Deck 8: Survey Research: a Quantitative Technique

Question 1

Cross-sectional surveys are those that are administered over and over again.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Typically,survey research tends to be a reliable method of inquiry.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

A retrospective survey is a type of survey in which participants are asked to report events from the past.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Mode is a measure of central tendency that identifies the middle point in a distribution of responses.

Question 5

Covariation occurs when changes in one variable happen together with changes in another.

Question 6

Longitudinal surveys are those that are administered at just one point in time.

Question 7

In a trend survey,a researcher identifies some category of people that are of interest and then regularly surveys people who fall into that category.

Question 8

Survey research is a quantitative method whereby a researcher poses some set of pre-determined questions to an entire group,or sample,of individuals.

Question 9

Surveys are used by all kinds of people in all kinds of professions.

Question 10

Univariate analysis is the analysis of a single variable.

Question 11

In a closed-ended question the response options should be mutually exclusive and exhaustive.

Question 12

Survey research is an especially useful approach when a researcher aims to describe or explain features of a minority group.

Question 13

Researchers conducting trend surveys are interested in how people's inclinations change over time.

Question 14

The document (either hard copy or online)which contains survey questions that respondents read and mark their responses upon is called a questionnaire.

Question 15

A filter question is one that is posed as a single question but in fact asks more than one question.

Question 16

Floaters are respondents who present themselves as neutral when in truth they have an opinion.

Question 17

Variety in surveys comes in terms of time and administration.

Question 18

Matrix is a question type that lists a set of questions for which the answer categories are all the same.

Question 19

The survey method is an expensive method of data collection compare to in-depth interviews.

Question 20

Surveys are in many ways rather flexible.

Question 21

Surveys can be used by all kinds of people in all kinds of professions because they are _____.

A)versatile
B)reliable
C)cost-effective
D)valid
E)flexible

Question 22

Cross-sectional surveys differ from longitudinal surveys in that cross-sectional surveys:

A)enable a researcher to make observations over some extended period of time.
B)are administered at one point in time.
C)are most likely to be used by covert researchers.
D)are most likely to be used by overt researchers.
E)are most likely to be used by converts rather than martians.

Question 23

A trend survey is:

A)is administered at one point in time.
B)a type of longitudinal survey where a researcher is interested in how people's inclinations change over time.
C)a type of longitudinal survey where a researcher's interest is in a particular group of people who share some common experience or characteristic.
D)a type of survey in which a researcher surveys the exact same sample several times over a period of time.
E)a type of survey in which participants are asked to report events from the past.

Question 24

A double barreled question differs from a filter question in that the double barreled question is:

A)a question designed to identify some subset of survey respondents who are then asked additional questions that are not relevant to the entire sample.
B)a question that is posed as a single question but in fact asks more than one question.
C)a question created by covert researchers but used by overt researchers in their research.
D)a question created by overt researchers but used by covert researchers in their research.
E)a paradigm that argues that we create reality through our interactions and our interpretations of those interactions.

Question 25

If in a survey a researcher asks his respondents how they spent their last birthday,chances are the survey is a _____ survey.

A)trend
B)cohort
C)panel
D)retrospective
E)role-play

Question 26

A(n)_____ is a survey question for which the researcher provides respondents with a limited set of clear response options.

A)fence-sitter question
B)floater question
C)open-ended question
D)closed-ended question
E)narrative question

Question 27

A question that is posed as a single question but in fact asks more than one question,without having limited response options is known as a(n)_____.

A)solo-cylinder question
B)closed-ended question
C)matrix question
D)double-barreled question
E)floater question

Question 28

_____ are surveys that are administered at one point in time.

A)Longitudinal surveys
B)Panel surveys
C)Vertical surveys
D)Cross-sectional surveys
E)Cohort surveys

Question 29

A type of longitudinal survey in which a researcher surveys the exact same sample several times over a period of time is known as a _____.

A)cohort survey
B)trend survey
C)cross-sectional survey
D)retrospective survey
E)panel survey

Question 30

Surveys are classified based on administration and _____.

A)time
B)demographics
C)gender
D)accessibility
E)question type

Question 31

Longitudinal surveys differ from cross-sectional surveys in that longitudinal surveys:

A)enable a researcher to make observations over some extended period of time.
B)are administered at one point in time.
C)are most likely to be used by covert researchers rather than overt researchers.
D)are most likely to be used by overt researchers rather than covert researchers.
E)are most likely to be used by converts rather than martians.

Question 32

Floaters are:

A)respondents who always answer in the negative.
B)respondents who always answer in the affirmative.
C)respondents who present themselves as neutral when in truth they have an opinion.
D)respondents who choose a substantive answer to a question when in truth they don't understand the question or the response options.
E)respondents who ask additional questions that are not relevant to the survey.

Question 33

Fence sitters are:

A)respondents who always answer in the negative.
B)respondents who always answer in the affirmative.
C)respondents who present themselves as neutral when in truth they have an opinion.
D)respondents who choose a substantive answer to a question when in truth they don't understand the question or the response options.
E)respondents who ask additional questions that are not relevant to the survey.

Question 34

The idea that respondents will try to answer questions in a way that will present them in a favorable light is known as _____.

A)response bias
B)response rate
C)social desirability
D)nonresponse bias
E)mean

Question 35

A cross-sectional survey :

A)consists of the same people each time it is administered.
B)is administered at just one point in time.
C)has several types such as trend,panel,and cohort surveys.
D)observes changing trends over a period of time.
E)studies only past events.

Question 36

Survey research is:

A)a quantitative method whereby a researcher poses some set of pre-determined questions to an entire group,or sample,of individuals.
B)a paradigm that argues that we create reality through our interactions and our interpretations of those interactions.
C)the process of defining key terms or concepts.
D)the process by which we spell out precisely how a concept will be measured.
E)a method of categorizing concepts according to particular themes.

Question 37

A(n)_____ is a question type that lists a set of questions for which the answer categories are all the same.

A)fence-sitter
B)floater
C)matrix
D)open-ended
E)narrative question

Question 38

A filter question differs from a double barreled question in that the filter question is:

A)a question designed to identify some subset of survey respondents who are then asked additional questions that are not relevant to the entire sample.
B)a question that is posed as a single question but in fact asks more than one question.
C)a question created by covert researchers but used by overt researchers in their research.
D)a question created by overt researchers but used by covert researchers in their research.
E)a paradigm that argues that we create reality through our interactions and our interpretations of those interactions.

Question 39

Cross-sectional surveys are surveys classified on the basis of _____.

A)demographics
B)question type
C)administration
D)time
E)gender

Question 40

A set of written questions that a research participant responds to by filling in answers on her or his own without the assistance of a researcher is known as a(n)_____.

A)independent questionnaire
B)self-accessed questionnaire
C)self-administered questionnaire
D)generalized questionnaire
E)probe-based questionnaire

Question 41

If you want to create a survey that allows respondents to progress through the survey easily and have a set of questions for which the response options are the same,you are most likely to ask a(n)_____ type of question.

A)filter
B)floater
C)open-ended
D)double-barreled
E)matrix

Question 42

Getting feedback on a questionnaire so that it can be improved before it is administered is called _____.

A)sampling
B)conceptualizing
C)operationalizing
D)designing
E)pretesting

Question 43

Mean is a(n):

A)document that outlines how a survey researcher has translated her or his data from words into numbers.
B)measure of central tendency that identifies the average response to an interval or ratio level question.
C)measure of central tendency that identifies the middle point in a distribution of responses.
D)measure of central tendency that identifies the most common response given to a question.
E)analysis of the changing relationship between multiple variables.

Question 44

Write a note on the administration of surveys.

Question 45

_____ is the possible result of having too few sample members return completed questionnaires.

A)Inductive bias
B)Nonresponse bias
C)Deductive bias
D)Sampling bias
E)Proficiency bias

Question 46

In order to make an effective survey what are the things one should avoid?

Question 47

Describe the survey method of data collection.

Question 48

Covariation:

A)occurs when changes in one variable happen together with changes in another.
B)occurs when there is no relationship between the variables in question.
C)is the analysis of a single variable.
D)is a measure of central tendency that identifies the middle point in a distribution of responses.
E)is a measure of central tendency that identifies the most common response given to a question.

Question 49

Describe any two time based surveys.

Question 50

What are the things to be kept in mind while conducting a survey?

Question 51

What are the strengths of survey method?

Question 52

Independence:

A)occurs when changes in one variable happen together with changes in another.
B)occurs when there is a relationship among multiple variables in the question.
C)occurs when there is no relationship between the variables in question.
D)occurs when there are only two variables.
E)occurs when the variables are co-efficient of each other.

Question 53

Describe the various forms of analysis that quantitative researchers conduct.

Question 54

Mode is a(n):

A)document that outlines how a survey researcher has translated her or his data from words into numbers.
B)measure of central tendency that identifies the average response to an interval or ratio level question.
C)measure of central tendency that identifies the middle point in a distribution of responses.
D)measure of central tendency that identifies the most common response given to a question.
E)analysis of the changing relationship between multiple variables.

Question 55

What are longitudinal surveys? Describe its types.

Question 56

Describe the inflexibility and validity factors related to the survey method of research.

Question 57

Median is a(n):

A)document that outlines how a survey researcher has translated her or his data from words into numbers.
B)measure of central tendency that identifies the average response to an interval or ratio level question.
C)measure of central tendency that identifies the middle point in a distribution of responses.
D)measure of central tendency that identifies the most common response given to a question.
E)analysis of the changing relationship between multiple variables.

Question 58

A(n)_____ is a document that outlines how a survey researcher has translated her or his data from words into numbers.

A)contingency table
B)open-ended questionnaire
C)portfolio
D)codebook
E)closed-ended questionnaire

Question 59

The number of completed questionnaires you receive divided by the number of questionnaires you distributed is your _____ rate.

A)response
B)option
C)filter
D)floater
E)fencing

Question 60

_____ is the most basic form of analysis that quantitative researchers conduct.

A)Bivariate analysis
B)Multivariate analysis
C)Covariate analysis
D)Lateral analysis
E)Univariate analysis

Question 61

_____ is the idea that respondents will try to answer questions in a way that will present them in a favorable light.

Question 62

_____ are the "answers" that are provided to for each question in a survey.

Question 63

Getting feedback on a questionnaire so that it can be improved before it is administered is known as _____.

Question 64

_____ is determined by dividing the number of completed questionnaires by the number originally distributed.

Question 65

_____ occurs when there is no relationship between the variables in question.

Question 66

Write a note on closed-ended questions.Provide a sample closed-ended question.