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Sociology Mcqs

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 ?

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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
C. comprehensive
D. relevant
E. mutually exclusive

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In order to qualify as a random sample______________?

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In order to qualify as a random sample______________?

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

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A researcher was able to prove that, on average as age increases eyesight declines In research terminology this is called a (n) ?

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A researcher was able to prove that, on average as age increases eyesight declines In research terminology this is called a (n) ?

A. variation
B. correlation
C. observation
D. measure of central tendency
E. spurious relationship

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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_______________?

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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. valid
B. reliable
C. factual
D. internally consistent
E. instrumental

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An instructor wants to determine if giving essay tests increases student learning In one class that the instructor teaches she continues to test as she has always done In another class She then measures the differences in learning if any between the two classes The class that is given essay s is the______________?

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An instructor wants to determine if giving essay tests increases student learning In one class that the instructor teaches she continues to test as she has always done In another class She then measures the differences in learning if any between the two classes The class that is given essay s is the______________?

A. control group
B. representative group
C. experimental group
D. correlation group

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Methods and Research, Sociology Mcqs