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WorksheetsSociology review Chapt. 2
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of the following terms best matches the description: A trained individual asking a series of questions.
Interview
Sample
Survey
Case study
Which of the following terms best matches the description: A small group that represents a larger group
Interview
Sample
Survey
Case study
A type of question that lets someone respond in their own words
Open Ended
Closed Ended
Askew Ended
Ajar Ended
A type of question that has people chose from pre- determined responses
Open Ended
Closed Ended
Askew Ended
Ajar Ended
The independent variable
Causes something to change
Remain the same
Be measured numerically
Collects data
Which of the following terms best matches the description: A intense study of a single group, incident, or community
Interview
Sample
Survey
Case study
Which of the following terms best matches the description: A testable statement that deals with the relationship between two variables
Hypothesis
Causation
Multiple Causation
Population
Which of the following terms best matches the description: people with certain characteristics
Hypothesis
Causation
Multiple Causation
Population
Which of the following terms best matches the description: Events a predictable and lead to another event
Hypothesis
Causation
Multiple Causation
Population
Which of the following terms best matches the description: multiple factors cause an event to occur
Hypothesis
Causation
Multiple Causation
Population
Asking 25% of the total population is using what?
Case Study
Sample
Interview
Population
Which of the following is NOT part of the scientific method?
Collect data
Review current literature
Ignore data that doesn't fit your desired outcome
Identify the problem
What is a sample according to sociologists?
A group of people with certain characteristics
A written set of questions to be answer by the participants
A group of people who represent a larger population
None of the above
Which of the following is defined as a set of questions a person must choose from predetermined answers?
Survey
Closed ended questions
Open ended questions
Population
The scientific method involves how many steps?
1
3
5
7
What is causation?
Events occur in a particular order and that one event causes another
A characteristic that is subject to change
A characteristic that causes something to occur
Something that can be measured using numbers
Secondary Analysis is what?
Looking at data twice to verify the numbers are correct
Data collected by other researchers that you use
Data collected after your initial survey
Reviewing your data to check for trends
The measure of the relationship between two variables is called
Intervening variables
causation
Correlation
Intervention
This type of variable measures a characteristic numerically
Quantitative
Dependent
Independent
Intervening
Which of the following is NOT something you should do when evaluating an online source.
Identify if the source is credible and scholarly
Check to see if the information is recent
Locate the source of their information
Skim it briefly to see how long it is
How many standards are there for judging causation according to sociologists
1
3
5
7
What are Ethics
Rules of conduct that distinguish between acceptable and unacceptable human actions
Rules of conduct that distinguish how one gathers and collects data when observing human actions
Both choices
None of the above
Joining the group that is being studied is called what?
Field observation
Case study
Participant observation
Field research
Which of the following IS suggested when reading a table or graph?
Ignore trends in the data
Check the footnotes
Find the source of the information
Read the title and headings
This type of variable reflects change
Quantitative
Dependent
Independent
Intervening
