Human Inquiry And Science Flashcards
(21 cards)
Science requires both _______ and _______ support
Logical and Empirical
Looking for reality
Tradition
It is usually accepted knowledge - established truths - found in most cultures - challenged by scientists
Which of the following is accurate concerning scientific public opinion surveys?
To be considered scientific, researchers must interview a randomly selected subset of the larger group they want to know things about
Which of the following defines population?
A group of people being studied or explained
Which of the following best defines a sample ?
A subgroup of some larger group of people where the subgroup is actually studied, observed or interviewed
Which of the following are potential uses of scientific public opinion research?
Analyzing elections, analyzing customer satisfaction, marketing, academic research (all)
Which of the following is correct concerning randomness in scientific public opinion polling?
Everyone in the population must have an equal opportunity to participate
Which of the following best defines a margin of error?
An expression of how representative (accurate) a survey is
Which of the following are considered scientific public opinion polls?
Random sample public opinion polls
What is the sample size used in the city of Lethbridge 2014 satisfaction survey?
400
What is the margin of error in the city of Lethbridge 2014 satisfaction survey?
+-4.9 percent points, 19 times out of 20
What is the sample size for the 2012 CSRL Alberta Opinion survey?
1067
What is the margin of error for the CSRL Alberta Opinion survey?
+ 3.0 percentage points, 19 times out of 20
Which of the following is a disadvantage of mail out questionnaires ?
They tend to have low response rates
Which is the disadvantage of in person interviews ?
They are very labour intensive and therefore very expensive
Which of the following is a disadvantage of internet questionnaires?
They take a great deal of effort to ensure that the researcher is obtaining a scientific representative sample of the population
Which of the following is an advantage of using telephone interviews?
Telephones are still the best way to contact the broadcast cross section of the population
Under which of the following circumstances should we dispose of a telephone number by removing that number from out call lists?
When the person we contact completed a survey interview.
And or
When the person we contact declined to be interviewed
Which of the following is an advantage of using telephone interviews?
They are relatively cost effective
Who is responsible for telephone number disposition?
Me. The student research agent
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)
- 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
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