Please think of a research question that you would like to study that you could study using random sampling. What is your question, and how would you go about sampling randomly for this type of study?
Please think of a research question that might lend itself well to using random sampling procedures, but which might be difficult to study using random sampling procedures. What question did you come up with and what sampling would you choose that closely mimics random sampling procedures?
What do you make of the concept of sampling error? Does this idea make intuitive sense to you? Why or why not? What do you think would happen to a sample if sampling error was not included?
Chapter 5
What do you think of the UCR? Do you like how it measures crime, why or why not? Do you think the improvements to the UCR made in the creation of NIBRS have helped? Why or why not?
What do you think of NIBRS? Based on what you have read in the text, why do you think it is has not been widely adapted across the country? Do you think it will eventually replace the UCR or only act as a supplement to it?
Do you think there are certain types of crime that lend themselves better to one type of measurement than another? If so, give examples of which types of crimes are best measured by the UCR, NCVS, and NIBRS.
Critical Thinking Questions
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Chapters 6 and 7
Chapter 6
In the perfect world of research what type of survey administration method do you think is the best? Please explain your answer and cite information from the text as to why your method of choice is the best.
What do you see as some of the more salient (important) factors that might affect response rate? As a researcher besides from what has been discussed in the text, what do you think you can do to positively affect response rates? Can you do anything?
What do you think of questionnaire design? Do you really think that it is important? Why or why not? Please explain your answer in detail.
Chapter 7
What do you see as some of the inherent advantages of performing research with secondary sets of data? What are some of the weaknesses? Please think critically on this issue.
What do you make of the argument between official data and self-report data? Which type of data do you see as being more valuable as a secondary data source? Why?
Answer preview
Uniform crime report entails detailed data of the crimes that have been recorded in the country, and the same entails the purported perpetrators of the crimes and the stage where the crime reached in the judicial system. The FBI maintains this data, and both the private and public sectors use it to determine their employees’ criminal standing and aspiring employees. FBI applies requisite methods in ascertaining the accuracy of the crime and the steps that have been taken in addressing the issue using the available justice system. Therefore, it is pretty compelling. The purported improvement by the introduction of NIBRS has not been effective because the same does not ascertain the accuracy of the data reported.et4t
