

The Hypothesis

Descriptive Statistics

Sampling and Inferential Statistics

Tools of Research

Validity and Reliability

Experimental Research

Experimental Research Design

Ex Post Facto Research

Correlation Research

Defining and Designing Qualitative Research

Types of Qualitative Research

Analyzing and Reporting Qualitative Research

Action Research

Mixed Methods Research

Guidelines for Writing Research Proposals

Interpreting and Reporting Results of Quantitative Research

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Exam 14: Survey Research

The major advantage of recording an interview in survey research is that it

In what type of survey question would a response bias to avoid the extremes be the biggest problem?

Which of the following procedures would be least appropriate to use to assess the score reliability of a questionnaire?

For the following item, which suggestion for constructing questionnaires is violated? Do you attend university sporting events? Not much ____ Sometimes ____ Usually ____ All the time ____

For the following item, which suggestion for constructing questionnaires is violated? "How much money do you contribute to charities each year?"

Given a sample of those who did not respond to a mailed questionnaire, the main purpose for interviewing the sample is to

Exhibit 14-2: Choose the appropriate type of survey technique to use for each of the following considerations. -Refer to Exhibit 14-2.The researcher wants the respondents to have time to provide thoughtful answers.

Which of the following is not‾\underline{not}not​ a rule for a questionnaire format?

As compared with the open-ended format, which of the following represents an obvious disadvantage of the closed question format on a questionnaire?

An interview survey of parents' opinions about different methods of teaching math would not be recommended mainly because

A researcher has received only 20 percent of the questionnaires that she sent to the 6,000 freshmen at a large Midwestern university.What is the first step the researcher should take to increase the return rate in this survey?

According to the text, ____ percent returns should be a reasonable expectation from a mailed questionnaire.

Open-ended questions may be used in pilot interviews in order to

A respondent fails to understand a question during a structured interview.The interviewer should

The main advantage of using computer-assisted telephone interviewing over questionnaires and personal interviews is it

Why are electronic and Internet surveys becoming more popular and what are the advantages and disadvantages of these data collection techniques?

Describe the different types of closed-ended question formats and provide an example of each.

A random sample of five elementary schools is surveyed by sending trained people to interview the teachers in these schools.This is an example of

Which of the following is not appropriate in a structured interview?

The Nature of Scientific Inquiry

The Scientific Approach in Education

he Research Problem

Reviewing the Literature

The Hypothesis

Descriptive Statistics

Sampling and Inferential Statistics

Tools of Research

Validity and Reliability

Experimental Research

Experimental Research Design

Ex Post Facto Research

Correlation Research

Defining and Designing Qualitative Research

Types of Qualitative Research

Analyzing and Reporting Qualitative Research

Action Research

Mixed Methods Research

Guidelines for Writing Research Proposals

Interpreting and Reporting Results of Quantitative Research

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For the following item, which suggestion for constructing questionnaires is violated? Do you attend university sporting events? Not much Sometimes Usually All the time

Which of the following is $\underline{not}$ a rule for a questionnaire format?