JOUR 435 Research Methods Final Study Guide || with Complete Solutions.
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Researchers are most likely to adopt which of these approaches in their work? correct answers Tolerance for uncertainly and skepticism
Data journalism includes... correct answers Enabling reader to discover information, revealing a remarkable story, and helping reader understand a complex issue....
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Researchers are most likely to adopt which of these approaches in their work? correct answers
Tolerance for uncertainly and skepticism
Data journalism includes... correct answers Enabling reader to discover information, revealing a
remarkable story, and helping reader understand a complex issue.
Pitching with data includes... correct answers Describing a data context, key insights about data,
convincing decision makers.
The mistake in the article about a century-old gold mine near Searchlight, NV is an example of...
correct answers Basic math that should have been caught by an editor or proofreader.
The goals of science are: correct answers To describe, predict, and explain.
If you have difficulty accessing a "slides" or assignment file in this course (for example, you
receive an "ask permission for access" alert), before you contact ithelp@unlv.edu you should
FIRST... correct answers Make sure you're logged into your Rebelmail (@unlv.nevada.edu)
account to get access.
What type of research seeks to explain a class of situations or events rather than a single one?
correct answers Nomothetic
A(n)__________ is a clear, focused question that includes at least two variables and summarizes
the issue being investigated. correct answers research question
What is a major problem with convenience sampling? correct answers Convenience samples are
not likely to represent the population.
Longitudinal studies examine variables about individual or groups over an extended time; what
are the three major types of these studies? correct answers Trend, Cohort, Panel/Follow-Up
In the hypothesis below what is the INDEPENDENT variable?
H: There will be a positive relationship between age and hours of tv viewed correct answers age
Mode, mean, and median are three ways to measure the ____ of a group of values. correct
answers central tendency
_______ are hard to measure variables including; personality traits, emotional states, attitudes,
and abilities. correct answers Constructs
The _____ level of measurement involves logically ranking variables. correct answers ordinal
, What is reliability? correct answers the consistency of a measure.
________ scales have the lowest level of measurement because they DO NOT imply order.
correct answers Nominal
For a variable containing information about a respondent's AGE in years, the level of
measurement is ________. correct answers Ratio
Using a themometer to measure a car's speed lacks _______ . correct answers validity
________ news is typically used to refer to topics that are usually timely, important and
consequential, such as politics, international affairs and business news. correct answers Hard
What is important to include in a pitch? correct answers All of these answers
Which of the following are important to the scientific research process but NOT to data
journalism? correct answers Creating hypotheses before beginning project
DataUSA, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and General Social Survey are examples of what? correct
answers Data sources
Which of the following research pitch types is typically the shortest? correct answers Elevator
pitch
What are ways to practice ethical research? correct answers All of these answers
When working in research or data journalism, ethical considerations are involved in which of the
following? correct answers All of these answers
________ reports, produces, acquires and distributes news, information and other content that
meet the highest standards of public service in journalism and cultural expression. correct
answers NPR
The group that reviews research proposals for possible ethical violations are known as _____.
correct answers Institutional Review Boards
________, is the process of obtaining and documenting participants agreement after informing
them of everything that could be expected to affect their decisions in the study. correct answers
Informed consent
What steps can be taken to minimize deception within your research? correct answers All of
these answers
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