
Why Do Some Sociologists Use Questionnaires?

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Social Studies
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10th Grade
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Hard
Neil Robertson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose one answer for each item. 1. A questionnaire, as defined in the notes, is:
A face-to-face interview using open questions
A yearly set of government statistics
A list of questions about a topic distributed to a large group of people
Covert observation carried out inside a school
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Most questionnaires use _____ questions, meaning the respondent selects from a limited set of options.
Closed
Essay-style
Unstructured
Hypothetical
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Postal questionnaires are especially useful when a researcher wants to:
Obtain responses the same day
Reach the largest possible group of people
Build rapport through personal contact
Eliminate the risk of low response rate
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An important advantage of questionnaires is that closed questions let the sociologist:
Maximise validity
Observe behaviour directly
Guarantee in-depth explanations
Produce quantitative data such as percentages and averages
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
High reliability means the same questionnaire can:
Be repeated again and again to see whether results change
Reveal participants’ hidden feelings
Replace the need for a pilot study
Predict exam grades without error
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the hand-out, questionnaires are a straightforward tool for:
Generating ethnographic field notes
Testing a hypothesis or prediction
Recording life histories in detail
Measuring body language cues
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A key disadvantage is that closed questions provide little detail, which mainly lowers:
Reliability
Sample size
Validity
Response rate
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