The good, bad, & ugly
You are a PhD student in Social Welfare and you are analyzing data from the Hawaii Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), a publicly available dataset on health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive service.Your dissertation proposal likely received a:
A) Full committee status
B) Expedite status
C) Exempt status
D) Partial-committee status
C) Exempt status
Conceptualization is the exact measuring method used that allows other researchers to follow and replicate the same methodology.
True or False
False. Operationalization
You can never collect data from an entire population.
True or False
False. It depends on how you define your population.
Which one is not a criteria when inferring causality?
A) Association between IV and DV
B) External validity
C) Time order
D) Rule out threats to internal validity
B) External Validity
The process by which a researcher defines specifically what they mean when using a concept or variable is known as:
A) Generalization
B) Operationalization
C) Conceptualization
D) Reliability
C) Conceptualization
You are conducting a focus group with your participants with aims to explore their attitudes on increasing accessibility to condoms on campus. You disclose to them that you will have access to the data they share and that it will be kept in a secure environment. The data is anonymous.
True or False
False
When conducting your own research, you always have to create your own measurement/instrument?
True or False
False. Various instruments exists that likely have been tested and that is publicly available for any researcher to use.
What does a "representative" sample mean?
Sample "looks like" the population from which participants were selected.
Sophia's SW 440 students had paper deadlines for their practice class due at 330pm. Immediately after, they have their SW 440 class with Sophia. Sophia takes attendance and notices half of her class missing. Which threat to internal validity best explains students attendance in Sophia's class?
A) Statistical regression to the mean
B) Compensatory rivalry
C) History
D) Maturation
C) History
The outcome of the decision-making model for social work practice is referred to as:
A) ESP
B) EST
C) EBP
D) None of the above
B) EST (Empirically Supported Treatment)
The use of deception is never allowed in research studies.
True or False
False
Gender is a good example of a ratio level of measurement.
True or False
False. Gender is example of categorical level of measurement.
You want to survey physicians employed at Kapiolani Medical Center. You go to the cafeteria and approach every 4th physician that walks in. Which sampling strategy did you use?
A) simple random
B) stratified
C) systematic
D) cluster
C) Systematic
Which study design has the least issues with testing effect?
A) Classic pre test post test control group design
B) Posttest only control group
C) Solomon four group
D) None of the above
B) Posttest only control group
You assess for visual significance when examining this study design:
A) Classic pretest postest with control group
B) Single subject design
C) Quasi-experimental
D) Cross-sectional
B) Single subject design
You are interested in learning BSW (Junior standing) students' satisfaction level in the program. You measure their satisfaction level on midterm week and again on the last day of instruction. Which study design was likely used?
A) Cohort
B) Trend
C) Panel
D) A & B
E) A & C
E) A & C (Cohort Panel study)
If asked to operationalize a treatment or program, what kind of information would you provide?
A) Components in the program (if more than 1 exists)
B) Program duration (e.g. 1x/week)
C) How program is implemented and staff members involved
D) None of the above
E) All of the above
E) All of the above. Prepare to teach the reader about the program/treatment by providing info on Program component(s), duration, and how it is implemented with mention of all staff involved.
An advantage of stratified random sampling is that it is most time and cost efficient.
True or False
False. It is typically the most time and cost intensive compared to other approaches.
True or False
False. Main feature of RCT is random assignment and only 1 group should be receiving the intervention that is being tested.
Sophia is going to do a presentation to the students in the College of Engineering at UHM. Her aim is to teach the Engineering students about social work and what social workers do. She uses the following terms: Self-Care, Intersectionality, Motivational Interviewing, etc. without any explanation of what they mean. Which of the following would you suggest to Sophia?
A) Avoid double-barreling
B) Avoid jargon
C) Avoid negative word
D) Keep up the great job!
B) Avoid jargons
Major ways to disseminate research include:
A) Publication in academic journals
B) Presentation at Conferences/Seminars
C) Organization's report
D) A & B
E) All of the above
E) All of the above
Sophia and Mike both are collecting data on students who appear bored in Sophia's SW 440 class. At the end of her class, they cross-check their results with each other. Which reliability test was used?
A) Test retest reliability
B) Internal consistency reliability
C) Inter-rater reliability
D) Content reliability
C) Inter-rater reliability
You want to interview MBTSSW faculty who have extensive experience in academia. You want to explore their perceived challenges and benefits working as a Professor. You select Professors who have 10+ years of experience in academia. Your sampling strategy was:
A) Snowball
B) Quota
C) Purposive
D) Stratified random
C) Purposive. You aim to recruit Professors who have 10+ years of experience (extensive experience) in academia.
True experiment designs provide the LEAST evidence for causality and due to the simplicity in their designs, are most useful when evaluating agency programs.
True or False
False. RCT does the best job when aiming to infer causation. This design is most complex and not as implementation friendly in organization setting.
Before you can begin data collection, your research study should have been submitted to your institution's ________ and why?
Individual Review Board (IRB) to assess for risks/safety procedures especially when collecting data directly from human participants.