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Additional Practice Test

Additional Practice Test

An additional test to help you further practice your mastery of the material from chapter 6

This activity contains 20 questions.

	The purpose of a survey is to describe   Opinions Behaviors All of the above Characteristics

	Mailing interviews   Are expensive Both A & D Have a low response rate Build rapport with the interviewee

	Which of the following are negative characteristics of the face to face interview   Difficult to schedule Time consuming Costly All of the above

	Closed for questions   Have a restricted set of responses Requires a great deal of writing by the interviewee None of the above Allow a free range of responses

	All of the following are guidelines for making questionnaires except   Avoid vague questions Avoid questions with multiple parts Avoid double negatives Avoid explicit questions

	A survey can be conducted through mail    True  False

	Surveys are 100% accurate    True  False

	You should never send a survey through e mail    True  False

	Caller ID helps telephone interviewing    True  False

	Face to face interviews are very quick    True  False

	Define pilot test.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Define sampling.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Define interview protocol.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Define sociometric measures.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Define open form questions.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	A researcher uses surveys to obtain information from a set of respondents. Describe four types of surveys used in research.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Discuss the pros and cons of open and closed ended questions   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Pick three types of samples and explain how they differ from one another.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	List ways in which an interviewer can eliminate bias.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	A third party conducted a study for the superintendent of a district. Only eighty percent of the researcher's surveys were completed. What effect could this have on the data the superintendent needs?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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