Which of these NOT viewed as a strength of surveys ?

A. They are often undertaken by specialist agencies
B. They offer an appearance of precision
C. The data is easy to quantify and analyses
D. Large numbers of people can be studied

Karl Pearson said “The unity of all science consists alone in its methods not in its material It relates to the importance of______________?

A. Scientific research
B. Scientific method
C. Science unity
D. None of these

In laboratory experiments the sociological research is done while people are_______________?

A. Brought into laboratory
B. Kept in their homes and observed
C. Are not told about experiment
D. None of these

Which of the following was not identified as one of the four conditions that must be met before a researcher can say that an independent variable or variables caused the change in the dependent variable ?

A. Internal consistency
B. Correlation
C. Theory
D. Time order

What research method is popular because it is comparatively inexpensive and well-suited to studying large numbers of people ?

A. interviews
B. participant observation
C. experiments
D. content analysis

Closed-ended s increase the return rate of the naire because___________?

A. The s is clearly worded
B. They cover the return postage
C. The answers are mutually exclusive
D. They are easy and quick to answer

A survey that asks the respondent to indicate their level of education and includes response categories of some high school high school and university violated which important rule for constructing close-ended items for naires ?

A. Exhaustive
B. Mutually exclusive
C. Comprehensive
D. Tangible

The major advantage of interviews is________________?

A. That people are more likely to be honest
B. They are not time consuming
C. The interviewer can guess the age of the respondent
D. The response rate is high

Collecting information regarding crime control from several countries would be a good example of a(n)_________________?

A. ethnography
B. field research
C. an international approach
D. content analysis

In order for field research to be successful the researcher must be________________?

A. Tactful
B. Creative
C. Unobtrusive
D. Fluent in several languages