A representative sample for survey research should
a. always be randomly selected.
b. always be a probability sample.
c. have the same proportion of characteristics as the population from which it was drawn.
d. all of these are true.
Ques. 2In reporting the findings of a sample survey using a mailed questionnaire, one should always include
a. percentage of respondents among those receiving the questionnaire.
b. percentage of the respondents giving each response on the questionnaire.
c. size of the target population.
d. a and b
e. b and c
Ques. 3Which is most related to the external validity of the study?
a. Procedures
b. Instrumentation
c. Review of the literature
d. Sampling
e. Statement of the problem
Ques. 4The following is an example of what type of survey item?
What is the major problem you have encountered in using technology?
a. Likert-type item
b. Checklist
c. Ranking items
d. Scaled items
e. Completion
Ques. 5Which is most related to the internal validity of the study?
a. Methods
b. Instrumentation
c. Review of the literature
d. Sampling
e. Statement of the problem
Ques. 6The following is an example of what type of survey item?
Indicate the order of your preference among the available technology:
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VCR, laser disc
____
Mobile video projection
____
CD-ROM
____
Computer projection
a. Likert-type item
b. Checklist
c. Ranking items
d. Scaled items
e. Completion
Ques. 7The following is an example of what type of survey item?
My students reacted positively to my use of technology in the classroom.
a. Likert-type item
b. Checklist
c. Ranking items
d. Scaled items
e. Completion
Ques. 8Where does the writer make the greatest use of authority as a source of knowledge?
a. Design
b. Instrumentation
c. Review of the literature
d. Sampling
e. Statement of the problem
Ques. 9The following is an example of what type of survey item?
How would you rate your students' computer skills?
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Very poor
____
More than adequate
____
Less than adequate
____
Excellent
____
Adequate
a. Likert-type item
b. Checklist
c. Ranking items
d. Scaled items
e. Completion
Ques. 10The following is an example of what type of survey item? What type of technology do you use in your classroom?
____
VCR, laser disc
____
Mobile video projection
____
CD-ROM
____
Computer projection
a. Likert-type item
b. Checklist
c. Ranking items
d. Scaled items
e. Completion
Ques. 11You want to survey 120 teachers in a school district that has 200 elementary teachers (i.e., 160 women and 40 men), 100 junior high teachers (i.e., 60 women and 40 men), and 100 high school teachers (i.e., 40 women and 60 men). How many men and women from among the elementary teachers would you choose for a proportional stratified sample?
a. 30 women and 30 men
c. 48 women and 12 men
b. 18 women and 12 men
d. 60 women and 15 men
Ques. 12In what type of survey question would a response bias to avoid the extremes be the biggest problem?
a. Checklist
c. Scaled item
b. Ranking item
d. Completion