A. qualitative research
B. ethnography
C. secondary research
D. field research
E. non-participant observation
A. the cost of the stamps
B. the response rates
C. the inability to follow-up
D. some respondents are paranoid
E. the mail is slow
A major disadvantage of using mail naires to collect data is____________? Read More »
Methods and Research, Sociology Mcqs A. exhaustive
B. tangible
C. comprehensive
D. relevant
E. mutually exclusive
A. at least 100 people must be selected
B. every sub-sample of the population must be represented
C. every member of the population must have an equal chance of being chosen
D. a phone book must be used to generate random names.
E. the researcher must pre-test the subjects
In order to qualify as a random sample______________? Read More »
Methods and Research, Sociology Mcqs A. variation
B. correlation
C. observation
D. measure of central tendency
E. spurious relationship
A. measures of variation
B. measures of central tendency
C. measures of enumeration
D. measures of correlation
E. measures of coefficients
A mean, median and mode are all examples of_______________? Read More »
Methods and Research, Sociology Mcqs A. Triangulation
B. Ethnography
C. Field research
D. Variation
E. Cluster sampling
_____________ uses multiple data collection methods on the same area of interest? Read More »
Methods and Research, Sociology Mcqs A. valid
B. reliable
C. factual
D. internally consistent
E. instrumental
A. variables
B. populations
C. ideas
D. indices
E. theories
The concepts in a hypothesis are stated as______________? Read More »
Methods and Research, Sociology Mcqs A. theory always precedes research
B. theory can be developed independent of research
C. research always precedes theory
D. the relationship between theory and research is cyclical
E. research is dictated by the theoretical perspective
In sociology_______________? Read More »
Methods and Research, Sociology Mcqs