Sociology Final Exam Chapter 12

if we take a group based results and infer that individuals in that group share characteristics we are committing ecological fallacy. T or F

true

one concern of using available data is being confused about the unit of analysis. T or F

true

physical traces include any kind of physical evidence left by humans. T or F

true

what has been the dominant mode of social science research in the 20th century?

using secondary data

a major advantage of using available data is that date are usually ______ and _______

-cheap -convenient

the ecological fallacy refers to making ______ about ______ from data about aggregates

-inferences -individuals

usable secondary data can be found by doing a _______ review or searching the ________

-literature -internet

______ data is collected by the researcher and ______ data is collected by someone else other then the researcher

-primary -secondary

personal records tend to have easier access than physical traces. T or F

False

one of the most frequently employed sources of existing statistics is the

US Census Bureau

the possibility of becoming confused about your unit of analysis is a disadvantage to what data?

available

secondary data is

data collected by someone else

a disadvantage to using physical traces to gather data is their unobtrusiveness. T or F

false

a major disadvantage of using an unobtrusive measure is that your subjects are likely to be inconvenienced. T or F

false

available data being too costly for an individual research to afford. T or F

false

personal records like family albums and diaries should never be used research because of ethical concerns

false

researchers much require participants confidentiality when collecting information from public records according to ASA ethics code. T or F

false

there are few sources of available data that allow researchers to examine changes over time. T or F

false

the unit of analysis for studies based on secondary analysis is almost always what?

individuals

the unit of analysis using in the United Nations Demographic Yearbook and the International Labor Office is the

nation

what includes letter, emails, twitter feeds

personal records

the fact that we cannot be certain about the ______ of the available data that has been collected is a disadvantage to that method

reliability