SW650 – SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH METHODS
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Which term describes the idea that a small number of representative
sampling units can give you accurate information about the overall
population?
Answer: Sampling Theory
You are conducting a survey of BASW students because you want to know
what elective courses they think would be most useful and relevant to
practice. You get a list of all BASW students in UK's CoSW and select every
other student on the list to be in your sample. What type of sampling are
you doing?
Answer: Systematic random sampling
You want to survey homeless teenagers who are living on the streets.
Since there isn't a listing of these teens, in order to get a large enough
sample for your study, you have to ask subjects to introduce you to other
teenagers who meet your study criteria. What type of sampling are you
doing?
Answer: Snowball sampling
The results of a survey indicate that 90% of UK students believe that
there should be more psychological counseling services available to them
through the Student Health Program. If there is a 3% margin of error
reported for this survey, what is the actual percentage of students who
support having more counseling services?
Answer: Between 87% and 93%
, You are planning to survey 30 directors of local service agencies regarding
the need for a proposed new service. You need the information as soon as
possible in order to meet a grant proposal deadline—that is, time is an
important factor. What would probably be the best way to conduct your
survey?
Answer: Telephone
Which of the following is not a method of unobtrusive data collection?
Answer: Online survey
The advantages of unobtrusive data collection as a methodology include
which of the following?
Answer: Minimal risks to subjects involved in the study
Which of the following is an example of social indicator data?
Answer: All of the above are examples of social indicators of data
Which response best describes content analysis?
Which of the following is a disadvantage to conducting content analysis
in social work research?
Maintaining consistency in categorizing or coding of items can be difficult
if more than one social work researcher is involved in the process.
Compared to quantitative research, how is qualitative research generally
perceived?
It is regarded as less reliant on statistics than quantitative research.
Qualitative researchers seek to understand social relationships and
patterns of interaction by doing which of the following?
Observing study subjects in their natural environment
Which term describes qualitative researchers' practice of immersing
themselves in the world of those being investigated?
Participant observation
VERIFIED EXAM |LATEST UPDATED 2026/2027 |A
COMPLETE SOLUTION WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES |GET IT 100%
CORRECT |GRADED A+
Which term describes the idea that a small number of representative
sampling units can give you accurate information about the overall
population?
Answer: Sampling Theory
You are conducting a survey of BASW students because you want to know
what elective courses they think would be most useful and relevant to
practice. You get a list of all BASW students in UK's CoSW and select every
other student on the list to be in your sample. What type of sampling are
you doing?
Answer: Systematic random sampling
You want to survey homeless teenagers who are living on the streets.
Since there isn't a listing of these teens, in order to get a large enough
sample for your study, you have to ask subjects to introduce you to other
teenagers who meet your study criteria. What type of sampling are you
doing?
Answer: Snowball sampling
The results of a survey indicate that 90% of UK students believe that
there should be more psychological counseling services available to them
through the Student Health Program. If there is a 3% margin of error
reported for this survey, what is the actual percentage of students who
support having more counseling services?
Answer: Between 87% and 93%
, You are planning to survey 30 directors of local service agencies regarding
the need for a proposed new service. You need the information as soon as
possible in order to meet a grant proposal deadline—that is, time is an
important factor. What would probably be the best way to conduct your
survey?
Answer: Telephone
Which of the following is not a method of unobtrusive data collection?
Answer: Online survey
The advantages of unobtrusive data collection as a methodology include
which of the following?
Answer: Minimal risks to subjects involved in the study
Which of the following is an example of social indicator data?
Answer: All of the above are examples of social indicators of data
Which response best describes content analysis?
Which of the following is a disadvantage to conducting content analysis
in social work research?
Maintaining consistency in categorizing or coding of items can be difficult
if more than one social work researcher is involved in the process.
Compared to quantitative research, how is qualitative research generally
perceived?
It is regarded as less reliant on statistics than quantitative research.
Qualitative researchers seek to understand social relationships and
patterns of interaction by doing which of the following?
Observing study subjects in their natural environment
Which term describes qualitative researchers' practice of immersing
themselves in the world of those being investigated?
Participant observation
