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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Archival data is nonreactive.
B Examples of archival data can include vital statistics, census data, or other data collected from governments or organizations.
C Archival data may not be accurate.
D All the choices are true.
E Accuracy of archival data can change over time.
Question #2
A Case study
B One-to-one interview
C Focus groups
D Archival data
Question #3
A Ecological momentary assessments
B Document analysis
C Case study
D Household drop-off survey
Question #4
A One-to-one interview
B Participant observation
C Case study
D Document analysis
Question #5
A Household drop-off survey
B Group administered questionnaire
C Ecological momentary assessments
D Historic data
Question #6
A Case study
B Document analysis
C One-to-one interview
D Focus groups
Question #7
A Document analysis
B Group administered questionnaire
C Ecological momentary assessments
D Participant observation
Question #8
A Case study
B Archival data
C Focus groups
D Group administered questionnaire
Question #9
A Participant observation
B Historic data
C Ecological momentary assessments
D Household drop-off survey
Question #10
A A case study is often hard to generalize to larger populations.
B Historical baseline data can help with interpretation of outcomes.
C Historical data often relies on data that are incomplete, missing, or inaccurate.
D All the choices are true.
E A case study can provide in-depth information from many sources.
Question #11
A All the choices are true.
B Document analysis does not provide the ability to clarify the data.
C Document analysis can be challenging given that the quality of data varies between subjects.
D Document analysis can be a method to get information about thoughts and feelings in a less threatening manner.
E Document analysis is fairly inexpensive.
Question #12
A Participant as observer
B Complete observer
C Observer as participant
Question #13
A Complete observer
B Participant as observer
C Observer as participant
Question #14
A Participant as observer
B Complete observer
C Observer as participant
Question #15
A It requires a highly trained observer.
B It is often very time-consuming and expensive
C It can be difficult to stay objective.
D All the choices are true.
E It works well with a heterogeneous group.
Question #16
A If the same information is repeatedly occurring across focus groups, then conducting more focus groups is recommended.
B Focus groups can stimulate new ideas among the subjects.
C All the choices are true.
D Focus groups should be recorded.
E Focus group data can be difficult to analyze.
Question #17
A All these are generally true about focus groups.
B 6-8 subjects seems to work for focus groups.
C They should last 30-90 minutes.
D Only 5-6 questions should be used.
E The goal is to get a cross-section of views from the subjects.
Question #18
A Lower cost than some methods.
B Needs to be fairly short so subjects will not feel imposed upon
C All the choices are true.
D Does not allow personal contact between the interviewer and the respondent.
E Can have a biased sample since some people don’t have phones.
F Allows for some personal contact between the interviewer and the respondent.
Question #19
A Focus group
B One-to-one semi-structured interview
C One-to-one unstructured interview
D One-to-one structured interview
Question #20
A One-to-one semi-structured interview
B One-to-one unstructured interview
C Focus group
D One-to-one structured interview
Question #21
A One-to-one semi-structured interview
B One-to-one structured interview
C One-to-one unstructured interview
D Focus group
Question #22
A One-to-one semi-structured interview
B One-to-one structured interview
C One-to-one unstructured interview
D Focus group
Question #23
A Can be invasive due to personal questions.
B All the choices are true.
C Requires highly skilled and trained interviewers.
D Might result in socially desirable responding.
E There is no anonymity.
Question #24
A The interviewer can establish rapport with respondent and clarify questions.
B All the choices are true.
C The one-to-one interview is not a good method for working with low literacy respondents.
D The one-to-one interview allows for observation of nonverbal gestures.
E The one-to-one interview requires a lot of time and personnel.
Question #25
A Interviews can be very time consuming and resource intensive.
B The interviewer can often probe or ask follow-up questions.
C All the choices are true.
D The interviewer is considered a part of the measurement instrument.
E Interviews are only used for qualitative data.
Question #26
A Online surveys and email surveys can reach national or international samples.
B Household drop-off surveys can be intrusive.
C All the choices are true.
D Spam blockers may keep email surveys from getting to the subjects.
E The researcher can make a personal contact with the subject when dropping off a household drop-off survey.
Question #27
A Address lists for mail and email surveys may not be accurate.
B All the choices are true.
C Group administered questionnaires often get high response rates.
D Mail surveys and email surveys allow the researcher to send the exact same survey to a large number of subjects.
E Response rates for mail and email surveys are often very low.
Question #28
A The question length and breadth can be limited on questionnaires.
B Questionnaires are usually convenient for subjects to complete.
C All the choices are true.
D The questionnaires can often be anonymous, which can result in more honest responses.
E Questionnaires are well-suited for answering questions related to how and why.
Question #29
A Questionnaires are typically a way to collect data quickly and inexpensively from many people.
B Questionnaires allow researchers to probe for more in-depth answers.
C Questionnaires can be challenging to use with low-literacy subjects.
D All the choices are true.
E Questionnaires can be quantitative or qualitative.