SOCW 238 Chapter 4

In an online dating profile, marital status is considered which of the following?

• A proposition

•   A variable

• A hypothesis

• A theory

• A research statement

The unit of analysis is best described as the _____; whereas the unit of observation is the _____ of a research design.

• What; how

• What; who

• Who; what

• How; what

• How; who

_____ research is conducted at a single point in time, whereas _____ research is conducted at multiple points in time

• Longitudinal; cross-sectional

•   Cross-sectional; panel

• Panel; longitudinal

• Cross-sectional; longitudinal

• Case-study; cross-sectional

Jacob is interested in relationships between stepchildren and stepparents and how these relationships evolve or change over time. He interviews the same members of stepfamilies every year for ten years. Which of the following best describes Jacob’s research design?

• Time-series study

•     Panel study

•   Cross-sectional study

• Cohort study

• Case study

Which of the following refers to the process of precisely defining a concept or construct so that it can be measured?

•      Operationalization

• Conceptualization

• Variable framing

•    Characterization

•      Standardization

Concepts derive from _______, whereas constructs are ________.

• Hypothetical ideas; factual observations

• Factual observations; hypothetical ideas

• Empirical data; popular notions

• Popular notions; factual observations

• Tradition; empirical data

Sage works for a family centre. She asks participants in the last birdhouse building workshop to rate their experience by indicating whether it was "poor", "acceptable", "good", "very good," or "excellent." Which of the following best describes the level of measurement that Sage uses to assess participant experience?

• Nominal

• Ordinal

• Ratio

• Interval

• Hard to tell

Which of the following refers to the consistency of measurement?

• Validity

• Variability

•    Measurement error 

• Rigor

• Reliability

Rigor in qualitative research can be achieved by using which of the following?

• Triangulation

• Member checks

• Spending a prolonged time in the field

• Peer debriefing

• All of the above

_____ in qualitative research is the equivalent to reliability in quantitative research.

• Dependability

• Reactivity

• Transcription

• Credibility

• Criterion validity