Why Do Some Sociologists Use Questionnaires?

Why Do Some Sociologists Use Questionnaires?

10th Grade

12 Qs

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Why Do Some Sociologists Use Questionnaires?

Why Do Some Sociologists Use Questionnaires?

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Neil Robertson

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12 questions

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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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