Deck 7: Designing Social Research

Question 1

A research proposal ______.

A) should include the plan of the study from the research problem to the results
B) does not need to include the research questions
C) can be without discussing the methods to be used
D) is best presented when not focusing on details of timeline and resources

Answer 1

A

Question 2

A timescale for a project should include ______.

A) steps in the process research process
B) a grid of months or weeks of the project
C) milestones when which step should be accomplished
D) just an information how long the project will run

Answer 2

A, B, C

Question 3

Research designs for a study should answer questions like ______.

A) what will be studied?
B) why will it be studied?
C) how will it be studied?
D) how could the information material for participants made more aesthetic?

Answer 3

A, B, C

Question 4

Quantitative research designs ______.

A) are constructed around variables and their relations
B) are about controlling the conditions of the study
C) include a sampling plan
D) none of these are correct

Question 5

Longitudinal designs ______.

A) address a process over time
B) include repeated collection of data
C) can be used only in qualitative research
D) can be used only in quantitative research

Question 6

Retrospective designs ______.

A) cover a process looking back from today
B) include repeated collection of data
C) cannot be used in qualitative research
D) are seldom used in quantitative research

Question 7

Random sampling means that you ______.

A) don't have to develop a sampling procedure
B) need a procedure to guarantee the same chance for every member of the population to be in the sample
C) approach people on the street whom you meet by chance
D) want to make the generalization of your findings possible

Question 8

Purposive sampling means that you ______.

A) select single cases for your study according to their relevance
B) apply substantial rather than formal criteria
C) look for typical cases
D) all of these

Question 9

Convenience sampling means that you ______.

A) select the cases (people or institutions) that are ready to be studied
B) apply the best strategy
C) apply a strategy to use if other more systematic alternatives do not work
D) apply a strategy which is often applied due to limited resources

Question 10

Sampling and access in digital research can be ______.

A) based on the same principles as offline research
B) more complicated as you may not meet the people you select for checking if they really meet the criteria (gender for example)
C) more selective as it is limited to users of the Internet, of Computers, tablets or smartphones
D) all of these