👥Sociology MCQs
Sociology MCQs
486 MCQs191
Karl Pearson said “The unity of all science consists alone in its methods not in its material It relates to the importance of______________?
AScientific research
BScientific method
CScience unity
DNone of these
192
Which of these NOT viewed as a strength of surveys ?
Athey are often undertaken by specialist agencies
Bthey offer an appearance of precision
Cthe data is easy to quantify and analyses
Dlarge numbers of people can be studied
193
One strength of ethnography is that______________?
Athe influence of specific variables can be controlled by the investigator
Bit usually generates richer and more in-depth information than other methods
Cit is essential when a study is primarily historical or has a historical dimension
Dit can only be used to study relatively small groups or communities
194
An association between two variables which is in fact caused by other factor(s) is called a_____________?
Amultiple regression
Bcausal mechanism
Cspurious correlation
Dmultinomial distribution
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Bias in research practice refers to_____________?
Athe investigator being committed to a particular ideology
Bthe research team prejudging the meaning of the data
Cthe data being unbalanced by the design or execution of the research
Dinterpretations being applied to the results
196
A mean, median and mode are all examples of_______________?
Ameasures of variation
Bmeasures of central tendency
Cmeasures of enumeration
Dmeasures of correlation E. measures of coefficients
197
_____________ uses multiple data collection methods on the same area of interest?
ATriangulation
BEthnography
CField research
DVariation E. Cluster sampling
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When a number of researchers use the same operational definition to measure a variable and achieve the same results the measure is said to be_______________?
Avalid
Breliable
Cfactual
Dinternally consistent E. instrumental
199
The concepts in a hypothesis are stated as______________?
Avariables
Bpopulations
Cideas
Dindices E. theories
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In sociology_______________?
Atheory always precedes research
Btheory can be developed independent of research
Cresearch always precedes theory
Dthe relationship between theory and research is cyclical E. research is dictated by the theoretical perspective