Question 1

Manifest and latent content can be distinguished by the degree of _________required in measurement.

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Question 2

Agency records,secondary data and content analysis do not require direct_________ with research subjects.

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Question 3

Using agency records (published statistics,nonpublic agency records and new data collected by agency staff),content analysis and secondary analysis,give an example of an applied research project that would use each of the identified methods.

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Question 4

Some researchers have suggested that when published statistics and agency records are relied upon as sources of data a researcher should report rounded figures to avoid the illusion of exaggerated ____________that precise numbers imply.

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Question 5

The main disadvantage of using secondary data concerns how variables were initially operationalized and whether the secondary data provide__________ measures of the variables you want to analyze.

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Question 6

It is possible to move from individual to__________ units of analysis but not the reverse.

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Question 7

Identify three different types of agencies where records would be important in the criminal justice system.Discuss the types of published statistics each agency would produce.What are the specific reliability and validity problems with each?

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Question 8

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of secondary data and give an example of each.

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Question 9

Using question 2 above,what types of nonpublic agency records would each agency keep that would be of interest to a criminal justice researcher? Give an example of a research question that could be answered by access to the nonpublic agency records.

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Question 10

Suggest a content analysis project that could be completed by the class.Discuss the units of analysis and the sampling for this project.Further,discuss the coding that you would use if you were required to complete this project.

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Quiz 12: Agency Records Content Analysis And Secondary Data