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closed-ended questions in surveys?

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consist of questions posed by the researcher in which the participant responds to preset response options.

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cohort study?

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are longitudinal survey designs in which a researcher identifies a subpopulation, based on some specific characteristic, and studies that subpopulation over time.

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cross-sectional survey designs?

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is a design in which the researcher collects data at one point in time.

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focus group interviews in survey research?

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involves the researcher locating or developing a survey instrument, convening a small group of people-who can answer the questions asked on the instrument, and recording their comments about the questions on the instrument.

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interview surveys?

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are forms on which the researcher records answers supplied by the participant in the study. The researcher asks a question from an interview guide, listens for answers or observes behavior, and records responses on the survey.

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longitudinal survey design?

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is a design in which the researcher collects data about trends with the same population, changes in a cohort, group, or subpopulation, or changes in a panel group of the same individuals over time.

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mailed questionnaires?

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are forms of data collection in survey research in which the investigator mails a questionnaire to members of the sample.

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one-on-one interviewing in survey research?

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consists of investigators conducting an interview with an individual in the sample and recording responses to questions.

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open-ended questions in surveys?

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consist of questions posed by the researcher in which the participant provides his or her own responses to questions.

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panel study?

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are longitudinal survey designs in which a researcher examines the same people over time.

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pilot test?

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of a questionnaire or interview survey is procedure in which a researcher makes changes in an instrument based on feedback from a small number of individuals who complete and evaluate the instrument.

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response bias?

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occurs in survey research when the responses do not accurately reflect the views of sample and the population.

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response return rate?

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in the percentage of questionnaires that are returned from the participants to the researcher.

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semi-closed ended questions in surveys?

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consist of questions that include both closed-ended and open-ended questions.

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survey research designs?

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are procedures in quant. Research in which investigator administer a survey or questionnaire to a sample or to the entire population of people to describe the attitudes, opinions, behaviors, or characteristics of the population.

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telephone interview surveys?

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are interviews in which the researcher records comments by participants to questions instruments over the telephone.

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trend studies?

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are longitudinal survey designs that involve identifying a population and examining changes within that population over time.

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wave analysis?

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is a survey research procedure to check for response bias in which investigators group returns by intervals and check to see if the answers to a few select questions change from the first week to the final week in a study.

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What type of research is survey research?

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Quant.

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What are surveys used for?

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-Examine attitudes
-Compare the attitudes of two groups
-Assess community needs for educational services
-Evaluate programs
-Can be used to gather information across a large geographic areas