Human Inquiry And Science

Question 1

Science requires both _______ and _______ support

Answer 1

Logical and Empirical

Question 2

Looking for reality

Tradition

Answer 2

It is usually accepted knowledge - established truths - found in most cultures - challenged by scientists

Question 3

Which of the following is accurate concerning scientific public opinion surveys?

Answer 3

To be considered scientific, researchers must interview a randomly selected subset of the larger group they want to know things about

Question 4

Which of the following defines population?

Answer 4

A group of people being studied or explained

Question 5

Which of the following best defines a sample ?

Answer 5

A subgroup of some larger group of people where the subgroup is actually studied, observed or interviewed

Question 6

Which of the following are potential uses of scientific public opinion research?

Answer 6

Analyzing elections, analyzing customer satisfaction, marketing, academic research (all)

Question 7

Which of the following is correct concerning randomness in scientific public opinion polling?

Answer 7

Everyone in the population must have an equal opportunity to participate

Question 8

Which of the following best defines a margin of error?

Answer 8

An expression of how representative (accurate) a survey is

Question 9

Which of the following are considered scientific public opinion polls?

Answer 9

Random sample public opinion polls

Question 10

What is the sample size used in the city of Lethbridge 2014 satisfaction survey?

Answer 10

400

Question 11

What is the margin of error in the city of Lethbridge 2014 satisfaction survey?

Answer 11

+-4.9 percent points, 19 times out of 20

Question 12

What is the sample size for the 2012 CSRL Alberta Opinion survey?

Answer 12

1067

Question 13

What is the margin of error for the CSRL Alberta Opinion survey?

Answer 13

+ 3.0 percentage points, 19 times out of 20

Question 14

Which of the following is a disadvantage of mail out questionnaires ?

Answer 14

They tend to have low response rates

Question 15

Which is the disadvantage of in person interviews ?

Answer 15

They are very labour intensive and therefore very expensive

Question 16

Which of the following is a disadvantage of internet questionnaires?

Answer 16

They take a great deal of effort to ensure that the researcher is obtaining a scientific representative sample of the population

Question 17

Which of the following is an advantage of using telephone interviews?

Answer 17

Telephones are still the best way to contact the broadcast cross section of the population

Question 18

Under which of the following circumstances should we dispose of a telephone number by removing that number from out call lists?

Answer 18

When the person we contact completed a survey interview.

And or

When the person we contact declined to be interviewed

Question 19

Which of the following is an advantage of using telephone interviews?

Answer 19

They are relatively cost effective

Question 20

Who is responsible for telephone number disposition?

Answer 20

Me. The student research agent

Question 21

Under which of the following circumstances would we dispose of a telephone number by keeping that number in our call lists (not deleting the number)

Answer 21

• when we want to call that number back
• when the person we contact wants us to call them back at a later time
• when we get an answer machine
• when there is no answer
  (All)