BESC 3020 CH. 8 TEST QUESTIONS WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS
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BESC 3020 CH. 8 TEST QUESTIONS WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS
Survey items that ask participants for one response to two different questions or statements are called: - Answer-double-barreled items.
A survey item must be simple, meaning all of the following except: - Answer-participants should be sli...
BESC 3020 CH. 8 TEST QUESTIONS
WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS
Survey items that ask participants for one response to two different questions or
statements are called: - Answer-double-barreled items.
A survey item must be simple, meaning all of the following except: - Answer-participants
should be slightly confused as to not know what the items are asking.
Which of the following rules used to write valid and reliable survey items is violated in
this survey item: "Misogynistic men do not make good boyfriends?" - Answer-The item
used negative wording and the item uses higher than a high school-level vocabulary.
A researcher has participants complete an online survey, which has the benefit of
________, yet also has the drawback of ________. - Answer-being cost-effective; being
limited to only those who understand technology
Which of the following is an appropriate graphical summary of a correlation between two
factors? - Answer-Scatter plot
The use of a survey, administered either written or orally, to quantify, describe, or
characterize an individual or group is called a: - Answer-survey research design.
A researcher asks a participant in an interview to indicate the number of calories she
consumes in a day. After she answered the question, the researcher explained, "Wow,
you really eat a lot!" After that exclamation, she gave very low estimate for how much
she eats. This illustration is an example of: - Answer-interviewer bias.
Do not describe a correlation beyond the range of data observed in a sample in order to
avoid what limitation for interpreting a correlation? - Answer-Restriction of range
A researcher measures the extent to which the speed at which people eat (in minutes)
predicts calorie intake (in kilocalories). Which factor is the predictor variable in this
example? - Answer-The speed at which people eat
The most commonly used formula for computing r is the: - Answer-Pearson correlation
coefficient.
Open-ended items are most often used with the qualitative research design because: -
Answer-the responses in the survey are purely descriptive.
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