Which one of these is a measure of dispersion?
A) Parameter
B) Range
C) Median
D) Mean
Which of these NOT viewed as a strength of surveys?
A) They are often undertaken by specialist agencies
B) They offer an appearance of precision
C) The data is easy to quantify and analyses
D) Large numbers of people can be studied
One strength of ethnography is that______________?
A) The influence of specific variables can be controlled by the investigator
B) It usually generates richer and more in-depth information than other methods
C) It is essential when a study is primarily historical or has a historical dimension
D) It can only be used to study relatively small groups or communities
An association between two variables which is in fact caused by other factor(s) is called a_____________?
A) Multiple regression
B) Causal mechanism
C) Spurious correlation
D) Multinomial distribution
Bias in research practice refers to_____________?
A) The investigator being committed to a particular ideology
B) The research team prejudging the meaning of the data
C) The data being unbalanced by the design or execution of the research
D) Interpretations being applied to the results
Science aims to be both______________?
A) Philosophical and progressive
B) Complex and against commonsense
C) Experimental and statistical
D) Valid and reliable
Who introduce culture lag theory –
A) Edward B. Taylor
B) Radcliffe-Brown
C) William Ogburn
D) Robert K. Morton