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  1. Return to Process of Social Research 2e Student Resources

Chapter 4 Practice Quiz

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. In selecting a research topic, the textbook recommends that researchers

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. According to the text, good research questions should be

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. To examine whether the unemployment rate is related to rates of welfare and imprisonment, Mark Colvin gathered data from a random sample of 184 urban, industrial counties in the United States. Colvin's unit of analysis is

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. In which of the following lists does each term denote a variable?

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. It is hypothesized that among first-year students, women attend class more frequently than men. Class attendance is a(n) __________ variable, and class standing (first-year, second-year, etc.) is a(n) __________variable.

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. In a study of the relationship between level of education and support for immigration reform, a person's race or ethnicity is an __________ variable and their occupational status is an __________ variable.

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. A nonspurious relationship implies that

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. In a survey of American high schools, it was found that students who attended private schools showed higher academic achievement than students who attended public schools. Which of the following variables could create a spurious relationship between type of school (private versus public) and academic achievement?

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. All of the following approaches may be used to address qualitative research questions except

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. In general, quantitative research is to qualitative research as

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