Week 10 Sociological Research Methods

What is the extent to which findings accurately reflect reality?

• Validity

• Sampling error

• Representativeness

• Reliability

What type of data is collected by the researcher directly?

• Qualitative data

• Primary data

• Quantitative data

• Secondary data

Which of the following is an example of qualitative data?

• Charts and graphs

• Birth and death records

• Historical documents

• Official statistics

What is the extent to which the findings can be repeated to achieve the same result?

• Research bias

• Representativeness

• Reliability

• Validity

What type of data is always in numeral statistics?

• Primary data

• Secondary data

• Quantitative data

• Qualitative data

Which of the following is an example of secondary data?

• Personal documents

• Media content

• Data collected by the researcher

• Official statistics

What type of official statistics includes numerical data that are objective?

• Soft statistics

• Primary data

• Hard statistics

• Secondary data

How do sociologists evaluate qualitative evidence?

• By looking at the color of the document

• By examining the paper quality

• By analyzing the font style

• By checking if the writer was a witness

What is the difference between primary and secondary data?

• Primary data is collected by the researcher, while secondary data is collected from another person

• Primary data is always in numeral statistics, while secondary data is used to describe phenomenon

• Primary data includes official statistics, while secondary data includes media content

• Primary data is used for historical documents, while secondary data is used for media content

A research that is conducted several times with consistent outcome is

• valid

• reliable

• popular

• incorrect