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

1. True or false? Reliability means the same as validity

   1.   ?    True
   2.   ?    False

2. True or false? When a researcher repeats research, reliability is achieved if s/he obtains the same results as the first time

   1.   ?    False
   2.   ?    True

3. True or false? Questionnaires are likely to be reliable

   1.   ?    True
   2.   ?    False

4. True or false? Unstructured interviews are likely to be reliable

   1.   ?    False
   2.   ?    True

5. Official statistics for different years can be compared to identify trends, e.g. whether crime is on the increase. What could make it difficult to compare crime statistics for different years? (choose two answers)

   1. Changes in the law, e.g. changing the age of consent for homosexuals having sexual relationships
   2. Changes in how the law is interpreted by the police, e.g. whether they decide to charge people
   3. Changes in how the public view the law
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6. Why is it difficult to repeat participant observation? (choose two answers)

   1. It relies on the personal experiences of the researcher, and these are unlikely to be repeated
   2. It is not a structured method, and this makes it difficult to know what to repeat
   3. It uses a small sample or case study
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7. Is this reliable? A study of family life in Britain interviews respondents using structured interviews. The interviews are repeated 10 years later with the same sample. Researchers find that family life has changed

   1. Yes
   2. No
   Is this the right answer

8. Is this reliable? Researchers give questionnaires to school leavers to find out how they view their future lives. 10 years later, researchers give the same questionnaires to a different group of school leavers

   1. Yes
   2. No
   Is this the right answer

9. Is this reliable? Researchers use structured interviews to study family life. 10 years later, they interview the same sample, but change some of the questions because new issues interest them

   1. No
   2. Yes
   3. In some ways
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10. How could the reliability of unstructured interviews be improved? (choose one answer)

    1. By including some standardised questions for all respondents - by making the interview semi-structured
    2. By replacing the interviews with a questionnaire
    3. By using focus groups
    Is this the right answer