Exam 6: Survey Research: Interviews and Telephone Surveys

Victim surveys require larger samples than standard public opinion polls.

_________________ is a means of checking on the validity of self reports by interviewing after the fact known crime victims.

_________________ is the name (or acronym) for the use of laptop computers in conducting personal interviews.

The greatest likelihood of refusals is during the first minute of the telephone survey.

The National Crime Victimization Surveys employed among the most complex and elaborate design, sampling, and estimating schemes ever used on such a large scale in the social sciences.

In the randomized response technique the interviewer is not certain of the exact question being answered by the respondent.

Reverse record checks involve validation of reported behavior on the basis of studying a group whose behavior is already known.

The randomized response technique is an excellent means of obtaining unlisted telephone numbers.

The National Crime Victimization Survey is an example of a cross-sectional survey.

The purpose of probing in interviews is:

The NCVS fails to gather data on murder.

Informal discussions once the formal interview is completed can often obtain important information.

The initial victim surveys discovered only about half as much crime as appeared in official statistics.

Victim surveys are usually cheaper than other surveys since they do not require as large a number of respondents.

_________________ is a sampling procedure that enables the researcher to overcome a major shortcoming of telephone surveys: new or unlisted numbers.

Both official statistics and victim surveys underestimate certain crimes such as "victimless" ones.

_________________ study is a type of longitudinal study involving examination of the same select group over time.

Branching procedures refer to:

Bounding in crime panels refers to using a pretest as a reference point for the survey reporting period.

Which is not a feature of the NCVS crime panel?