PURDUE POL 300 EXAM 1 EXAM PREPARATION NEWEST 2026
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS| BRAND NEW VERSION!
Knowledge that is evaluative, value-laden, and concerned with prescribing what ought to be is
known as __________ knowledge. - CORRECT ANSWER-Normative
A _________ is a body of statements that systematize knowledge of, and explain, phenomena. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Theory
__________ refers to the process of drawing an inference from a set of premises and
observations. - CORRECT ANSWER-Inductive reasoning or induction
Proponents of alternatives to the scientific methods may be labeled as ____________. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Nonempiricists
___________ dictates that when given a choice between two compelling explanations, the
explanation that relies on fewer explanatory factors is the better choice. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Parsimony
Which level of measurement best describes a variable for which the assigned values represent
only different categories or classifications for that variable? - CORRECT ANSWER-Nominal
________ is a type of measurement error that results in systematically over- or under-
measuring the value of a concept. - CORRECT ANSWER-Bias
The results of inter-item association tests are often displayed in a ____________. Such a
display shows how strongly related each of the items in the measurement scheme is to all the
other items. - CORRECT ANSWER-Correlation matrix
, A variable that measures education on a scale that includes (0) none, (1) less than college, (2)
college, (3) more than college, is an example of the ________ level of measurement. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Ordinal
A________measure is one that yields the same results on repeated trials. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Reliable
A ______________ is a plan that shows how a researcher intends to study an empirical
question. - CORRECT ANSWER-Research design
______________ means that the research procedure demonstrated a true cause-and-effect
relationship that was not created by spurious factors. - CORRECT ANSWER-Internal validity
______________ can creep into a study if subjects are picked (intentionally or not) according to
some criterion and not randomly. - CORRECT ANSWER-Selection bias
______________ is the extent to which the results of a study can be generalized across
populations, times, and settings, is the touchstone for natural and social scientists alike. -
CORRECT ANSWER-External validity
The initial measurement of variables in an experimental design is called a _______________. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Pre-test
The particular population from which a sample is actually drawn is called a _________. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Sampling Frame
A _____________ sample in which elements are selected from a list at predetermined intervals.
- CORRECT ANSWER-Systematic
A ______________ sample is one in which each element in the population has an unknown
probability of being selected. - CORRECT ANSWER-Nonprobability
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS| BRAND NEW VERSION!
Knowledge that is evaluative, value-laden, and concerned with prescribing what ought to be is
known as __________ knowledge. - CORRECT ANSWER-Normative
A _________ is a body of statements that systematize knowledge of, and explain, phenomena. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Theory
__________ refers to the process of drawing an inference from a set of premises and
observations. - CORRECT ANSWER-Inductive reasoning or induction
Proponents of alternatives to the scientific methods may be labeled as ____________. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Nonempiricists
___________ dictates that when given a choice between two compelling explanations, the
explanation that relies on fewer explanatory factors is the better choice. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Parsimony
Which level of measurement best describes a variable for which the assigned values represent
only different categories or classifications for that variable? - CORRECT ANSWER-Nominal
________ is a type of measurement error that results in systematically over- or under-
measuring the value of a concept. - CORRECT ANSWER-Bias
The results of inter-item association tests are often displayed in a ____________. Such a
display shows how strongly related each of the items in the measurement scheme is to all the
other items. - CORRECT ANSWER-Correlation matrix
, A variable that measures education on a scale that includes (0) none, (1) less than college, (2)
college, (3) more than college, is an example of the ________ level of measurement. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Ordinal
A________measure is one that yields the same results on repeated trials. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Reliable
A ______________ is a plan that shows how a researcher intends to study an empirical
question. - CORRECT ANSWER-Research design
______________ means that the research procedure demonstrated a true cause-and-effect
relationship that was not created by spurious factors. - CORRECT ANSWER-Internal validity
______________ can creep into a study if subjects are picked (intentionally or not) according to
some criterion and not randomly. - CORRECT ANSWER-Selection bias
______________ is the extent to which the results of a study can be generalized across
populations, times, and settings, is the touchstone for natural and social scientists alike. -
CORRECT ANSWER-External validity
The initial measurement of variables in an experimental design is called a _______________. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Pre-test
The particular population from which a sample is actually drawn is called a _________. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Sampling Frame
A _____________ sample in which elements are selected from a list at predetermined intervals.
- CORRECT ANSWER-Systematic
A ______________ sample is one in which each element in the population has an unknown
probability of being selected. - CORRECT ANSWER-Nonprobability
