Question 1 Roberto wanted to examine the impact of newly enacted seat belt laws. He did so by comparing deaths due to car crashes before and after implementation of the laws. He did this in multiple provinces and compared the changes in deaths with provinces that did not implement seat belt laws in order to more clearly understand the impact of the new laws. Which design did he use? a. a survey design b. cost-benefit analysis c. social indicators research d. a true experimental design e. a multiple time-series design
Question 2 Rudyard examined the impact of a special orientation session for first-year students on students' retention in university. He experienced many problems with getting students to arrive on campus before the term began, with getting students into appropriate groups, and with getting the research instruments distributed and returned. Which of the following did he experience? a. ethical violations b. logistical problems c. social disindicators d. administrative control e. difficulties specifying the intervention Question 3 Sergio set up an evaluation study at a private high school to examine the impact of wearing uniforms on delinquent behaviour. Midway through the study, various administrators interfered with the assignment of students to the group that wore uniforms as well as with the data gathering for the measurement of delinquent behaviour. Which of the following did he experience? a. ethical violations b. logistical problems c. social disindicators d. administrative control e. difficulties specifying the intervention
Question 4 Melissa wanted to compare the provinces on various aggregated statistics that reflect the social conditions in those provinces so that she could make regional comparisons. She used a. a survey design b. cost-benefit analysis c. social indicators research d. a true experimental design e. a multiple time-series design
Question 5 Taos developed a series of mathematical equations describing the relationships that link social variables to one another and used his computer to examine what happened when he changed the values on one of the variables at a time. He was using a. cost-benefit analysis b. computer simulation c. social indicators research d. a true experimental design e. a multiple time-series design Question 6 Evaluation research is also called a. applied research b. program evaluation c. computer simulation d. cost-benefit analysis e. clinical sociological research
Question 7 The goal in evaluation research is to evaluate the impact of social interventions. The major problem in this venture is a. avoiding ethical dilemmas b. developing adequate measures c. developing an appropriate theory d. developing an appropriate sample e. the lack of appropriate multivariate statistics Question 8 Evaluation researchers typically use a. survey designs b. content analysis c. experimental designs d. unobtrusive research methods e. qualitative data collection methods
