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Chapter 7 Quiz Several factors affect the response rate in interview studies. Contact rates for in-person interviews tend to be lowest among: o Central cities The best way to improve response rates on a mailed survey is: o Send follow-up letters and replacement questionnaires. The Child Health Bureau is conducting a survey to investigate the prevalence of early childhood sexual abuse in the county. The bureau is constrained by a low budget for research but they need to get a representative picture of both rural and urban areas. What type of survey would fit best given their tight budget and still enable them to collect useful information on this sensitive topic: o Mailed survey. Anonymity exists when: o No identifying information is ever collected to link respondent to responses. In a survey, a contingent question always follows a/an o Filter question What guidelines does the following question violate in terms of guidelines for writing questions: Do you agree or disagree that television increases people’s tolerance for violence and drug use? o Avoid double-barreled questions The popularity of survey research is due to:
o Versatility, efficiency, and the generalizability of results. What guideline does the following question violate in terms of guidelines for writing questions: Do you think the United States should release more oil reserves in order to reduce gas prices or let gas prices continue to climb until no one can afford to drive? o Minimize risk of biased words. Most surveys consist of a fixed set of questions that are decided on in advance by the researcher. Which of the following designs may be less structured than the others? o In-person surveys The design of the overall questionnaire is important. Researchers should attend to all of the following features of questionnaire construction EXCEPT: o Avoid interpretive questions. A good way to determine if a questionnaire contains a context effect is to: o Comparing reverse question order in a split ballot design. What is the minimum acceptable response rate for a mailed survey? o 70% If you think people have an opinion but are reluctant to express it, it’s a good idea to use which type of questions? o Forced choice questions.
Survey research is most appropriate when which of the following is a central research goal? o Sample generalizability. Which of the following is NOT an error of nonobservation? o Cases that have been surveyed are subject to poor measurement. If sufficient resources and a trained staff are available, which survey design is almost always preferable? o In-person interviews Group surveys differ from other types of surveys in the following way: o They require having access to the sample in a group setting. Tameka is a social worker at a local substance abuse treatment agency. She is interested in seeing if women and men are equally satisfied with the treatment offered. She sends a satisfaction survey to people who completed treatment in the past year. To increase her response rate, she needs to: o Send an introductory letter; include a personalized cover letter; send reminder postcard after 2 weeks; send new cover letters and replacement questionnaires in 2 weeks (all of the above). Which of the following is NOT a problem for phone surveys? o Low response rates. Which of the following is NOT a problem for maximizing response rates in in-person interview?
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o General disillusionment in a society can undermine the general credibility of research efforts.