Reading a number of books and journals regarding crime in Canada is a good example of______________? A. qualitative research B. ethnographyC. secondary research D. field research E. non-participant observation
A major disadvantage of using mail naires to collect data is____________? A. the cost of the stampsB. the response rates C. the inability to follow-up D. some respondents are paranoid E. the mail is slow
A survey that asks the respondent to indicate their age and includes response categories of age 20-30 age 30-40 age 40 50 and age 50+ violates which important rule for constructing closed-ended items for naires ? A. exhaustive B. tangible…
In order to qualify as a random sample______________? A. at least 100 people must be selectedB. 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…
A researcher was able to prove that, on average as age increases eyesight declines In research terminology this is called a (n) ? A. variationB. correlation C. observation D. measure of central tendency E. spurious relationship
A mean, median and mode are all examples of_______________? A. measures of variationB. measures of central tendency C. measures of enumeration D. measures of correlation E. measures of coefficients
_____________ uses multiple data collection methods on the same area of interest? A. Triangulation B. Ethnography C. Field research D. Variation E. Cluster sampling
When a number of researchers use the same operational definition to measure a variable and achieve the same results the measure is said to be_______________? A. validB. reliable C. factual D. internally consistent E. instrumental
The concepts in a hypothesis are stated as______________? A. variables B. populations C. ideas D. indices E. theories
In sociology_______________? A. theory always precedes research B. theory can be developed independent of research C. research always precedes theoryD. the relationship between theory and research is cyclical E. research is dictated by the theoretical perspective