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A survey should avoid asking_____________?
A. fixed-choice questions s
B. short questions s
C. leading questions
D. funneled questions s
Theoretical approaches can only be said to be, valid. if______________?
A. the theorist has researched the literatures thoroughly
B. they have been tested out by means of factual research
C. they are written in such a way as to be impossible to disprove
D. they are shared by a large enough number of theorists
A researcher can obtain a higher response rate by using which type of survey ?
A. interviews
B. naires
C. representative samples
D. observation techniques
Science aims to be both______________?
A. philosophical and progressive
B. complex and against commonsense
C. experimental and statistical
D. valid and reliable
What is the initial element of sociological research ?
A. review the evidence
B. define the research problem
C. create a research design
D. carry out a research design
Bias in research practice refers to_____________?
A. the investigator being committed to a particular ideology
B. the research team prejudging the meaning of the data
C. the data being unbalanced by the design or execution of the research
D. interpretations being applied to the results
What is applied social research _________________?
A. research that tries to contribute to the development of theory
B. research that is always multidisciplinary
C. research that aims to intervene in and improve social life
D. research based on government priorities
The rate of rate of return or a mailed naire is usually_____________?
A. very high
B. it can be both A and C
C. very low
D. None of these
Which one of the following statements is not part of the Code of Ethics developed by the American Sociological Association? Researchers must_______________?
A. acknowledge research collaboration and assistance
B. preserve the confidentiality of their subjects
C. protect their subjects from personal harm
D. make all research notes available for public scrutiny
When a number of researchers use the same operational definition to measure a variable and achieve the same results the measure is said to be_______________?
A. valid
B. reliable
C. factual
D. internally consistent
E. instrumental
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