Data Collection and Reporting Methods Exam Questions Ch10

Chapter: Chapter 10 - Quiz

Multiple Choice

1. Information ____________ is the gathering of data for nonresearch purposes, such as for records, reporting (perhaps to an advisory board), or quality improvement.

A) research

B) collection

C) reporting

D) analysis

2. _________________ research involves gathering data to answer a research question, such as whether different age groups experience vastly different satisfaction rates or whether sexually transmitted infections rates correlate with ethnicity.

A) Information

B) Healthcare

C) Special

D) Descriptive

3. A sample frame is ____________.

A) all the people who could be sampled.

B) an entire population.

C) fewer than 30 participants

D) between 30 and 90 participants.

4. _______________ is a type of sampling based on user referral.

A) Statistical sampling

B) Real sampling

C) Snowball sampling

D) Random sampling

5. _______________ is a type of sampling based on social networks.

A) Statistical sampling

B) Network sampling

C) Real sampling

D) Random sampling

6. If you surveyed anyone who walked by you on a street corner, this would represent______________.

A) nonprobability sampling.

B) probability sampling.

C) volunteer sample.

D) test sample.

7. If you used a random sampling method to determine participants you would be using __________.

A) nonprobability sampling.

B) probability sampling.

C) volunteer sample.

D) test sample.

8. With a __________________________ members select themselves, perhaps based on interest.

A) nonprobability sampling

B) probability sampling

C) volunteer sample

D) test sample

9. In _____________ participants selected are not representative of the population.

A) nonprobability sampling

B) probability sampling

C) volunteer sample

D) sampling bias

10. Simple random sampling could be exemplified by _________________.

A) lottery.

B) call lists.

C) volunteers.

D) only valid patients in the study.

11. With ___________ you establish groups or strata of the population, based on a predetermined characteristic, and then select a random sample from each group.

A) timed sampling

B) stratified sampling

C) volunteer sample

D) criteria sampling

12. If you had 100 people, you might form groups of 10 and then randomly choose some of the groups to be your sample. This is known as ______________ sampling.

A) timed

B) stratified

C) volunteer

D) cluster

13. Likert developed a _________________ scale.

A) weight

B) population

C) sampling

D) rating

14. A familiar visual analogue scale (VAS) you might see in a doctor’s office would be:

A) pain scale.

B) Likert scale.

C) forced Likert scale.

D) medical scale.

15. A _____________ study focuses on a specific population over an extended period.

A) cohort

B) group

C) sample

D) focused

16. A ___________ study is similar to a trend study but uses the exact same group of individuals over the course of the study.

A) cohort

B) group

C) sample

D) panel

17. A _________ study involves repeated surveying of a unique sample of the population, typically over a long period, with different groups of people in the same population and potentially with different researchers.

A) cohort

B) group

C) trend

D) panel

18. A ______________ study focuses on one individual or community rather than on a demographic group.

A) cohort

B) case

C) trend

D) panel

19. A ______________ study is a form of historical research that considers documents and stored records to provide data for the research.

A) documentary

B) case

C) trend

D) panel

20. A unique data collection method that takes into consideration not only statistics gathered but also strengths and weaknesses of the study is a(n) _________.

A) appraisal.

B) case.

C) trend.

D) panel.