Deck 11: Surveys

Question 1

Ideally, how many days should separate each survey collection segment?

A) 3 days
B) 2 weeks
C) 5 workdays
D) 7 days

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following is not an example of a test that the text discusses?

A) Aptitude tests
B) Performance tests
C) Achievement tests
D) Summative tests

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which scale measures an individual's attitude about a specific topic based on opposite objectives?

A) Thurstone scale
B) Likert scale
C) Belief scale
D) Semantic differential scale

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Attitude scales measure:

A) opinions.
B) values.
C) characteristics.
D) All of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is critical in the development of culturally appropriate data collection?

A) Ordinal data
B) Pilot testing
C) Behavioral response of the investigator
D) The Council of Diversity

Question 6

The major advantage of surveys is that they answer exact questions.

Question 7

When creating a survey, it is best to organize the survey questions from difficult to easy, so that the research asks the most difficult questions first.

Question 8

To conduct a survey, you do not need permission from the institutional review board (IRB).

Question 9

It is best to open a survey with questions related to demographics.

Question 10

Researchers schedule appointments with study participants at the convenience of the researcher.

Question 11

Aptitude tests measure previously acquired knowledge.

Question 12

______________ tests measure general ability and knowledge, whereas ________________ tests focus on specific subjects.

Question 13

When investigators select personality inventories, they should pay special attention to those inventories' ______________ and ______________.

Question 14

There are two general types of scales: _____________ and _____________.

Question 15

The odd-number choices of a Likert scale offer a(n) __________ option.

Question 16

When researchers reverse the wording of the survey questions to vary the selection choices, the practice is called __________ ___________.

Question 17

_______________ scales and _____________ scales are similar, because both ask respondents about their attitudes.

Question 18

True/false data are classified as _______________, while Likert scale data are classified as _____________.

Question 19

It is more important for a survey to be ____________ than to be reliable.

Question 20

Put the following steps for creating a survey in the correct order.
-Review the research question with other research team members

A) Step 1
B) Step 2
C) Step 3
D) Step 4
E) Step 5
F) Step 6
G) Step 7
H) Step 8
I) Step 9
J) Step 10
K) Step 11
L) Step 12

Question 21

Put the following steps for creating a survey in the correct order.
-Ask only survey questions that answer the research questions

A) Step 2
B) Step 3
C) Step 4
D) Step 5
E) Step 5
F) Step 6
G) Step 7
H) Step 8
I) Step 9
J) Step 10
K) Step 11
L) Step 13

Question 22

Put the following steps for creating a survey in the correct order.
-Organize survey questions from easy to difficult

A) Step 3
B) Step 4
C) Step 5
D) Step 6
E) Step 5
F) Step 6
G) Step 7
H) Step 8
I) Step 9
J) Step 10
K) Step 11
L) Step 14

Question 23

Put the following steps for creating a survey in the correct order.
-Write questions in a simple and concise manner

A) Step 4
B) Step 5
C) Step 6
D) Step 7
E) Step 5
F) Step 6
G) Step 7
H) Step 8
I) Step 9
J) Step 10
K) Step 11
L) Step 15

Question 24

Put the following steps for creating a survey in the correct order.
-Group similar questions

A) Step 5
B) Step 6
C) Step 7
D) Step 8
E) Step 5
F) Step 6
G) Step 7
H) Step 8
I) Step 9
J) Step 10
K) Step 11
L) Step 16

Question 25

Put the following steps for creating a survey in the correct order.
-Avoid skip patterns

A) Step 6
B) Step 7
C) Step 8
D) Step 9
E) Step 5
F) Step 6
G) Step 7
H) Step 8
I) Step 9
J) Step 10
K) Step 11
L) Step 17

Question 26

Put the following steps for creating a survey in the correct order.
-Provide clear instructions for each transition

A) Step 7
B) Step 8
C) Step 9
D) Step 10
E) Step 5
F) Step 6
G) Step 7
H) Step 8
I) Step 9
J) Step 10
K) Step 11
L) Step 18

Question 27

Put the following steps for creating a survey in the correct order.
-Check the readability score

A) Step 8
B) Step 9
C) Step 10
D) Step 11
E) Step 5
F) Step 6
G) Step 7
H) Step 8
I) Step 9
J) Step 10
K) Step 11
L) Step 19

Question 28

Put the following steps for creating a survey in the correct order.
-Proofread the survey several times

A) Step 9
B) Step 10
C) Step 11
D) Step 12
E) Step 5
F) Step 6
G) Step 7
H) Step 8
I) Step 9
J) Step 10
K) Step 11
L) Step 20

Question 29

Put the following steps for creating a survey in the correct order.
-Pretest the survey

A) Step 10
B) Step 11
C) Step 12
D) Step 13
E) Step 5
F) Step 6
G) Step 7
H) Step 8
I) Step 9
J) Step 10
K) Step 11
L) Step 21

Question 30

Put the following steps for creating a survey in the correct order.
-Pilot test the survey

A) Step 11
B) Step 12
C) Step 13
D) Step 14
E) Step 5
F) Step 6
G) Step 7
H) Step 8
I) Step 9
J) Step 10
K) Step 11
L) Step 22

Question 31

Put the following steps for creating a survey in the correct order.
-Finalize the survey format

A) Step 12
B) Step 13
C) Step 14
D) Step 15
E) Step 5
F) Step 6
G) Step 7
H) Step 8
I) Step 9
J) Step 10
K) Step 11
L) Step 23

Question 32

Give at least three advantages of using existing surveys.