PUP 424 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Which type of interviewing imposes the least amount of control over respondents'
responses? - Answer- Informal Interviewing
Sara decides she needs comparable data from two groups of informants. She asks
each informant to respond to nearly identical sets of questions. What kind of
interviewing is Sara doing? - Answer- Structured Interviewing
What is a scale? - Answer- A device for assigning units of analysis to categories of a
variable
Likert scales are the most commonly used type of scale - Answer- True
Local governments underestimating future populations may result in wasting local
resources through costly oversupply of services. - Answer- False
Which of the following population projection methods is NOT a trend extrapolation
method? - Answer- Cohort-Component Method
To qualify as a migrant, a person must move across jurisdictional boundaries. - Answer-
True
The Share of Growth Method is based on the assumption that the future growth of a
large area depends on the growth of the smaller area. - Answer- False
When using the Shift Share Method for demographic analysis, you assume that the
share of a small area population shifts from the larger area population by constant
intervals. - Answer- True
Research is a messy process and rarely as neat as it appears in an investigator's
written report. - Answer- True
Which of the statements is true? - Answer- Codes of ethics, such as those written by the
American Psychological Association, the American Sociological Association, and the
American Anthropological Associations are good starts to learn about what other social
scientists consider ethical research.
AND ANSWERS
Which type of interviewing imposes the least amount of control over respondents'
responses? - Answer- Informal Interviewing
Sara decides she needs comparable data from two groups of informants. She asks
each informant to respond to nearly identical sets of questions. What kind of
interviewing is Sara doing? - Answer- Structured Interviewing
What is a scale? - Answer- A device for assigning units of analysis to categories of a
variable
Likert scales are the most commonly used type of scale - Answer- True
Local governments underestimating future populations may result in wasting local
resources through costly oversupply of services. - Answer- False
Which of the following population projection methods is NOT a trend extrapolation
method? - Answer- Cohort-Component Method
To qualify as a migrant, a person must move across jurisdictional boundaries. - Answer-
True
The Share of Growth Method is based on the assumption that the future growth of a
large area depends on the growth of the smaller area. - Answer- False
When using the Shift Share Method for demographic analysis, you assume that the
share of a small area population shifts from the larger area population by constant
intervals. - Answer- True
Research is a messy process and rarely as neat as it appears in an investigator's
written report. - Answer- True
Which of the statements is true? - Answer- Codes of ethics, such as those written by the
American Psychological Association, the American Sociological Association, and the
American Anthropological Associations are good starts to learn about what other social
scientists consider ethical research.
