Survey Research Quiz

What is one big advantage of using surveys in research?

• They provide a lot of details about every person.

• They are quick and easy to use with many people.

• They stop people from giving biased answers.

• They only need a small number of participants.

What is a "sample" in survey research?

• The whole group of people the researcher wants to study.

• A smaller group chosen to represent the whole population.

• The average of all the answers collected.

• The most common answer from the survey.

How can surveys help researchers generalize their results?

• By getting detailed information from every participant.

• By using a big and diverse sample that represents the population.

• By asking only simple questions to avoid confusion.

• By leaving out unusual answers from the data.

What is one main weakness of surveys compared to case studies?

• Surveys take longer to complete than case studies.

• Surveys can’t be done online or in person.

• Surveys don’t collect as much detailed information about each person.

• Surveys don’t work well with big groups of people.

Why might people give wrong answers in surveys?

What is an example of quantitative survey data?

• A description of someone’s thoughts and feelings in their own words.

• Numbers and statistics that can be analyzed.

• Stories collected over a long time.

• Data collected using open-ended questions only.

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What is an example of qualitative survey data?

• The average score of everyone’s responses.

• Answers explaining why someone feels a certain way.

• The most common choice in a multiple-choice question.

• The percentage of people who agree with a statement.

Why can using the mean (average) in survey results be tricky?

• It ignores the most common answers.

• It isn’t affected by unusual answers.

• It can be influenced a lot by very high or very low answers.

• It can’t be calculated when there are too many answers.

What makes surveys different from case studies?

• Surveys focus on one person in detail, while case studies include large groups.

• Surveys ask many people simple questions, while case studies go deep into fewer people’s lives.

• Surveys must be done in person, while case studies can be online.

• Surveys use open-ended questions, while case studies rely on statistics.

What does "central tendency" mean in surveys?

• The differences between people’s answers.

• The number of people who finished the survey.

• What is "typical" in a survey: An average, median, or mode response

• The process of making survey results apply to everyone.