Identify the method used to administer the survey. Was this the best choice?

  • Data Collection Tools and Procedures
    Please read Chapter 5 in the Voices from the Field text, pages 109–121. Once you read this particular study, please address the following in a 2-page paper:
    1. Identify the method used to administer the survey. Was this the best choice? Explain your answer. Be sure to re-review the Unit 4 readings, Chapter 9 “Survey Research” in the Maxfield and Babbie (2018) textbook. Use the readings, the digital books and Voices from the Field, to support your statements, as well as any additional outside scholarly resources.
    2. Which questions are close-ended and which are open-ended? What changes, if any, would you suggest are needed? Explain your answer.
    3. What types of validity is this survey instrument likely to have (internal, external)? For this component of the question you can look at the discussion in Chapter 5 in Voices from the Field on the measurement quality and also in your digital book by Vito, Tewksbury, & Kunselman (pages 103–109).
    4. Evaluate the questions concerning parental attachment and control. Were they effective? What changes, if needed, would you suggest? Explain your answer.
    5. What is your opinion of the use of this questionnaire to explore the relationship between heavy metal music preference and delinquency. 
    The paper should be written in essay format. Please include a formal introduction, paragraphs that address each of the above issues, and a conclusion. The paper should be doubled-spaced, have a title page, page numbers, use 12-inch Times Roman font, and be at least two pages in length. Be sure to cite all references using APA format. Points will not be deducted for exceeding the page limit; if you need more space to respond then feel free to go over 2 pages. 
    You may consult the Library, the internet, the digital book, other course material, and any other outside resources in supporting your task, using proper citations in APA style.
    Cite all sources on a separate reference page at the end of your paper and within the body of your paper using APA format.

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