Chapter 22: The Ten Commandments of Data Collection TestBank MULTIPLE CHOICE When you think about the type of data you are going to collect, it is also important to think about the _ of the data a Source b Predictions c Estimations d Observations ANS: A PTS: DIF: Medium REF: The Ten Commandments of Data Collection OBJ: Commandments about data collection you should follow COG: Comprehension Practicing with _ data can help you make sure that it is easy to go from your original scoring sheets to the data collection form a High-scoring b Any c Pilot d Lost ANS: C PTS: DIF: Easy REF: The Ten Commandments of Data Collection OBJ: Commandments about data collection you should follow COG: Comprehension Once you get in the habit of _ possible participants, it may become too easy to cut a sample down to too small a size a Welcoming b Adding c Removing d Skipping ANS: D PTS: DIF: Easy REF: The Ten Commandments of Data Collection OBJ: Commandments about data collection you should follow COG: Knowledge You should always make a _ of your data file and keep it in a separate location a Cleaner version b Simpler version c Duplicate version d More complex version ANS: C PTS: DIF: Easy REF: The Ten Commandments of Data Collection OBJ: Commandments about data collection you should follow COG: Knowledge TRUE/FALSE When you think about a research question, it is also important to think about the type of data you will have to collect to answer that question ANS: T PTS: DIF: Easy REF: The Ten Commandments of Data Collection OBJ: Commandments about data collection you should follow COG: Comprehension You should personally train people to collect or transfer your data if you want to be confident that they understand the data collection process as well as you ANS: T PTS: DIF: Easy REF: The Ten Commandments of Data Collection OBJ: Commandments about data collection you should follow COG: Knowledge