Downloadable Test Bank – Research Methods in Practice, Remler, 3rd Edition
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- 3rd edition · Remler & Van Ryzin (SAGE, 2021)
- 500+ questions, answers included
- Multiple choice, true/false and essay
- All 17 chapters, organized by chapter
- PDF or Word · emailed within 8 hours
Description
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Practice questions for Remler & Van Ryzin’s Research Methods in Practice, 3rd edition
Research Methods in Practice: Strategies for Description and Causation asks you to do two different things: describe the world accurately (measurement, sampling, surveys, secondary data) and argue that one thing causes another (observational studies, regression, experiments). Courses that use the book expect you to tell those two jobs apart and to pick the right design for a real case. This test bank gives you 500+ questions with answers to practise exactly that, chapter by chapter, across all 17 chapters of the 2021 third edition.
This is a study resource only. It is not the textbook, not a free PDF of the book, and not the public files SAGE supplies to teachers.
What you get
| Textbook | Research Methods in Practice: Strategies for Description and Causation, 3rd edition |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dahlia K. Remler and Gregg G. Van Ryzin |
| Publisher | SAGE, 2021 · paperback ISBN 9781544318424 · eBook ISBN 9781544318417 |
| Questions | 500+, with answers |
| Question types | Multiple choice, true/false and essay |
| Coverage | All 17 chapters, organized by chapter |
| File format | PDF or Word — you choose one when ordering |
| Delivery | By email, usually within minutes to a few hours and generally within 8 hours of payment |
| Price | $36 for the test bank |
| Refunds | Available until your files are delivered; not after delivery |
11 sample questions on qualitative research
All eleven samples deal with qualitative research, the subject of Chapter 3. Most carry the bank’s own label for the thinking each question asks of you: Knowledge (recall a definition), Comprehension (explain a strength or trade-off) or Application (classify a real study, such as two DMV offices compared for customer service). Try each question, then select Show answer.
Question 1 of 11
Which of the following is an advantage of using qualitative research methods?
- A. Measuring the strength of relationships among variables
- B. Revealing and documenting the processes or mechanisms underlying causal relationships
- C. Estimating the characteristics of a large population
- D. Producing precise numerical measurements of variables
Correct answer: B. Revealing and documenting the processes or mechanisms underlying causal relationships
Comprehension · Multiple choice · 1 point
Question 2 of 11
A public-sector manager wanted to identify ways to improve customer service. She conducted an intensive examination of two Department of Motor Vehicles offices: one known for courteous staff and another known for poor service. Which research design best describes her investigation?
- A. A focus group study
- B. A case study
- C. A content analysis
- D. A participant observation study
Correct answer: B. A case study
Application · Multiple choice · 1 point
Question 3 of 11
Which of the following commonly provides rich, nonnumerical material for qualitative research?
- A. Surveys with numerical response scales
- B. Theoretical propositions alone
- C. Detailed narrative case studies
- D. Numerical performance indicators
Correct answer: C. Detailed narrative case studies
Knowledge · Multiple choice · 1 point
Question 4 of 11
Because qualitative data commonly consist of spoken accounts, written materials, and visual images, ______ plays a central role in their analysis.
- A. Interpreting meaning
- B. Drawing inferences
- C. Referencing sources
- D. Identifying indications
Correct answer: A. Interpreting meaning
Knowledge · Multiple choice · 1 point
Question 5 of 11
To investigate acculturation among men of Indian origin living in U.S. cities, a researcher spent several months in different locations, lived within the communities being studied, and conducted unstructured interviews. Which research method best describes this approach?
- A. Participant observation
- B. Content analysis
- C. Focus group discussions
- D. Case study research
Correct answer: A. Participant observation
Application · Multiple choice · 1 point
Question 6 of 11
A study of mental health service networks used observations and interviews to identify organizational structures. It also used a survey with closed-ended questions to assess each network’s effectiveness. Which research approach best describes this study?
- A. A qualitative approach
- B. A quantitative approach
- C. A mixed methods approach
- D. A cross-functional approach
Correct answer: C. A mixed methods approach
Application · Multiple choice · 1 point
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Question 7 of 11
Which of the following represents a key strength of qualitative research?
- A. Exploring emerging or poorly understood behaviors
- B. Measuring the prevalence of characteristics or behaviors across a population
- C. Expressing social phenomena in numerical terms
- D. Analyzing standardized numerical responses from surveys and questionnaires
Correct answer: A. Exploring emerging or poorly understood behaviors
Comprehension · Multiple choice · 1 point
Question 8 of 11
Which combination of sample size and sampling strategy is most characteristic of qualitative research?
- A. A large sample selected randomly
- B. A small sample selected randomly
- C. A large sample selected purposively
- D. A small sample selected purposively
Correct answer: D. A small sample selected purposively
Comprehension · Multiple choice · 1 point
Question 9 of 11
Whereas quantitative research typically emphasizes variables, qualitative research often centers on ______.
- A. Individual cases
- B. Emotional responses
- C. Specific words
- D. Patterns of variation
Correct answer: A. Individual cases
Knowledge · Multiple choice · 1 point
Question 10 of 11
Which of the following can serve as an archival or official source of data for qualitative research?
- A. Letters exchanged by elected representatives
- B. Written transcripts of legislative sessions
- C. Documents preserved from historical periods
- D. All of the above
Correct answer: D. All of the above
Knowledge · Multiple choice · 1 point
Question 11 of 11
Compared with an unstructured interview, a semistructured interview is more likely to involve which of the following?
- A. An audio-recording device
- B. A prepared interview guide
- C. A notebook for recording observations
- D. A participant consent form
Correct answer: B. A prepared interview guide
Chapters covered, part by part
The third edition is organized in five parts. The test bank follows the same 17 chapters, so you can drill the part your next exam covers.
Part I · Foundations
- Research in the Real World
- Theory, Models, and Research Questions
- Qualitative Research
Revise: how research questions and logic models are built, and what interviews, case studies and observation can and cannot show.
Part II · Strategies for Description
- Measurement
- Sampling
- Secondary Data
- Surveys and Other Primary Data
Revise: validity and reliability, sampling and nonresponse, and when existing data beats collecting your own.
Part III · Statistical Tools and Interpretations
- Making Sense of the Numbers
- Making Sense of Inferential Statistics
- Making Sense of Multivariate Statistics
Revise: reading tables and percentages, significance and confidence intervals, and what a regression coefficient tells you.
Part IV · Strategies for Causation
- Causation
- Observational Studies
- Using Regression to Estimate Causal Effects
- Randomized Experiments
- Natural and Quasi Experiments
Revise: confounding and reverse causation, control variables, random assignment, and designs that approximate an experiment.
Part V · Context and Communication
- The Politics, Production, and Ethics of Research
- How to Find, Review, and Present Research
Revise: research ethics and who funds research, plus literature searches and presenting findings.
Check your edition
This test bank is for the third edition (SAGE, 2021). To confirm you have it, look for the ISBN 9781544318424 (paperback) or 9781544318417 (eBook) on the copyright page, and check that your book has 17 chapters in five parts, ending with “How to Find, Review, and Present Research”.
Compared with the second edition (2015), the third edition reworks the secondary-data material around big data and the ethics of using it, adds public data sources including COVID-19 data, updates sampling for online samples and nonresponse, rebuilds the theory and logic-models chapter around community policing, and adds new regression examples. Questions on those topics follow the third edition. If your course still assigns the second edition, contact us before ordering.
Who uses this book
Remler (Baruch College, CUNY) and Van Ryzin (Rutgers University–Newark) teach public affairs, and the book is written with policy and public-service examples. It is assigned in graduate public administration research methods courses; for example, an MPA course at the University of New Mexico used the previous edition. SAGE also lists it for introductory and intermediate research methods courses in political science, sociology, social work, criminal justice, education, communication and health psychology. If your syllabus lists Remler and Van Ryzin with the 2021 date, this is the matching test bank.
Frequently asked questions
Are answers included?
Yes. The test bank contains the questions and their answers, as in the samples above.
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