Chapter 9 and 10

Sharon is interested in surveying the former clients who received services from her agency. Since they may be reluctant to be completely honest in explaining why they have dropped out of care, she wants to be able to probe for additional information. Which approach would work best for her?

• Mail Survey

• Personal Interview

• Standardized Questionnaire

• Convenience/Intercept Survey

When designing a questionnaire, which of the following points are essential? Check all that apply.

• It should be interesting and easy to read.

• It should be as short as possible.

• It should be pilot tested.

• All of these.

Advantages of the mail questionnaire include, check all that apply:

• Privacy is Maximized

• Relatively Inexpensive

• Time Consuming

• Researcher have more control over the survey process

It is generally a good idea to not burden the recipient of a mailed questionnaire with a cover letter explaining why the study is being conducted.

• True

• False

In a community needs assessment, key informants could include: social workers, principals, guidance counselors, clergy, and elected public officials.

• True

• False

According to the textbook, what are the disadvantage of personal interviews? check all that apply.

• More time consuming

• More Expensive

• Potential safety issues

• Quality control

Exploratory surveys accomplish all of the following EXCEPT:

• Help form hypotheses

• Test interventions on a small scale

• Provide generalizable data

• Serve as an incremental step in the scientific process

Sample size and item construction are important to consider when evaluating the worth of a survey.

• Ture

• False

In the checklist provided in this chapter to help one evaluate the credibility of a survey which item was not mentioned?

• Length of the survey questionnaire

• Sample Size

• How the sample was drawn

• The response rate

• How recently the survey was conducted

Both archival and secondary data analysis are considered unobtrusive

research.

• True

• False