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Chapter 2 Researching
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1Participant observation and other forms of fieldwork are associated with which type of research?
- Ac. Qualitative
- Bd. Quantitative
2Quantitative research normally involves:
- Aa. Questionnaires
- Bb. Statistical analysis
- Cc. Standardised findings
- Dd. All of the above
3The ability to ‘condense’ data is associated with what?
- Ad. Noise
- Bb. Numbers
4In sociological practice, words and numbers are:
- Aa. Interlinked
- Bb. Never used together
5Quantitative research tends to:
- Aa. Focus on large numbers of cases and relatively few variables
- Bb. Focus on few cases and many variables
6Qualitative research is:
- Ab. Variable-centric
- Bc. Case-centric
7Muhammad Ali’s boxing record can be considered an example of:
- Ac. A large number of variables and few cases
- Bb. A case and variable dataset
8Michael Haralambos and Martin Holborn argue that qualitative data is
- Aa. Richer
- Bb. More vital
- Cc. Better at providing depth
- Dd. All of the above
9What types of statements are used in discussion of datasets to ‘amplify and clarify’?
- Ac. Polytheist
- Bd. Parenthetic
10Which research strategy starts with data and no theory?
- Ab. Deductive
- Ba. Inductive
11The framing of quantitative research is:
- Aa. Fluid
- Bb. Fixed
12Research which is ‘variable-centric’ is likely what?
- Ab. Qualitative
- Bd. Quantitative
13Qualitative research provides greater scope for interaction between:
- Aa. Theory and data
- Bb. People and theory
14What does Howard Becker call a case which your hypothesis does not explain?
- Ac. A negative case
- Ba. A false case
15Which of these is NOT one of Charles Ragin’s ‘goals of sociological inquiry’?
- Aa. Quantitative research
- Bb. Qualitative research
16Barney Glasser and Anselm Strauss’ theory, which argues qualitative research has more potential to reveal the unexpected and create new theories, is called what?
- Aa. Grounded theory
- Bd. Flight theory
17Who famously called sociology the ‘Queen of the social sciences’?
- Ab. Theda Skocpol
- Bd. Auguste Comte
18The explanatory power of a survey is:
- Ac. Largely unaffected by the addition/removal of a few cases
- Ba. Largely unaffected by the addition/removal of a few variables
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- Test sobre Chapter 2 Researching, creado por Carmelite Muller el 23/06/2015.
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