Fifth

Which type of survey is touted for its design flexibility and real-time result viewing capabilities?

• Mail survey
• Interview (F2F or phone)
• Online survey
• Observational study
• Field experiment

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of mail surveys?

• Precise access to target population
• No control over administration or return of the survey
• Increased honesty of responses
• Avoids training of research staff and technical issues
• Inexpensive and convenient

Which of the following challenges is commonly associated with online surveys but not with mail surveys?

• Incentives may encourage falsification
• Poor response rate
• Manual data entry
• Not suitable for young children
• Requires training of research staff

If a researcher wants to minimize missing data while conducting a survey, they should prioritize using:

• Mail surveys
• Online surveys
• Interviews (F2F or phone)
• Panel surveys
• Cross-sectional surveys

Which type of survey provides the most precise access to a specific target population?

• Online survey
• Interview (F2F or phone)
• Mail survey
• Longitudinal survey
• Field experiment

A significant limitation of mail surveys is:

• Lack of design flexibility
• The inability to view results in real-time
• Poor response rate (3 – 15%)
• The inability to capture non-verbal cues
• Time-consuming process

Which of the following best describes "Highly Sensitive" data at Macquarie University?

• Data that has been anonymized and/or is publicly available
• Data related to health, finances, and criminality
• Data that is in aggregated form
• Data that does not contain any sensitivity indicators
• Data that is not identifiable/re-identifiable

If a researcher at Macquarie University collects information related to an individual's political opinion but does not collect any identifiable/re-identifiable information, this data would be categorized as:

• Highly Sensitive
• Sensitive
• General
• Both a) and b)
• None of the above

Data that is NOT identifiable/re-identifiable and is in aggregated form would be categorized under which sensitivity level?

• Highly Sensitive
• Sensitive
• General
• Both a) and c)
• Both b) and c)

Which of the following types of data is categorized as "Sensitive" but not "Highly Sensitive" at Macquarie University?

• Information related to genetics
• Data that is publicly available
• Identifiable/re-identifiable data that doesn't contain sensitivity indicators
• Data in aggregated form
• Data related to race and religion