Chapter 8 Practice Quiz

. Most surveys are structured, which means that

there is a one-on-one relationship between the researcher and the respondent.

they use random selection to select respondents.

the interviewer decides when, where, and how to ask the questions.

the same questions are asked in the same order for all respondents.

. Analyses of data from the Constructing the Family Survey (CFS) indicate that it was a(an)

descriptive survey.

explanatory survey.

both descriptive and explanatory.

neither descriptive nor explanatory.

. Cross-sectional survey designs are to longitudinal survey designs as __________ is to __________.

panel study; trend study

trend study; panel study

explanatory; descriptive

one survey; two or more surveys

. A telephone interview survey tends to have a higher response rate than a __________ study and shorter answers to open-ended questions than a __________ study.

mailed questionnaire; mailed questionnaire

mailed questionnaire; face-to-face interview

face-to-face interview; face-to-face interview

face-to-face interview; mailed questionnaire

. Suppose you are doing a survey in which sample quality and precision are of utmost importance, and you need to ask some critical open-ended questions. Which survey mode would work best?

face-to-face interview

telephone interview

mail questionnaire

mixed mode combining telephone interviews with a mailed questionnaire

. Planning a survey involves two concurrent activities: construction of the survey instrument and

selection of the sample.

selection of the survey mode.

coding of variables.

selection of the survey design.

. What is the major wording problem with the following question: "On a typical weekday how many hours do you watch television? [ ] 0–2 [ ] 3–5 [ ] 6–10 [ ] 10 or more"? (Box 8.2)

inappropriate vocabulary

leading question

lack of precision

double-barreled

. What is the best placement for the following survey question: "What is your age?"?

opening question

toward the beginning

middle

end

. When someone answers the telephone in a random-digit dialing survey, the interviewers' first step is to

confirm that the person who answered the telephone is 18 years of age or older.

randomly select a household member to interview.

read an informed consent statement and ask for permission to begin the interview.

confirm that the interviewer has contacted the respondent included in the sample.

. What is a serious weakness that surveys share with experiments?

susceptibility to reactive measurement effects

use of convenience samples

limited number of variables that can be studied

frequent use of deception