Overview of Survey
Research
Research
Systematic collection of self-reported data from a sample of individuals.
survey research
What does BRUSO stand for?
Brief, Relevant, Unambiguous, Specific, and Objective.
What are the two broad categories of sampling?
Probability & Non-probability sampling.
What is data screening used for?
Improves the quality and trustworthiness of data.
What was the cohort size for the study?
11,876
Large randomized groups that offer the most reliable picture of an entire population.
Random Sampling
What are the stages of the five-stage cognitive process?
Interpretation, Retrieval, Judgement, Formatting, & Editing
When a sample is not representative of the entire population and produces inaccurate results.
Sampling bias
Responses that reflect insufficient effort and are deceptive.
low quality data
How were depressive symptoms assessed by caregivers?
Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL).
What kind of variables does survey research describe?
Single variables
The order of your questions and the design of your answer choices.
Context Effects & Priming
In-person interviews, by telephone, by mail, and over the internet.
The standard deviation of a participant's responses to all items on a questionnaire.
IRV
Framework for understanding the relationship between social media use and adolescent mental health.
Differential Susceptibility to Media Effects Model (DSMM)
Researchers use questionnaires or interviews to have participants share their own thoughts, feelings, and actions.
Direct self-reporting
What are two basic functions of an introduction in a survey?
To encourage participation and to establish informed consent.
Each individual in a population has an equal probability of being chosen for a sample.
Simple random sampling
Which type of data screening technique flags the largest proportion of respondants?
Consistency-based techniques. (Give if personal reliability, psychometric synonyms and antonyms, Mahalanobis distance, aka outlier identification).
Repeating assesments allowed for ________ ________.
Potential Directionality.