Data Collection Methods Quiz

What is a census?

• A controlled study in which the researcher attempts to understand cause-and-effect relationships

• A study that obtains data from a subset of a population

• An attempt to understand cause-and-effect relationships without controlling variables

• A study that obtains data from every member of a population

What is a sample survey?

• An attempt to understand cause-and-effect relationships without controlling variables

• A study that obtains data from every member of a population

• A study that obtains data from a subset of a population

• A controlled study in which the researcher attempts to understand cause-and-effect relationships

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What is an experiment?

• An attempt to understand cause-and-effect relationships without controlling variables

• A controlled study in which the researcher attempts to understand cause-and-effect relationships

• A study that obtains data from a subset of a population

• A study that obtains data from every member of a population

What is an observational study?

• An attempt to understand cause-and-effect relationships without controlling variables

• A study that obtains data from a subset of a population

• A controlled study in which the researcher attempts to understand cause-and-effect relationships

• A study that obtains data from every member of a population

Which data collection method has a resource advantage over a census when the population is large?

• Sample survey

• Observational study

• Census

• Experiment

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What is generalizability in the context of data collection?

• The ability to control variables in a study

• The appropriateness of applying findings from a study to a larger population

• The ability to understand cause-and-effect relationships

• The precision of estimates in a study

Which data collection method is best for investigating causal relationships?

• Sample survey

• Census

• Experiment

• Observational study

What is a retrospective study?

• A study that divides things into categories and takes a little from each

• A study that looks back in time to analyze and collect data from past events or records

• A study that collects data from a group of participants over a specified future period

• A study that groups things together and surveys some of those groups

What is a prospective study?

• A study that divides things into categories and takes a little from each

• A study that collects data from a group of participants over a specified future period

• A study that groups things together and surveys some of those groups

• A study that looks back in time to analyze and collect data from past events or records

What is systematic sampling?

• A method of sampling where items are randomly selected from different categories

• A method of sampling where items are selected from clusters

• A method of sampling where items are selected at regular intervals

• A method of sampling where items are selected based on their position in a list

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