Social Research Professional — Exam Part 3

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1) Which technique is most suitable for exploring how participants interpret a sensitive social issue in their own words?	A. Semi-structured interview B. Closed administrative record C. Mechanical measurement only D. Random number generation
2) A pilot test of a questionnaire is mainly used to:	A. Identify unclear items and practical problems before the main study B. Guarantee a representative sample C. Replace the consent process D. Prove the hypothesis
3) Which measure is most appropriate for describing the middle value of an ordinal variable such as satisfaction level?	A. Median B. Standard deviation only C. Range only D. Variance inflation factor
4) Describe two steps you would take to improve data quality when conducting a multi-site survey. *
5) In qualitative research, triangulation means:	A. Comparing evidence from multiple sources, methods, or researchers B. Interviewing only three people C. Removing contradictory data D. Using only numerical analysis
6) A statistically significant association between two variables demonstrates that:	A. The variables are associated under the specified analysis B. One variable definitely causes the other C. The finding is always practically important D. There is no sampling error