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A researcher is preparing a mailed questionnaire.Which of the following is the best strategy to improve response rates?

A) Have a plan to follow-up with nonrespondents
B) Conduct a wave analysis before sending the questionnaire.
C) Use a high value incentive to entice participants
D) Develop clear statistical procedures for analysis.

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In survey research,a sample is drawn from a population and the results of the study generalized to the population.What option below best characterizes the population in this study?

A) The population was all sixth-graders in Western Oregon.
B) The population was all sixth-graders and all ninth-graders in Western Oregon.
C) The population was all youth readers in Western Oregon.
D) The population was all teachers and youth readers in Western Oregon.

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In the following survey questions,each contains a problem that should be avoided in the construction of good survey items.Choose from the list below the type of problem that is displayed in the question and place the letter of the problem in the blank following the question (not all letters will be used) . -"I prefer to learn through a scaffolding approach."

Which of the following issues regarding response rates would be most concerning to survey researchers?

In the following survey questions,each contains a problem that should be avoided in the construction of good survey items.Choose from the list below the type of problem that is displayed in the question and place the letter of the problem in the blank following the question (not all letters will be used) . -Respond to this question:

Here is a sensitive question that a researcher may want to ask in a survey study: "Have you ever used marijuana?" Of the options listed below,what is the best strategy to use when asking sensitive questions such as this one?

Which of the following is the best indicator of higher quality in survey research?

In the following survey questions,each contains a problem that should be avoided in the construction of good survey items.Choose from the list below the type of problem that is displayed in the question and place the letter of the problem in the blank following the question (not all letters will be used) . -"Have you ever awakened the morning after from drinking the night before and found that you could not remember the events the day before?"

What factor best distinguishes among the different types of quantitative survey designs?

A researcher decides to talk with parents after a parent-teacher meeting at the elementary school.To learn how parents feel about the use of standards for testing 4^th graders in the school district,the researcher locates an instrument and uses it as a basis for asking a group of parents in the cafeteria questions about testing 4^th graders.What is the form of survey data collection?

A researcher conducts a study of adolescents and their smoking behaviors.In reporting the results,the researcher mentions the names of specific students who are only occasional smokers.What specific ethical issue is presented in this study?

In a mailed questionnaire,survey researchers often use a few semi-closed-ended questions.What is the purpose of including these questions?

A researcher collects data from school bus drivers using survey research.The researcher conducts polls of fifty bus drivers in the school district about managing student discipline on their buses.The data are collected from a group of bus drivers who run the inner-city bus routes.The researcher collects data during the fall of each year for five years.The participants in the poll each year are different bus drivers.What form of longitudinal survey research design is the researcher using?

Was this an example of longitudinal or cross-sectional research?

Which one of the following is a characteristic that distinguishes survey research from experimental and correlational research?

Select the best reason for conducing a pilot test of a questionnaire.

In the following survey questions,each contains a problem that should be avoided in the construction of good survey items.Choose from the list below the type of problem that is displayed in the question and place the letter of the problem in the blank following the question (not all letters will be used) . -"Have you ever lost friends,girlfriends,or boyfriends because of your smoking?"

A researcher decides to go to the parent's homes to talk with them about the use of standards for testing 4^th graders in the school district.The researcher locates a structured instrument,identifies parents from the list of parents in the district and calls the parents to arrange a time to visit with them in their homes.What is the form of survey data collection?

What is the major difference between a population and a target population?

In the following survey questions,each contains a problem that should be avoided in the construction of good survey items.Choose from the list below the type of problem that is displayed in the question and place the letter of the problem in the blank following the question (not all letters will be used) . -"When did you first enroll in the adult basic education program?"