What issues of validity concern you about this questionnaire?
One of the validity concerns would be who filled out the survey? This survey was mailed out, so there was no way for us to ensure who filled it out? Also the state of mind that participant was in. most people filled out the survey on their free time. They could be in any state of mind, for example, they could have had a drink or two. Also, a participant could have more from that resident and the current residents thought the survey was for them and filled it out themselves. We could have been targeting African-American families and a Hispanic family received it and filled it out. All the above could have a major impact on the results.
What issues of validity concern you about the research article?
The research article had some validity issues. The questions they asked were somewhat leading. The mail survey method is not a 100% accurate. …show more content…
I would change that to ensure that the participants that answered the survey are my targeted participants, not anyone else. I would change the wording of some of the questions since I felt some were leading the participant to answer the way the researchers wanted. For example “5. In your professional opinion, do you believe that you have ever been stopped, questioned, searched, ticketed, or arrested as a result of racial profiling as defined above?” (Barlow & Hickman, 2002). I believe some people believe that they were racially profiled when they were stopped and given a ticket. So why ask the question if these police officers were ever arrested? In most cases, it wouldn’t be the police officer if they had prior arrests. I don’t believe asking them directly if they use racial profiling in the performance of their job is a great idea either. I don’t believe any of them would incriminate themselves and say yes. They would lie about it even though they do use it on a daily
One of the validity concerns would be who filled out the survey? This survey was mailed out, so there was no way for us to ensure who filled it out? Also the state of mind that participant was in. most people filled out the survey on their free time. They could be in any state of mind, for example, they could have had a drink or two. Also, a participant could have more from that resident and the current residents thought the survey was for them and filled it out themselves. We could have been targeting African-American families and a Hispanic family received it and filled it out. All the above could have a major impact on the results.
What issues of validity concern you about the research article?
The research article had some validity issues. The questions they asked were somewhat leading. The mail survey method is not a 100% accurate. …show more content…
I would change that to ensure that the participants that answered the survey are my targeted participants, not anyone else. I would change the wording of some of the questions since I felt some were leading the participant to answer the way the researchers wanted. For example “5. In your professional opinion, do you believe that you have ever been stopped, questioned, searched, ticketed, or arrested as a result of racial profiling as defined above?” (Barlow & Hickman, 2002). I believe some people believe that they were racially profiled when they were stopped and given a ticket. So why ask the question if these police officers were ever arrested? In most cases, it wouldn’t be the police officer if they had prior arrests. I don’t believe asking them directly if they use racial profiling in the performance of their job is a great idea either. I don’t believe any of them would incriminate themselves and say yes. They would lie about it even though they do use it on a daily