2. Research Methods

Quantitative Methods — Quiz

Test your understanding of quantitative methods with 5 practice questions.

Practice Questions

Question 1

Which of the following is a key characteristic of a well-constructed survey question in quantitative sociological research?

Question 2

When a researcher converts abstract sociological concepts, such as 'social class' or 'educational achievement', into measurable variables, this process is known as:

Question 3

A researcher conducts a study on the average number of hours students spend on homework per week. They collect data from a sample of 100 students and calculate the mean, median, and mode. These calculations are examples of which type of statistics?

Question 4

Which of the following statistical measures represents the value that appears most frequently in a dataset?

Question 5

If a researcher is concerned that their survey questions might not fully capture the multifaceted nature of 'social inequality', they are primarily questioning the survey's: