Criminological Research Quiz

Which course provides students with the necessary skills and knowledge to undertake advanced research in criminology?

• Thesis Writing and Presentations

• Introduction to Criminological Research

• Descriptive Research

• Quantitative Research Designs

What type of scale involves data that consist of names, labels, or categories only?

• Nominal

• Ordinal

• Interval

• Ratio

What does quantitative research aim to describe or explain?

• Victimization of studies

• Relationships among variables

• Characteristics of a given population

• Trends in crime rates

Which research design involves comparing groups to establish cause-effect relationships?

• Descriptive Research

• Causal Comparative

• Experimental Research

• Correlational Research

What does criminological research analyze trends and patterns in?

• Crime rates

• Victimization of studies

• Risk and protective factors

• Global perspectives

Which type of survey research design involves collecting data at one point in time?

• Cross-sectional survey

• Longitudinal survey

• Observational methods

• Case studies

What does correlational research aim to describe and measure the degree of association between?

• Criminal behavior

• Societal factors

• Offender demographics

• Two or more variables

Which scale involves data for which we can determine meaningful amounts of differences between data, but there is no inherent zero starting point?

• Interval

• Nominal

• Ordinal

• Ratio

What does experimental research test to determine whether it influences an outcome?

• Independent variable

• Dependent variable

• Control group

• Randomization

What does criminological research contribute to our understanding of?

• Crime and justice

• Economics and political science

• Sociology and environmental factors

• Psychology and law