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brutforce

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Unstructured interviews are preferred over other types of self-report data in studies in which:
 
  a. in-depth information is of greatest importance.
  b. large numbers of subjects are expected to participate.
  c. researcher time and resources are limited.
  d. there are many specific questions to be asked.

Question 2

Which of the following is true about Likert scales?
 
  a. Data from each item are at the ratio level of measurement.
  b. Response set biases are not a problem.
  c. Scores from individual items can be summed for a total score.
  d. There must be seven response options for each item.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Unstructured interviews use broad questions and do not focus on research control of the interview content.
With extremely large samples, unstructured interviews are impractical.
If researcher time and resources are limited, unstructured interviews would be a poor choice for data collection.
Unstructured interviews do not tend to include a lot of specific questions.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
The values from each item in a Likert scale are summed to provide a total score.
Data are ranked only therefore it would be considered ordinal data. The values from each item in a Likert scale are summed to provide a total score.
Response set biases can be a problem with any self-report data. The values from each item in a Likert scale are summed to provide a total score.
The number of response items varies. The values from each item in a Likert scale are summed to provide a total score.





 

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