Soc4

Front 1

methods for examining social research data w/o converting them to numerical format are referred to as _______.

Back 1

qualitative analysis

Front 2

which of the following are different ways a researcher may look for patterns in a particular research topic?

Back 2

-frequencies
-magnitudes
-structures

ALL OF THESE CHOICES

Front 3

______ is a component of the gtm in which observations are compared with one another and with the evolving inductive theory.

Back 3

constant comparative method

Front 4

______ is a commonly defined as the science of signs and has to do with symbols and meanings

Back 4

Semiotics

Front 5

t/f
qualitative research is undertaken for descriptive purposes never for explanatory purposes

Back 5

FALSE

Front 6

t/f

qualitative and quantitative analyses are incompatible

Back 6

FALSE

Front 7

t/f

Concept mapping can be used for either quantivative and qualitative analysis

Back 7

TRUE

Front 8

the grounded theory method begins with _______.

Back 8

observations

Front 9

The process of converting data to numerical format is called ________.

Back 9

quantification

Front 10

which of the following are basic approaches to the coding process?

Back 10

-can being w/ a well developed coding scheme.
-you can generate codes from your data

both A and B are correct.

Front 11

a ______ is a document that describes the locations of variables and lists the assignments of codes to the attributes composing those variables.

Back 11

codebook

Front 12

the ______ is an average computed by summing the values of several observations and dividing by the number of observations.

Back 12

mean

Front 13

which of the following are aimed at explanation?

Back 13

-multivariate analysis
-bivariate analysis

BOTH A and B

Front 14

the multivariate techniques can serve as powerful tools for _______.

Back 14

diagnosing social problems.

Front 15

college has 9 apartments. what is the median of 7,8,9,11,12,13,14,15,17

Back 15

12

Front 16

what is the mean of 7,8,9,11,12,13,14,15,17

Back 16

11.8

Front 17

a ____
-describes locations of variables
-lists codes assigned to attributes on each variable.
-gives identifier of the variable
-should contain full definition of the variable

Back 17

a code book should do ALL OF THESE

Front 18

the most frequent attribute, in either grouped or ungrouped data, is the _______.

Back 18

MODE

Front 19

t/f

whereas univariate analysis and subgroup comparisons focus on the descriptions of the people under study, the focus of bivariate analysis in on the relationships among the vairables themselves.

Back 19

TRUE

Front 20

a description of the number of times that the various atributes of a variable are observed is called a _______.

Back 20

frequency distribution

Front 21

______ measures the central tendency can be used at any level of measurement.

Back 21

MODE

Front 22

t/f
a codebook is a guide for locating variables and interpreting codes in one's data file.

Back 22

TRUE

Front 23

_____ is the applied branch of mathematics especially appropriate to a variety of research analyses.

Back 23

Statistics

Front 24

gamma is composed of:

Back 24

the number of pairs having the same ranking on two variables and having the opposite ranking on the two variables.

both A and B

Front 25

a ________ permits the estimation of values on one variable from values on the other.

Back 25

regression line

Front 26

which type of statistics assists researchers in drawing conclusions from their observations?

Back 26

inferential statistics.

Front 27

an appropriate measure of association for determining the strength of the relationship between religious affiliation and sex.

Back 27

Lambda

Front 28

t/f
the proportionate reduction in error is related to the strength of the relationship between two variables.

Back 28

True

Front 29

pearson's R is a measurment of association that is applied to _______.

Back 29

Ratio and interval

Front 30

_______ are statistical measures used for making inferences from findings based on sample observations to a larger population.

Back 30

inferenal statistics

Front 31

t/f
chi square is based upon a comparison of observed frequencies with the frequencies that would be expected if there was no relationship between variables

Back 31

TRUE

Front 32

t/f
descriptive statistics include both the summarization of univariate distributions and the summarizations of associations between two or more variables

Back 32

TRUE

Front 33

if one wished to examine the relationship between education and income with age held constant, an appropriate technique would be _______.

Back 33

partial regression

Front 34

at .05 level of significance means that:

Back 34

there is only a 5% change that the statistics value could be obtained as a result of sampling error only.

Front 35

a _____ hypothesis assumes that there is no relationship between two variables.

Back 35

Null

Front 36

which statistics can be used to determine whether or not there is statistically significant relationship between two variables in a contingency table?

Back 36

Chi Square.

Front 37

_____ analysis represents changes in a variable over time.

Back 37

times series

Front 38

__________ is an appropriate measure of association for determining the strength of the relationship between two nominal variables.

Back 38

Lambda

Front 39

To examine the relationship between two variables, with another variable held constant, what would be an appropriate technique?

Back 39

partial regression analysis

Front 40

what is the difference between univariate and bivariate comparisons?

Back 40

Univariate – simplest form, describes case in terms of one single variable

Bivariate – subgroup comparison, describes case in terms of 2 variables simultaneously.

Front 41

What is “the proportionate reduction in error”?

Back 41

Logical model for assessing the strength of relationship by asking how much knowing values on one variable would reduce our errors in guess the values on other.

Front 42

How is a bivariate table read?

Back 42

Comparing independent variable subgroups in terms of an attribute of the dependent variable

Front 43

What does a measure of dispersion describe?

Back 43

Way values are distributed around some central value

Front 44

24) What do qualitative researchers use the computer for?

Back 44

Data storage, find data, store notes, analyze data

Front 45

What are the four stages of the constant comparative method?

Back 45

–comparing incidents applicable to each category
- integrating categories and their propertires
- delimiting the theory
- writing the theory

Front 46

What is concept mapping used for and what type of research is it appropriate for?

Back 46

Putting concepts in graphical formats. Can be used for both qualitative and quantitative.

Front 47

______ is a form of regression analysis that allows relationships among variables to be expressed with curved geometric lines instead of straight ones.

Back 47

curvilinear regression

Front 48

_______ is a form of regression analysis in which the effects of one or more variables are held constant, similar to the logic of elaboration model

Back 48

partial regression

Front 49

______ is a form of statistical analysis that seeks the equation representing the impact of two or more independent variables on a single dependent variable

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multiple regression

Front 50

_____ is a form of multivariate analysis in which the casual relationships among variables are presented in graphical format

Back 50

path analysis

Front 51

________ is based on camping variations between and within groups and determining whether between group differences could reasonably have occurred in simple random sampling or whether they likely represent genuine relationship the variables involved.

Back 51

analysis of variance (aka ANOVA)