Research Methods in Sociology

Which of these is a suitable way to retrieve research?

• Interview

• Questionnaire

• Ethnography

• All of the above

BLANK is a valid method is one that produces a true and genuine picture of what is being studied.

• Validity

• Reliability

• Humility

• Ambiguity

BLANK means that two or more measurements or observations of the same research event will be consistent with each other.

• Validity

• Reliability

• Humility

• Ambiguity

What is qualitative data?

• A rare breed of parakeet that can mimic the voice of Morgan Freeman perfectly

• data that can be counted or measured in numerical values.

• the descriptive and conceptual findings collected through questionnaires, interviews, or observation.

• A 1993 album by Jon Bon Jovi

What is quantitative data?

• A state of being where one accepts the futility of all existence

• data that can be counted or measured in numerical values

• the descriptive and conceptual findings collected through questionnaires, interviews, or observation

• A traditional Welsh meal prepared only on the 3rd Saturday of April

What is the difference between open and closed questioning?

• Open questions can only be asked to a person who has knowledge of the subject beforehand, closed questions must be asked to people without

• Open-ended questions are questions that allow someone to give a free-form answer. Closed-ended questions can be answered with “Yes” or “No,” or they have a limited set of possible answers (such as: A, B, C, or All of the Above).

• Open questions are questions asked during normal working hours, closed questions happen after hours

• All of the above

Diaries, personal letters and other forms of correspondence are an example of...

• ...primary sources

• ...secondary sources

• ...tertiary sources

• One, Two, Three, Four Five. Everybody in the club so come lets ride!

Academic Journals are excellent primary sources

• True

• False