Question 1

Respondents who choose a substantive answer even when they do not know anything about a particular question are ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   floaters
B)   fixed choice respondents
C)   fence-sitters
D)   skip patterns

Question 2

Good grammar is a basic requirement for clear questions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

When you want respondents to make only one choice, the fixed-response categories must ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   overlap
B)   allow all respondents to select one or more options
C)   force all respondents to choose more than one option
D)   not overlap

Question 4

To enhance response rate, researchers can offer respondents who complete an online survey a voucher to be used at an eating establishment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What are the three key principles, as described in your text, to guide the design of a questionnaire?

Accepted Answer

The questionnaire (or interview schedule...

Question 6

Most mailed, group, phone, and electronic surveys are ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   loosely structured by the researcher prior to the administration
B)   structured in advance by the researcher
C)   structured by the administrator of the instrument
D)   loosely structured by the interviewer

Question 7

In practice, survey questions, if misleading or unclear, can result in ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   open-ended questions without explicit response choices
B)   inappropriate and unintended answers
C)   closed-ended questions with explicit response choices
D)   easily understandable answers

Question 8

To avoid confusion, the U. S. Census Bureau adopted the following response categories for the variable 'marital status' ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   Married, Separated, Divorced, and Never Married
B)   Never Married, Married, and Divorced
C)   Married, Separated, Divorced, Widowed, and Never Married
D)   Married and Not Married

Question 9

Why might a researcher use filter questions in a survey? What are they designed to do? As part of your answer, provide a filter question and skip pattern.

Accepted Answer

The use of filter questions is important...

Question 10

What are demographic questions? Why are they used in research? As part of your answer, give examples.

Accepted Answer

Almost all questionnaires include a sect...

Question 11

How are multiple questions formed into an Index? Why is it used? Explain and give an example.

Accepted Answer

Measuring variables with single question...

Question 12

What are Fence-Sitters? And what are floaters? As part of your answer, give an example of each.

Accepted Answer

Two related problems in question writing...

Question 13

Mixed-mode surveys allow ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   more than one survey design to play on another's strengths and therefore make the whole survey much stronger
B)   the weaknesses of one survey design to be overcompensated for by another design
C)   nonrespondents from one survey to be resurveyed several more times to
D)   the strengths of one survey design to compensate for the weakness of another

Question 14

What are the two main types of questions? Describe and give an example of each.

Accepted Answer

Questions are the centerpiece of survey ...

Exam 7: Survey Research

In practice, survey questions, if misleading or unclear, can result in ______.

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What are Fence-Sitters? And what are floaters? As part of your answer, give an example of each.

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Two related problems in question writing...
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How are multiple questions formed into an Index? Why is it used? Explain and give an example.

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Measuring variables with single question...
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What are the three key principles, as described in your text, to guide the design of a questionnaire?

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The questionnaire (or interview schedule...
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To enhance response rate, researchers can offer respondents who complete an online survey a voucher to be used at an eating establishment.

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Mixed-mode surveys allow ______.

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When you want respondents to make only one choice, the fixed-response categories must ______.

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To avoid confusion, the U. S. Census Bureau adopted the following response categories for the variable 'marital status' ______.

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Most mailed, group, phone, and electronic surveys are ______.

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Why might a researcher use filter questions in a survey? What are they designed to do? As part of your answer, provide a filter question and skip pattern.

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The use of filter questions is important...
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What are demographic questions? Why are they used in research? As part of your answer, give examples.

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Almost all questionnaires include a sect...
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Respondents who choose a substantive answer even when they do not know anything about a particular question are ______.

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Good grammar is a basic requirement for clear questions.

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What are the two main types of questions? Describe and give an example of each.

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Questions are the centerpiece of survey ...
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Exam 7: Survey Research

In practice, survey questions, if misleading or unclear, can result in ______.

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What are Fence-Sitters? And what are floaters? As part of your answer, give an example of each.

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How are multiple questions formed into an Index? Why is it used? Explain and give an example.

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What are the three key principles, as described in your text, to guide the design of a questionnaire?

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To enhance response rate, researchers can offer respondents who complete an online survey a voucher to be used at an eating establishment.

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Mixed-mode surveys allow ______.

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When you want respondents to make only one choice, the fixed-response categories must ______.

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To avoid confusion, the U. S. Census Bureau adopted the following response categories for the variable 'marital status' ______.

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Most mailed, group, phone, and electronic surveys are ______.

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Why might a researcher use filter questions in a survey? What are they designed to do? As part of your answer, provide a filter question and skip pattern.

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What are demographic questions? Why are they used in research? As part of your answer, give examples.

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Respondents who choose a substantive answer even when they do not know anything about a particular question are ______.

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Good grammar is a basic requirement for clear questions.

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What are the two main types of questions? Describe and give an example of each.

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