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Chapter 8 Multiple choice questions
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Chapter 8 Multiple choice questions
The nature of quantitative research
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An operational definition is:
one that bears no relation to the underlying concept.
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an abstract, theoretical definition of a concept.
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a definition of a concept in terms of specific, empirical measures.
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one that refers to opera singers and their work.
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The importance of measurement in quantitative research is that:
it allows for exact estimates of the degree of relationship between concepts.
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it provides a consistent device or yardstick.
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it allows us to delineate fine differences between people or cases.
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all of the above.
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The difference between a measure and an indicator is that:
measures are unambiguous quantities, whereas indicators are devised from common sense understandings.
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indicators have a more direct relationship to the underlying concept than measures.
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indicators are unmistakable quantities, whereas measures are subjective and value-laden.
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measures are devised and then applied as if they were direct indicators of a concept.
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The split-half method is used as a test of:
External validity
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Internal reliability
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Inter-observer consistency
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Constancy
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Which of the following is
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Concurrent validity
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Face validity
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Conductive validity
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Convergent validity
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Quantitative social researchers rarely claim to have established causality because:
they are more concerned with publishing the results of their reliability tests.
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they do not believe that this is an appropriate goal to be striving for.
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they keep forgetting which of the variables they have manipulated.
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they tend to use cross-sectional designs, which produce only correlations.
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One of the preoccupations of quantitative researchers is with generalization, which is an indicator of:
External validity
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Internal reliability
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External reliability
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Internal validity and reliability
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Quantitative research has been criticized because:
the measurement process suggests a false and artificial sense of accuracy
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the reliance on instruments and procedures makes it high in validity
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it underestimates the similarities between objects in the natural and social worlds
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it underestimates the similarities between objects in other worlds
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The term 'reverse operationism' means that:
the theories we devise will often hinder our attempts to measure concepts.
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the measurements we devise can sometimes help to develop a theory.
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techniques such as factor analysis have no place in social research.
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driving instructors always make you practice the most difficult manoeuvre.
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Written accounts of quantitative research rarely include the results of reliability and validity tests because:
researchers are more interested in reporting their operational definitions.
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researchers don't really think that these tests are important.
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journal editors have banned these kinds of articles.
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researchers are more interested in reporting their substantive findings.
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