CHAPTER OUTLINE
ANSWERS TO TEXTBOOK EXERCISES
SUGGESTED READINGS

Chapter 10  / Survey Instrumentation

Answers to Textbook Exercises



 

1. (a) End; (b) end; (c) middle; (d) beginning.

 

2. (a) Lack of precision and, possibly, inappropriate vocabulary (“sibling”). (How many brothers do you have? How many sisters do you have?)

(b) Double-barreled. (Do you think the man or the woman should initiate the first date? Who do you think should pay for the first date—the man or the woman?)

(c) Leading question (“just as much right to”). (In divorce and separation cases, men and women should have equal right to custody of the children. Or, in divorce and separation cases, women should have more right to custody of the children than men.)

(d) Leading question. (A woman’s place is in the home.)

(e) Ambiguous. (A series of questions is needed to address this issue adequately.)

(f) Insensitive wording. (Does your mother work outside the home?)

(g) Inappropriate vocabulary. (In general, who has the most say in important family decisions—you or your husband [wife]?)

 

3. The accounting scheme could contain some of the same elements as the scheme for determining why students select a particular school. Thus, we might ask the following questions: What is your major? When did you select this as your major? Did you switch from another major? If so, why? Were there any other areas of study in which you were interested? What especially appealed to you about this major? Is this major related to specific career interests? Did your instructors, friends, parents or anyone else help you decide on this major? Who? How much influence did they have?

 


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