1.Professor Bradley plans to do a field study of anti-poverty activists. Bradley wants to be sure that persons representing all age, racial, and sex categories are included in the sample of activists. However, he does not have a sampling frame. What kind of sampling scheme would you recommend?

a)	quota sampling

b)	snowball sampling

c)	random sampling

d)	stratified sampling

2.You are asked to complete a survey about your level of physical activity. The questions are read out to you face-to-face by an interviewer who has them on a tablet; the interviewer then records your responses directly onto the tablet. What type of interview survey is being conducted?

a)	computer-assisted platform interviewing

b)	computer-assisted Web interviewing

c)	computer-assisted self-interviewing

d)	computer-assisted personal interviewing

3.The survey question "Do you think parents should allow their children to drink energy drinks and that parents should purchase these drinks for their kids?" is considered an erroneous question. Why?

a)	because it involves attitudes that can change as a child ages

b)	because it is a double-barrelled question

c)	because it is not applicable to all parents

d)	because respondents must be willing to answer

4.Generally, the more heterogeneous the population, the more beneficial it is to use stratified sampling.

	a) True
	b) False

5.You want to compare the need for transportation programs among seniors in rural and urban areas. You contact the leaders of several seniors' groups for their opinions. Your sample can be classified as which of the following?

a)

quota

b)

purposive

c)

snowball

d)	probability

6.What are the two basic steps required in multistage cluster sampling?

a)	sample selection and recording

b)	designing and sampling

c)	compiling and choosing

d)	listing and sampling

7.After completing 20 interviews with university students about exam anxiety, you feel like you aren't gaining any new insights. In terms of sample size, you feel like you have reached which of the following?

a)	saturation

b)	homogeneity

c)

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d)	convenience

8.When recording responses to open-ended questions, it is acceptable for the interviewer to rephrase the respondent's answers.

	a) True
	b) False

9.What happens when a researcher draws a judgmental sample?

a)	It enlists the aid of uninformed respondents.

b)	It allows researchers to use their prior knowledge about the topic.

c)	It results in a sample that has no researcher bias.

d)	It ensures a representative sample.

10.What is the primary function of the probe?

a)	to loosen up the respondent

b)	to get the respondent to answer a question more fully

c)	to get the correct answer from the respondent

d)	to indicate an understanding and interest in the respondent

11.Pre-election polls in the U.S. presidential election were biased in Clinton's favour because they overrepresented which type of voter?

a)	college-educated

b)

women

c)	upper class

d)

whites

12.Why are probability samples an advantage for the researcher?

a)	Random selection provides no bias, and therefore the accuracy or representativeness is not a concern to the researcher.

b)	The method used to select them limits conscious and unconscious sampling bias and the accuracy or representativeness of the sample can be estimated.

c)	The method used to select them is random and provides no bias for the sample.

d)	They are all perfectly representative of the population from which they are drawn.

13.The phrasing used in closed-ended questions should allow respondents to attach their own meanings and interpretations to the question.

	a) True
	b) False

14.Your telephone survey concerns the availability of affordable daycare in Canada. Your first couple of questions address whether respondents think there is a crisis of affordability. Suppose a respondent is desperate to find daycare, and immediately responds with "yes." The respondent then responds with yes over and over without listening carefully to the questions. What is this type of pattern known as?

a)	double barrelling

b)	a response set

c)	being mutually exclusive

d)	being exhaustive

15. The week before a federal election, a pollster for the current Opposition party calls a random sample of Canadians and asks the following question (to which people answer Yes or No): "The long waiting lists for major surgery in Canada have shown very little improvement over the past five years. Do you feel that means there should be a change in who governs our country?" What is the term for this line of questioning?

a)	omnibus poll

b)	fishing poll

c)

push poll

d)	artisan poll

1. What advantage do self-administered questionnaires have over interviews?

a)	Questionnaires handle sensitive issues more effectively if the surveys are anonymous

b)	Questionnaires produce fewer incomplete answers if the surveys are anonymous.

c)	Questionnaires deal with the context of social life.

d)	Questionnaires are more effective in dealing with complicated issues.

Question 17 (1 point)

1. Small-scale surveys typically use probability sampling.

	a) True
	b) False

18, In 2011, what was the national long form census replaced with?

a)	a short form census with a higher response rate

b)	nothing at all

c)	a short form census with a lower response rate

d)	a household survey with a lower response rate

1. What is the problem with the categories in following question? "What is your favourite type of television programming?" 1. Drama, 2. Comedy, 3. News.

Question 19 options:

a)	not relevant

b)	not classified

c)	not mutually exclusive

d)	not exhaustive

20.A researcher asks "Did your children go to high school?" after the subject already said he has no children. Which criterion for question construction does this question violate?

a)	Avoid biased items.

b)	Questions should be relevant.

c)	Avoid negative items.

d)	Avoid double-barrelled questions.