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Which of the following statements is/are true about historical/comparative analysis? a. It is comparative in that it seeks to discover common patterns that recur in different times and places. b. Primary sources for raw data might include old letters, diaries, […]

Some research studies can combine the use of qualitative methods with the use of quantitative methods. Which of the following statements is true about culturally competent interviewing? a. All interviewers must be of the same ethnicity as the respondent. b. […]

A family preservation program director helps design a study that evaluates the effectiveness of her program to keep children living with their abusive parents by providing the families with daily home visits by social workers. She expects the evaluation to […]

An experiment evaluating the effectiveness of an intervention for improving attitudes about something finds that the mean posttest score of the experimental group is 70, which is better than the control group’s mean posttest score of 65. The significance level […]

The classic experiment with random assignment of participants controls for measurement bias. Qualitative measures rely on interviews that are usually open-ended with in-depth probes. Answer: T Sometimes it is appropriate to conduct single-case experiments with unstable baselines. Answer: T Suppose […]

In order to foster the eventual utilization of an evaluation, one of the steps evaluators should take is a. make sure stakeholders are not involved in planning the evaluation. b. ensure that program personnel do not influence the evaluation design. […]

If an experimental group’s mean of 20 indicates fewer undesirable symptoms than the control group’s mean of 25, and the standard deviation is 10, then the Cohen’s d effect size should be reported as: a. + .50 b. – .50 […]

Which of the following statements is true about the emic and etic perspectives in qualitative research? a. Although the two perspectives seem contradictory, the participant observer should try to blend them. b. They both pertain primarily to ethics. c. They […]

In which of the following analyses is content analysis least likely to be useful? a. themes in newspaper editorials. b. the wording of this exam. c. topics covered in class lectures. d. the theme of love as discussed in song. […]

If the target problem improves at any point during the intervention phase, it is safe to infer that the intervention is effective. The table shows that regardless of type of illness, recipients of social work services were more likely to […]

Suppose you wish to measure progress in increasing the amount of time a child in institutional care spends studying as an indicator of the effectiveness of your groupwork intervention. Which of the following approaches most likely would be least vulnerable […]

Which of the following statements is/are true about questionnaires? a. Researchers can avoid the need for pretesting if they are very careful in the way they word questions. b. Because it is virtually impossible to avoid some mistakes in wording, […]

Time series designs with many measurement points control for maturation. Almost all research studies on social work practice effectiveness have agreed that it is very effective. Answer: F When most well educated people agree that something makes common sense, we […]