Question 1

Construct an examples that would violate each of the following guidelines for asking questions:
Make items clear
Avoid double-barreled questions
Avoid biased items and terms

Accepted Answer

Sure, here are examples that violate each of the guidelines for asking questions:

1. Make items clear: 
Clear item: "Do you prefer cats or dogs?" 
Unclear item: "What do you think about pets?"

2. Avoid double-barreled questions: 
Double-barreled question: "Do you enjoy traveling and hiking?" 
Separate questions: "Do you enjoy traveling?" "Do you enjoy hiking?"

3. Avoid biased items and terms: 
Biased item: "Don't you agree that the new policy is beneficial?" 
Unbiased item: "What are your thoughts on the new policy?"

Question 2

In order to avoid measurement error in a questionnaire,it is a good idea to

Accepted Answer

A)   use unbiased wording.
B)   use terms that subjects will understand.
C)   test out the instrument in a dry run with a few people in the target population
D)   all of these. D

Question 3

Assume that the following would be reasonable conversational questions/statements based on a subject's previous statement.Which is the best probe?

Accepted Answer

A)   "In what ways is that a better job?"
B)   "How is that a better job?"
C)   "Tell me more about why that's a better job."
D)   "How do you mean that's a better job?"
E)   All of these are equally good probes. E

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true regarding the order in which items appear in a questionnaire?

Accepted Answer

A)   The order should be random.
B)   The order does not matter.
C)   Researchers should attempt to estimate the effect of question order and use their judgment so as to minimize any order problems
D)   The order can be random because it does not matter.

Question 5

Respondents would not be competent to answer a question if they:

Accepted Answer

A)   did not remember the relevant information.
B)   did not know about the relevant information in the first place.
C)   have psychological or biological impairments
D)   all of these.

Question 6

Construct a brief Likert-type scale to measure attitudes about an issue of interest to you.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

The best way to minimize problems resulting from the order in which items appear in a questionnaire is to randomize the order of the items.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

An interview guide is a highly structured approach for conducting quantitative interviews.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The length of a question has no bearing on how effectively the respondent will answer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Asking subjects "Did your children go to high school and college?" after they told you that they have no children violates which of the following criteria in question construction?

Accepted Answer

A)   Avoid double-barreled questions.
B)   Questions should be relevant.
C)   Avoid biased items.
D)   Avoid double-barreled questions and questions should be relevant.

Question 11

Open-ended qualitative interviews never use standardized interview schedules.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The questionnaire item "Which is not a serious problem in the U.S.today,anomie or the socialization of the young?" violates which of the following guidelines?

Accepted Answer

A)   Avoid double-barreled questions.
B)   Avoid short items.
C)   Avoid leading the respondent.
D)   Avoid negative items.

Question 13

In constructing a questionnaire it is better to squeeze questions and response categories close together and have a shorter,cluttered questionnaire than it is to have a longer,uncluttered questionnaire.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Scales include multiple items that can be summed to measure a variable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following statements is(are)INCORRECT?

Accepted Answer

A)   Closed-ended questions should limit respondents to three or four choices.
B)   Closed-ended questions should have response categories that are mutually exclusive and exhaustive.
C)   Closed-ended questions should cover the range of likely responses.
D)   None of these; they are all correct.

Question 16

How does qualitative interviewing differ from quantitative interviewing?

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

Qualitative measures rely on interviews that are usually open-ended with in-depth probes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Contingency questions:

Accepted Answer

A)   Are used to increase the likelihood of responses from those for whom the questions are relevant.
B)   Should not be used because they frustrate respondents.
C)   Enable the researcher to ask several questions that have the same set of answer categories.
D)   All of these.

Question 19

The questionnaire item "Did you file federal and state income tax reports last year?" with a response set of yes,no,can't remember,other,is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)   an open-ended question.
B)   an ordinal variable.
C)   a double-barreled question.
D)   a negative item.

Question 20

Which of the following statements is/are true about questionnaires?

Accepted Answer

A)   Researchers can avoid the need for pretesting if they are very careful in the way they word questions.
B)   Because it is virtually impossible to avoid some mistakes in wording, questionnaires should be pretested in a dry run.
C)   When pretesting, the pretest sample should be very large.
D)   When pretesting your questionnaire, it's better to ask people to read through it looking for errors rather than to complete the questionnaire.

Exam 9: Quantitative and Qualitative Measurement Instruments

Construct an examples that would violate each of the following guidelines for asking questions: Make items clear Avoid double-barreled questions Avoid biased items and terms

In order to avoid measurement error in a questionnaire,it is a good idea to

Assume that the following would be reasonable conversational questions/statements based on a subject's previous statement.Which is the best probe?

Which of the following statements is true regarding the order in which items appear in a questionnaire?

Respondents would not be competent to answer a question if they:

Construct a brief Likert-type scale to measure attitudes about an issue of interest to you.

The best way to minimize problems resulting from the order in which items appear in a questionnaire is to randomize the order of the items.

An interview guide is a highly structured approach for conducting quantitative interviews.

The length of a question has no bearing on how effectively the respondent will answer.

Asking subjects "Did your children go to high school and college?" after they told you that they have no children violates which of the following criteria in question construction?

Open-ended qualitative interviews never use standardized interview schedules.

The questionnaire item "Which is not a serious problem in the U.S.today,anomie or the socialization of the young?" violates which of the following guidelines?

In constructing a questionnaire it is better to squeeze questions and response categories close together and have a shorter,cluttered questionnaire than it is to have a longer,uncluttered questionnaire.

Scales include multiple items that can be summed to measure a variable.

Which of the following statements is(are) INCORRECT?

How does qualitative interviewing differ from quantitative interviewing?

Qualitative measures rely on interviews that are usually open-ended with in-depth probes.

Contingency questions:

The questionnaire item "Did you file federal and state income tax reports last year?" with a response set of yes,no,can't remember,other,is an example of

Which of the following statements is/are true about questionnaires?