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Official statistics

Authored by Emma Weir

Social Studies

12th Grade

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Official statistics
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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1. What is the main source of official statistics?

Day-to-day activities of government departments
Personal surveys conducted by sociologists
Private research agencies
Interpretive research methods

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2. Why do positivists prefer to use official statistics?

Because they are difficullt to manipulate
Because they deliver large-scale, representative, quantitative data
Because they are collected by unreliable methods
Because they are based on qualitative data

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

3. What do "hard" statistics refer to?

Simple counts of events like births and deaths
Complex statistical analyses
Statistics that are difficult to manipulate
Qualitative data

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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4. What is one advantage of using official statistics?

They are easily manipulated and can be biased
They are usually based on a very large sample
They require sociologists to conduct their own surveys
They are not readily available

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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6. Why are "soft" statistics considered less reliable?

Because they are based on qualitative data
Because they are less representative and more easily manipulated
Because they are collected by sociologists
Because they are used for "hard" statistics

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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7. What is one problem with the reliability of official statistics?

Recording errors and inaccuracies
They are based on objective reality
They are collected by reliable methods
They are easily accessible and understandable

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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8. According to Marxists, how can official statistics be politically biased?

By reflecting ruling-class interests and ideology
By being based on objective data
By being collected by interpretive researchers
By being collected by sociologists

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