Choose the correct answer for each question. You should aim for 90% or more for this quiz

1. Which one of the following is the correct definition of participant observation?

   1.   ?    The researcher must be a complete member of the group
   2.   ?    The researcher involves him/herself in a situation by taking on a role to observe
   3.   ?    The researcher does observation

2. True or false? All sociologists use interviews

   1.   ?    False
   2.   ?    True

3. Is the data from postal questionnaires primary or secondary?

   1.   ?    Primary
   2.   ?    Secondary

4. True or false? Researchers often use more than one method to study an issue: i.e. they use triangulation

   1.   ?    True
   2.   ?    False

5. Does participant observation produce quantitative or qualitative data?

   1.   ?    Quantitative
   2.   ?    Qualitative

6. Is participant observation a primary or secondary method?

   1.   ?    Secondary
   2.   ?    Primary

7. Are school records primary or secondary data?

   1.   ?    Secondary
   2.   ?    Primary

8. True or false? Qualitative data is detailed and descriptive

   1.   ?    True
   2.   ?    False

9. Is using official statistics a primary or secondary method?

   1.   ?    Primary
   2.   ?    Secondary

10. What is secondary data?

    1.   ?    Data used by the researcher but collected by someone else?
    2.   ?    Data the researcher has collected him/herself?