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WorksheetsSurvey Methods and Terminology
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which mode of interview is most common in public polling?
Online
Text message
Live telephone
Paper
What does the term 'method' refer to in the context of this study?
The source of respondents
The type of questions asked
The duration of the survey
The cost of the survey.
What is a survey panel?
A group of people who create surveys
A group of people who agree to take surveys
A list of survey questions
A method of analyzing survey data.
What is the main characteristic of a probability-based panel?
It uses random sampling
It uses convenience sampling
It uses only online surveys
It uses only telephone surveys.
What is the purpose of online opt-in polls?
To randomly select respondents
To recruit respondents from various online sources
To conduct face-to-face interviews
To analyze survey data.
What is registration-based sampling primarily used for?
To create a list of survey questions
To maintain a list of registered voters
To analyze survey data
To conduct telephone interviews.
What is the role of text message polling?
To conduct face-to-face interviews
To direct respondents to an online survey
To analyze survey data
To create survey questions.
What is the difference between a sponsor and a vendor in surveys?
Sponsors release results, vendors collect data
Sponsors collect data, vendors release results
Sponsors create questions, vendors analyze data
Sponsors analyze data, vendors create questions.
What is the main advantage of using multiple methods in polling?
It increases the accuracy of the poll
It reduces the cost of the poll
It shortens the duration of the poll
It simplifies the analysis of the poll.
What are two methods of surveying?
tests and interviews
experiments and questionnaires
interviews and questionnaires
case studies and experiments
Researchers cannot generalize findings unless their samples are random. In order for a sample to be truly random, every member of the entire group has to have an equal chance of being chosen to participate. Which of the following is an example of a random sampling procedure used to pick 100 participants for a research project?
Design a Web site that has an online version of a questionnaire and include the first 100 people who complete the survey.
Put an ad in the newspaper and pick the first 100 people who respond.
Choose participants from the entire population of interest by putting all the names in a bowl, picking names one at a time until you reach 100, and involving as many of those 100 as possible.
Send questionnaires to the entire population of interest and include the first 100 people who return the questionnaire.
A researcher is conducting a study on sleep patterns in adults. They obtain a list of all adults in a city and use a random number generator to select 500 people from the list. These 500 people are invited to participate in the study, ensuring that the sample is representative of the city's adult population.
Random Sample
Placebo Effect
Naturalistic Observation
Survey
What does "population" refer to in the context of sampling?
Which of the following questions is most likely to appear on a push poll?
Do you approve of increasing the military budget?
Do you approve of raising property taxes slightly to help fund schools?
Do you approve of the waste of money on failing social service agenicies under the current governor?
Do you approve of rolling back environmental regulations to encourage business investment?
What is the significance of margin of error in a poll?
