Test 3

Question 1

In a survey every person surveyed is exposed to the same set of questions, same wording, phrasing, no variation
(exposed to standard stimulus) True/false

Answer 1

true

Question 2

what is a probability sample

Answer 2

a random sample from a larger population

Question 3

surveys are what? they have no manipulation of any variable

Answer 3

observational

Question 4

surveys can test knowledge of individual on a certain subject T/F

Answer 4

T

Question 5

Surveys do what in disease, health, behavior in the larger population, may suggest causal links that cannot be done in experiment

Answer 5

track trends

Question 6

a survey at a single point in time, but emphasis on past behavior

Answer 6

cross sectional survey

Question 7

multiple cross sectional surveys over time are called

Answer 7

trend study

Question 8

Longitudinal studies are done how

Answer 8

over time

Question 9

Follow subjects into future for specified

period of time (social science research) is what kind of survey

Answer 9

panel survey

Question 10

Follow subjects into future until a
condition develops (epidemiological research) is what type of survey

Answer 10

cohort study

Question 11

study looks at the exact same people at two different times is what

Answer 11

panel study

Question 12

identifying subjects with a clinical condition and is retrospective study is called

Answer 12

case controlled study

Question 13

Trend studies equal or dont equal panel study

Answer 13

dont equal

Question 14

in surveys it is difficult to prove causes of the effect, not sure if there are other variable to the effect, hard to make strong causal inference
is true or false problems with surveys

Answer 14

True

Question 15

people tend to do what when reporting effects

Answer 15

under report negative, over report positive

Question 16

surveys can have poor external validity true or false

Answer 16

true

Question 17

is a convience sample representative of overall population

Answer 17

no

Question 18

what type of sample is representative of overall population

Answer 18

probability sample

Question 19

what are four probability sample types

Answer 19

simple random sample, multicluster sample, stratified sample, random digit dialing

Question 20

what type of probability sample used when you take table of random numbers or randomly selected using computer

Answer 20

simple random sample

Question 21

taking random samples of multiple level (cities to counties to towns to households)

Answer 21

multicluster sampling

Question 22

what is an advantage to multicluster sampling

Answer 22

easily obtainable sampling frames

Question 23

what is a disadvantage to multicluster sampling

Answer 23

complex sampling design

Question 24

what probability sample occurs when you over estimate sample in order to get proper results, when a sub group is small in a population

Answer 24

stratified sampling

Question 25

Computer randomly assigns 4 digits to complete phone number is called

Answer 25

random digit dialing

Question 26

if its not a probability sample what do you want the researcher to do

Answer 26

give enough info to prove valid results

Question 27

which are the worst result rate of surveys

Answer 27

mail

Question 28

what is respondent bias

Answer 28

people who fill out survey may be different than overall population

Question 29

Can the researcher demonstrate that non-respondents are not substantially different from respondents? example of

Answer 29

respondent bias

Question 30

jargon slang, technical language, mutually exclusive( each respondent fits in one and only one category) are what

Answer 30

poorly constructed questions

Question 31

Watch out for survey questions with ambiguity, confusion, vagueness Watch out for surveys which ask questions that are beyond R's capabilities T/f

Answer 31

Both true

Question 32

what time frame is better for less important events

Answer 32

short time frame

Question 33

longer time frame is good for what events

Answer 33

important events

Question 34

looking for a specific answer from a person in the survey-like for a fundraiser is called

Answer 34

leading bias

Question 35

surveys should never assume what

Answer 35

respondent knowledge

Question 36

coupling survey with figures and well known people it enhances results-even when there is no such thing is this true/false and what is it called

Answer 36

true, prestige bias

Question 37

surveys use what two thing which are a set of questions when combined yield info about respondent

Answer 37

scales and indexes

Question 38

combine a survey with a physical examination increases external validity (these are non mail surveys) True or false

Answer 38

True

Question 39

according to chronbach's index what indicates the survey is more reliable

Answer 39

closer to 1

Question 40

which surveys have highest rate of validity

Answer 40

face to face

Question 41

can respondents be influenced by interview

Answer 41

yes

Question 42

cheap and fast, convenient, innovative(imbed pictures etc), have become quite common is what kind of survey

Answer 42

web based

Question 43

what is major problem with mail and web based surveys

Answer 43

not sure who actually fills them out

Question 44

which survey must be synchonous

Answer 44

telephone

Question 45

which surveys are asynchronous

Answer 45

mail and web based

Question 46

A multi stage cluster sample is a type of probability sample of a larger population used in survey research. In probability samples each case has an equal chance of inclusion in the sample which are true or false

Answer 46

both true

Question 47

Surveys typically use convenient samples drawn from a larger population. Typically surveys rely on a respondent’s willingness to participate which may affect the validity and accuracy of their survey which is true or/and false

Answer 47

false, true

Question 48

is info derived from a cross sectional study related to surveys

Answer 48

no

Question 49

Information derived from cross sectional surveys allow a researcher to make causal statements about the IV and the DV, is this statement about surveys true or false

Answer 49

false

Question 50

Typically surveys are dependent on willingness of ppl to participate, can mess up validity and accuracy of the responses. Survey samples are typically probability samples drawn from a larger pop

Answer 50

both true

Question 51

A specific statistic that is calculated to indicate the magnitude (strength) and direction of the degree of relationship between two variables (X, Y) is what

Answer 51

correlation coefficient

Question 52

a strong correlation is when

Answer 52

when data points are close to trend line

Question 53

relationship between an interval/ratio dependent variable and an interval/ratio independent variable

Answer 53

bivariate regression

Question 54

is the best line to minimize error (relationship between two variables)

Answer 54

Regression line, trend line

Question 55

in multiple regression what does the trend line become

Answer 55

a plane

Question 56

one dependent variable with multiple independent variables is

Answer 56

multiple regression

Question 57

How does an independent variable increase the odds (likelihood or probability) of an event occurring, relative to some baseline category?

Answer 57

logit regression

Question 58

if linear regression line is flat than what

Answer 58

no difference in odds

Question 59

comparing odds of something happening compared to baseline category

Answer 59

logit regression