Unit 5: Using Statistics in the Social Sciences with correct answers 100 %

Lesson 21: Planning and Conducting a Survey Study - Correct Answer Workbook 21.1 (5 uestions) - Correct Answer 1. Why are surveys used in the social sciences? - Correct Answer - Surveys allow for collection of data that are not directly observable in behavior. - Surveys allow for data collection from a large sample of participants. 2. Which characteristic is essential in a survey research question? - Correct Answer It must pertain to a particular goal. 3. Each student at a school has a student ID number. The principal generates 70 random identification numbers and the students with those numbers are designated as subjects in a survey study. Which type of sampling is used? - Correct Answer simple random sampling 4. Adrian would like to survey 50 high school students about their favorite extracurricular activity. Which item gives him the most reliable results? - Correct Answer Rank the following extracurricular activities in the order from least to most favorite. 5. A psychology student conducted a survey and the results indicate that regular exercise leads to weight loss. The student used this conclusion in his recent paper. What could be wrong with this conclusion? - Correct Answer The study did not take into account other factors such as the physiology and diet of subjects. Lesson 22: Statistical Graphs in the Social Sciences, part 1 - Correct Answer Workbook 22.1 (3 questions) - Correct Answer 1. What kind of graph would you use to represent the number of newborns in your state annually for the last 20 years? - Correct Answer line graph 2. A social study was done in a daycare center to determine the time each child spent with each toy. The table and graph represent this information. What is wrong with this bar graph? - Correct Answer Too much data is presented. 3. A survey was done at a music school as to students' preferences of the type of music they would like to play. The results are shown in the circle graph. - Correct Answer NOT Facts are shown incorrectly. NOT Scale is missing.