Social Research Methods Final Exam
well answered graded A+ passed
Bivariate Analysis - correct answer ✔✔examination of the relationship between 2 variables
(correlation)
Case Study - correct answer ✔✔A research design that entails detailed and intensive analysis of
either a single case or a small number of cases
Causality - correct answer ✔✔A causal connection between two variables, as opposed to a
mere correlation between them
Chi Square Test - correct answer ✔✔a test of statistical significance used to establish confidence
that a finding displayed can be generalized from a probability sample to the population from
which it was drawn
Closed Ended Question - correct answer ✔✔a question in an interview schedule or
questionnaire that presents the respondent with a fixed set of possible answers to choose from
Cluster Sampling - correct answer ✔✔A procedure in which the researcher first samples sets of
cases and then samples units within them, usually using a probability sampling method
Coding Frame - correct answer ✔✔a list of the codes to be used in the analysis of a particular
set of data
Concurrent Validity - correct answer ✔✔a type of validity that is tested by relating a measure to
an existing criterion or a different indicator of the concept to see if one predicts the other
, Constructionism - correct answer ✔✔an ontological position according to which social
phenomena and their meanings are continually being created by social actors
Construct Validity - correct answer ✔✔a type of measurement validity that is established by
determining whether the concepts being measured relate empirically in a manner that would
be predicted by relevant theories
Content Analysis - correct answer ✔✔an approach to the analysis of documents and texts that
seeks to quantify content in terms of predetermined categories a systematic and replicable
manner
Convenience Sample - correct answer ✔✔a sample that is selected because of its availability to
the researcher
Correlation - correct answer ✔✔an approach to the analysis of relationships between
interval/ratio variables and/or ordinal variables that seeks to assess the strength and direction
of the relationship between the variables concerned
Covert Research - correct answer ✔✔A term frequently used in connection with ethnographic
research in which the researcher does not reveal his or her true identity and/or intentions.
Cross Sectional Research - correct answer ✔✔a research design in which data are collected at a
single point in time
Deduction - correct answer ✔✔an approach to inquiry that begins with the statement of a
theory which hypotheses may be derived and tested
Dependent Variable - correct answer ✔✔a variable that is caused by an independent variable
Dichotomous Variable - correct answer ✔✔a variable with just 2 categories
well answered graded A+ passed
Bivariate Analysis - correct answer ✔✔examination of the relationship between 2 variables
(correlation)
Case Study - correct answer ✔✔A research design that entails detailed and intensive analysis of
either a single case or a small number of cases
Causality - correct answer ✔✔A causal connection between two variables, as opposed to a
mere correlation between them
Chi Square Test - correct answer ✔✔a test of statistical significance used to establish confidence
that a finding displayed can be generalized from a probability sample to the population from
which it was drawn
Closed Ended Question - correct answer ✔✔a question in an interview schedule or
questionnaire that presents the respondent with a fixed set of possible answers to choose from
Cluster Sampling - correct answer ✔✔A procedure in which the researcher first samples sets of
cases and then samples units within them, usually using a probability sampling method
Coding Frame - correct answer ✔✔a list of the codes to be used in the analysis of a particular
set of data
Concurrent Validity - correct answer ✔✔a type of validity that is tested by relating a measure to
an existing criterion or a different indicator of the concept to see if one predicts the other
, Constructionism - correct answer ✔✔an ontological position according to which social
phenomena and their meanings are continually being created by social actors
Construct Validity - correct answer ✔✔a type of measurement validity that is established by
determining whether the concepts being measured relate empirically in a manner that would
be predicted by relevant theories
Content Analysis - correct answer ✔✔an approach to the analysis of documents and texts that
seeks to quantify content in terms of predetermined categories a systematic and replicable
manner
Convenience Sample - correct answer ✔✔a sample that is selected because of its availability to
the researcher
Correlation - correct answer ✔✔an approach to the analysis of relationships between
interval/ratio variables and/or ordinal variables that seeks to assess the strength and direction
of the relationship between the variables concerned
Covert Research - correct answer ✔✔A term frequently used in connection with ethnographic
research in which the researcher does not reveal his or her true identity and/or intentions.
Cross Sectional Research - correct answer ✔✔a research design in which data are collected at a
single point in time
Deduction - correct answer ✔✔an approach to inquiry that begins with the statement of a
theory which hypotheses may be derived and tested
Dependent Variable - correct answer ✔✔a variable that is caused by an independent variable
Dichotomous Variable - correct answer ✔✔a variable with just 2 categories
