Suppose you were interviewing people about their views on gun control. You ask the respondents the following question: How much do you agree or disagree with this statement, "The United States needs stiffer laws controlling the purchase and ownership of guns." The respondents are then asked to rank their feelings on the following scale: strongly agree, somewhat agree, neither agree or disagree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree. You would be using what level of measurement?

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The jersey numbers associated with players on a baseball team are examples of scores on a(n):

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Compared to the ordinal level of measurement, the interval/ratio level:

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Ethnographic fieldwork should include:

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Among the leading examples of data that are composites of actions, words, and nonbehavioral physical objects are:

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What would be the most appropriate test of significance for research situations in which we have an interval-ratio dependent variable and an independent variable with three or more categories?

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Of the three distributions used in inferential statistics, which is only theoretical?

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The scores below are from the same final exam given in a math class in two different years. Compute the mean and median (if necessary) and the range and standard deviation of these scores.

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The mode should be used to measure central tendency when the level of measurement of the variable is

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In Table 2.1, what is the ratio of Socialists to Democrats in Community B?

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The variable socioeconomic status ranges from upper class to lower class and is an example of the

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A data display should only be used to highlight the essential points of the final report.

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A memo can be used to help the researcher think about what needs to be examined or pursued during the next opportunity for data collection.

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Memoing provides the researchers with structured ways to examine the data and the coded text.

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The process where researchers examine data with the purpose of discovering what is in the data is called analytic coding.

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In some instances of qualitative analysis, the data one decides to collect may be influenced by the tentative conclusions one is making while continually examining data and relationships in the setting.

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How individuals account for the world, create meaning and interpret situations is a major focus for interpretivists.

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A partial relationship involves a control variable.

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The purpose of the elaboration model is to provide a way to examine relationships that may be causal.

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Inferential statistics allow researchers to make claims about the internal validity of their data.

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