Which of the Following Is the Most Likely Primary Data

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the most likely primary data source for Jane, an ethnographic researcher who studies the lives of those who train service animals?

• A) Surveys of her population about why they became trainers.
• B) Personality assessments of animal trainers.
• C) Interviews of eight animal trainers.
• D) Observations as an assistant to an animal trainer.

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Definitions:

Scale Items

Individual questions or statements in a survey or questionnaire that are scored to measure a particular construct or variable.

Readability

The ease with which text can be read and understood by its intended audience.

Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA)

A statistical technique used to identify underlying variables, or factors, that explain the pattern of correlations among measured variables.

Factor Structure

The way in which the underlying variables or factors are organized and interrelated within a set of observed data.