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