Methods Questions 2 Name:__________________________________________
1. Define each of the following sampling concepts in relation to each other.
Population: ____________________________________________________________________
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Sample: ______________________________________________________________________
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Sampling Frame: _______________________________________________________________
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Sampling Units: ________________________________________________________________
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Sampling Error: ________________________________________________________________
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2. Define probability sampling and non-probability sampling. Also, identify and define one probability sampling technique and one non-probability sampling technique.
Probability Sampling: ___________________________________________________________
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Non-probability Sampling: _______________________________________________________
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Probability Sampling Technique: __________________________________________________
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Non-probability Sampling Technique: ______________________________________________
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3. Define and give examples of unit of analysis and unit of observation. Also, define ecological fallacy and reductionist (individualist) fallacy.
Unit of Analysis: _______________________________________________________________
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Unit of Observation: ____________________________________________________________
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Ecological Fallacy: ______________________________________________________________
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Reductionist Fallacy: ____________________________________________________________
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4. 1) Compare and contrast Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Designs and 2) Compare and contrast Quantitative (nomothetic) and Qualitative (idiographic) Causal Explanations.
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5. Explain each of the three criteria for quantitative/nomothetic causal explanations and their two cautions—mechanism (mediator) and context (moderator).
Association: ___________________________________________________________________
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Time Order: ___________________________________________________________________
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Non-spuriousness: ______________________________________________________________
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Mechanism: ___________________________________________________________________
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Context: ______________________________________________________________________
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6. Define each of the following basic elements of a true experiment.
Experimental (Treatment) Group: __________________________________________________
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Control Group: _________________________________________________________________
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Comparison Group: _____________________________________________________________
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Random Assignment: ____________________________________________________________
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Pretest/Posttest: ________________________________________________________________
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7. 1) Explain what a quasi-experiment is and 2) Describe one experiment problem with Causal (internal) Validity and one experiment problem with Generalizability (external validity).
Quasi-experiment: ______________________________________________________________
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Causal Validity Problem: _________________________________________________________
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Generalizability Problem: ________________________________________________________
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8. Briefly describe the following writing survey questions” tasks. Avoid Making Disagreement, or Agreement, Disagreeable (social desirability bias);.
Avoid Confusing Phrasing: _______________________________________________________
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Minimize Risk of Bias: __________________________________________________________
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Maximize Utility of Response Categories: ___________________________________________
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Avoid Social Desirability Bias: ____________________________________________________
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Minimize Fence-Sitting & Floating: ________________________________________________
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9. Identify and describe four of the seven “Designing Questionnaires” practices.
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10. Describe each of the following methods of organizing surveys.
Mailed Survey: _________________________________________________________________
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Group Survey: _________________________________________________________________
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Phone Survey: _________________________________________________________________
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In-Person Interview: ____________________________________________________________
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Electronic Survey: ______________________________________________________________
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