Sociology Research S2020

Which of the following research methods would be most useful if a sociologist wanted to find out the political views of 1,000 people?

• interview

• case study

• survey

• field research

Which of the following are categories of field research?

• case study and participant observation

• questionnaire and participant observation

• questionnaire and interview

• interview and case study

You want to conduct research on the importance of teenagers taking driver's education. Before you begin collecting data, you write down the following: Teenagers who have taken driver's education will have fewer accidents in their first two years of driving than teenagers who have not taken driver's education. Which of the following best describes this statement?

• It is a spurious correlation

• It is impossible to test

• It is a hypothesis

• It states the analysis of the results of the research.

In the driver's education research project, what would be the independent variable?

• being a teenager

• taking driver's education

• the age of the teenager

• the number of accidents the driver had

In the driver's education research project, what would the dependent variable be?

• Being a teenager

• taking driver's education

• the age of the teenager

• the number of accidents the driver had

The number of hours each of eleven students spends studying each week is listed. 10, 8, 0, 4.5, 12, 10, 7.5, 9, 10.5, 10, 5. What is the mode?

• 7.55

• 9

• 10

• 8.59

The number of hours each of eleven students spends studying each week is listed. 10, 8, 0, 4.5, 12, 10, 7.5, 9, 10.5, 10, 5. What is the mean?

• 7.86

• 9

• 10

• 8.59

The number of hours each of eleven students spends studying each week is listed. 10, 8, 0, 4.5, 12, 10, 7.5, 9, 10.5, 10, 5. What is the median?

• 7.86

• 9

• 10

• 8.59

A questionnaire asks you to indicate whether or not your are over 21 years of age. Your answer is an example a(n) ____________ variable.

• correlative

• quantitative

• qualitative

• causative

A questionnaire asks you to specify your age. Your answer is an example of a(n) ________ variable.

• correlative

• quantitative

• qualitative

• causative