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A. median
B. pilot study
C. mode
D. pilot test
E. pretest
3. A firm is examining its data requirements to achieve the objectives of its research study. The
management team determines that in order to get the needed data, it cannot use an observation
method. Instead, it will have to do a mail survey. The team is most likely in which step of the
questionnaire design process?
5. _____ are open-ended questions that enable respondents to reply in their own words.
7. On a survey, a student comes across a question that asks, "To what extent did you find
marketing and accounting courses useful?" This question is (most closely) an example of a(n):
A. incomprehensible question.
B. unanswerable question.
C. leading question.
D. loaded question.
E. double-barreled question.
8. "Do you have a brother or a sister? If not, please ignore question 6 and proceed." This is an
example of a(n):
A. instructive question.
B. directive question.
C. loaded question.
D. leading question.
E. skip question.
9. Which of the following statements is true of the skip questions used in questionnaires?
10. While filling out a survey, a respondent comes across a statement that reads: "This survey is
almost complete. There are only a few questions left." This statement is an example of a(n):
A. introductory statement.
B. concluding statement.
C. transition phrase.
D. layout phrase.
E. skip phrase.
12. Which of the following is true of respondents' behavior while answering questionnaires?
A. Respondents generally answer the demographic questions early in the survey while they are
still "fresh."
B. Respondents prefer questionnaires with questions that flow from demographic data to more
general information.
C. With numeric alternatives, respondents tend to select central values.
D. Answers that appear at the beginning or the end of a list are rarely selected by respondents.
E. Respondents typically end answering a questionnaire with a thank-you statement.
13. With online surveys, response order bias is not a problem because:
A. Questions are asked in a natural specific-to-general order to reduce the potential for sequence
bias.
B. Any sensitive questions are placed later in the questionnaire before the respondent becomes
engaged in the process of answering questions.
C. A well-prepared questionnaire consists of leading and double-barreled questions.
D. The value of a well-constructed questionnaire is difficult to estimate.
E. In good questionnaire design, questions flow from demographic data to more general
information.
16. After preparing a questionnaire but before submitting it to the client for approval, the researcher
should:
17. In online surveys, calculating response rates can be a problem due to the:
A. close interaction of researchers with data collection vendors to identify and target participation
from specific groups.
B. inadequate number of individuals in organized panels of respondents.
C. possibility of recruitment of participants outside the official online data collection vendor.
D. ban on use of radio buttons, pull-down menus for responses, and the use of visuals.
E. application of graphics and animation.
18. Which of the following is true of a pretest?
A. The pretest form serves as a blueprint for training people on how to execute the interviewing
process in a standardized fashion.
B. The final version of a questionnaire is evaluated using a pretest.
C. The number of respondents for a pretest is most often between 500 and 700 individuals.
D. A pretest is prepared when the order of the questions, or of the closed-end responses to a
particular question, influences the answer given.
E. For pretests, the survey questionnaire is given to a large group of respondents.
19. Which of the following statements is true of the role of cover letters?
20. A researcher is in the process of putting together a blueprint for training people to complete the
interviewing process in a consistent fashion. The researcher is most likely developing a:
A. rating card
B. screening question
C. interviewer instruction
D. quota sheet
E. supervisor instruction
23. Susan meets the necessary requirements for inclusion in a survey. Yet she is not included in the
survey. Which of the following supplemental documents might have been used by the interviewer
to exclude her from the sample?
A. Rating cards
B. Call record sheets
C. Interviewer instructions
D. Quota sheets
E. Supervisor instructions
24. Which of the following statements is true of the role of quotas in surveys?
True False
27. The first step in the process of designing a questionnaire is to select the appropriate data
collection method.
True False
28. Before beginning the process of designing a questionnaire, the researcher must obtain initial
client approval.
True False
29. In quantitative surveys, unstructured questions are used much more often than structured
questions.
True False
True False
31. Asking questions in a natural general-to-specific order reduces the potential for sequence bias.
True False
32. Questionnaires should be designed to eliminate or at least minimize response order bias.
True False
True False
34. It is easier to calculate response rates for online surveys than for phone surveys.
True False
35. For online questionnaires, the length of answer in open-ended questions is unaffected by the size
of the response box.
True False
36. One should avoid asking questions using a different measurement format in the same section of
the questionnaire.
True False
37. Complex formats or designs can ensure reliable and valid results.
True False
38. If pretesting reveals that respondents have skipped a lot of questions or are circling the same
answer for all questions within a group, it is a sign of possible boredom or tiring on the part of the
respondent.
True False
39. The process of implementing a survey is standard whether the survey is self-administered or
interviewer-completed.
True False
True False
True False
42. A supervisor instruction form serves as a blueprint for training people to complete the interviewing
process in a consistent fashion.
True False
43. The number of interviewers required in a study is typically mentioned in the cover letter.
True False
True False
45. Information gathered from contact records includes length of time of the interview, completions by
quota categories, number of terminated interviews, reasons for termination, and so on.
True False
Essay Questions
46. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of unstructured questions as compared to structured
questions.
47. In what ways can a researcher frame "bad questions"?
48. What are the two functions performed by a transition phrase in a survey?
49. Describe the response order bias and the common methods variance.
A. median
B. pilot study
C. mode
D. pilot test
E. pretest
3. A firm is examining its data requirements to achieve the objectives of its research study. The
management team determines that in order to get the needed data, it cannot use an
observation method. Instead, it will have to do a mail survey. The team is most likely in which
step of the questionnaire design process?
5. _____ are open-ended questions that enable respondents to reply in their own words.
7. On a survey, a student comes across a question that asks, "To what extent did you find
marketing and accounting courses useful?" This question is (most closely) an example of
a(n):
A. incomprehensible question.
B. unanswerable question.
C. leading question.
D. loaded question.
E. double-barreled question.
A. instructive question.
B. directive question.
C. loaded question.
D. leading question.
E. skip question.
9. Which of the following statements is true of the skip questions used in questionnaires?
10. While filling out a survey, a respondent comes across a statement that reads: "This survey is
almost complete. There are only a few questions left." This statement is an example of a(n):
A. introductory statement.
B. concluding statement.
C. transition phrase.
D. layout phrase.
E. skip phrase.
A. Respondents generally answer the demographic questions early in the survey while they
are still "fresh."
B. Respondents prefer questionnaires with questions that flow from demographic data to
more general information.
C. With numeric alternatives, respondents tend to select central values.
D. Answers that appear at the beginning or the end of a list are rarely selected by
respondents.
E. Respondents typically end answering a questionnaire with a thank-you statement.
13. With online surveys, response order bias is not a problem because:
14. _____ is present in survey responses when the answers given by respondents to the
independent and dependent variable questions are falsely correlated.
A. Questions are asked in a natural specific-to-general order to reduce the potential for
sequence bias.
B. Any sensitive questions are placed later in the questionnaire before the respondent
becomes engaged in the process of answering questions.
C. A well-prepared questionnaire consists of leading and double-barreled questions.
D. The value of a well-constructed questionnaire is difficult to estimate.
E. In good questionnaire design, questions flow from demographic data to more general
information.
16. After preparing a questionnaire but before submitting it to the client for approval, the
researcher should:
17. In online surveys, calculating response rates can be a problem due to the:
A. close interaction of researchers with data collection vendors to identify and target
participation from specific groups.
B. inadequate number of individuals in organized panels of respondents.
C. possibility of recruitment of participants outside the official online data collection vendor.
D. ban on use of radio buttons, pull-down menus for responses, and the use of visuals.
E. application of graphics and animation.
A. The pretest form serves as a blueprint for training people on how to execute the
interviewing process in a standardized fashion.
B. The final version of a questionnaire is evaluated using a pretest.
C. The number of respondents for a pretest is most often between 500 and 700 individuals.
D. A pretest is prepared when the order of the questions, or of the closed-end responses to a
particular question, influences the answer given.
E. For pretests, the survey questionnaire is given to a large group of respondents.
20. A researcher is in the process of putting together a blueprint for training people to complete
the interviewing process in a consistent fashion. The researcher is most likely developing a:
22. An interviewer asks a person if he has traveled to foreign countries. The interviewee replies
that he has not traveled to foreign countries. Based on this response, the interviewer decides
to exclude him from his study. In this scenario, in order to exclude the interviewee from the
study, the interviewer has used a(n) _____.
A. rating card
B. screening question
C. interviewer instruction
D. quota sheet
E. supervisor instruction
23. Susan meets the necessary requirements for inclusion in a survey. Yet she is not included in
the survey. Which of the following supplemental documents might have been used by the
interviewer to exclude her from the sample?
A. Rating cards
B. Call record sheets
C. Interviewer instructions
D. Quota sheets
E. Supervisor instructions
24. Which of the following statements is true of the role of quotas in surveys?
TRUE
27. The first step in the process of designing a questionnaire is to select the appropriate data
collection method.
FALSE
28. Before beginning the process of designing a questionnaire, the researcher must obtain initial
client approval.
FALSE
29. In quantitative surveys, unstructured questions are used much more often than structured
questions.
FALSE
TRUE
31. Asking questions in a natural general-to-specific order reduces the potential for sequence
bias.
TRUE
32. Questionnaires should be designed to eliminate or at least minimize response order bias.
TRUE
FALSE
34. It is easier to calculate response rates for online surveys than for phone surveys.
FALSE
35. For online questionnaires, the length of answer in open-ended questions is unaffected by the
size of the response box.
FALSE
36. One should avoid asking questions using a different measurement format in the same section
of the questionnaire.
TRUE
37. Complex formats or designs can ensure reliable and valid results.
FALSE
38. If pretesting reveals that respondents have skipped a lot of questions or are circling the same
answer for all questions within a group, it is a sign of possible boredom or tiring on the part of
the respondent.
TRUE
39. The process of implementing a survey is standard whether the survey is self-administered or
interviewer-completed.
FALSE
TRUE
FALSE
42. A supervisor instruction form serves as a blueprint for training people to complete the
interviewing process in a consistent fashion.
TRUE
43. The number of interviewers required in a study is typically mentioned in the cover letter.
FALSE
FALSE
45. Information gathered from contact records includes length of time of the interview, completions
by quota categories, number of terminated interviews, reasons for termination, and so on.
TRUE
Essay Questions
46. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of unstructured questions as compared to
structured questions.
Unstructured questions are open-ended questions that enable respondents to reply in their
own words. There is no predetermined list of responses available to aid or limit respondents'
answers. Open-ended questions are more difficult to code for analysis. More importantly,
these questions require more thinking and effort on the part of respondents. As a result, with
quantitative surveys there are generally only a few open-ended questions. Unless the question
is likely to be interesting to respondents, open-ended questions are often skipped.
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 8.2 Discuss the questionnaire development process.
Bad questions prevent or distort communications between the researcher and the respondent.
Some ways in which questions can be "bad" are framing an unanswerable question because
the respondent does not have easy access to the information or because none of the answer
choices apply to the respondent, asking a leading or loaded question that directs the
respondent to answer in a certain way, and making questions double-barreled by asking the
respondent to address more than one issue at a time.
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 8.2 Discuss the questionnaire development process.
48. What are the two functions performed by a transition phrase in a survey?
A transition phrase, such as "The survey is almost complete. There are only a few more
questions," serves two purposes. First, when placed before asking demographic questions, it
signals to the respondent that a change in their thinking process is about to take place. They
should now prepare for answering personal questions. Second, it indicates that the task of
completing the survey is almost over.
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 8.2 Discuss the questionnaire development process.
49. Describe the response order bias and the common methods variance.
Response order bias occurs when the order of the questions, or of the closed-end responses
to a particular question, influences the answer given. Answers that appear at the beginning or
the end of a list tend to be selected most often. With numeric alternatives, respondents tend to
select central values. With online surveys this is not a problem because the order of
presentation can be randomized. It also is less of a problem with mail surveys because the
respondent can see all the possible responses.
Common methods variance (CMV) is biased variance that results from the measurement
method used in a questionnaire instead of the scales used to obtain the data. CMV is present
in survey responses when the answers given by respondents to the independent and
dependent variable questions are falsely correlated. The bias introduced by CMV is most likely
to occur when the same respondent answers at the same time both independent and
dependent variable questions that are perceptual in nature, and the respondent recognizes a
relationship between the two types of variables.
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 8.3 Summarize the characteristics of good questionnaires.
Pretesting a survey allows the researcher to identify any problems so that they can be fixed
before the survey is administered on a large scale. It also helps determine the amount of time
taken to complete the survey.
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 8.3 Summarize the characteristics of good questionnaires.