Analysis and Application Exercise:
Please read Chapter 5 in Voices from the Field, pages 109 – 121. Once you read this particular study, please address the following with a 2 page paper:
1. Identify the method used to administer the survey. Was this the best choice? Explain your answer. You will likely need to review Chapter 9 in Research Methods for Criminal Justice and Criminology for more information on survey research methods. Be specific when addressing this component, using the textbook, and Voices from the Field, to support your statements, as well as any additional outside resources.
2. Which questions are close-ended and which are open-ended? What changes, if needed, would you suggest? Explain your answer.
3. What types of validity is this instrument likely to have? For this component of the question you can look at the discussion in Chapter 5 in Voices from the Field on the measurement quality and also in your textbook (pages 135 – 146).
4. Evaluate the questions concerning parental attachment and control. Were they effective? What changes, if needed, would you suggest? Explain your answer.
5. What is your opinion of the use of this questionnaire to explore the relationship between heavy metal music preference and delinquency?
The paper should be written in essay format. Please include a formal introduction, paragraphs that address each of the above issues, and a conclusion. The paper should be doubled-spaced, have a title page, page numbers, use 12 inch font, and be 2 pages in length. Be sure to cite all.