MSW Social Work Research and Policy 3

Question 1

Which sampling method would be MOST appropriate to ensure that a study on social work services includes proportional representation of racial and ethnic subgroups?

Accepted Answer

Stratified random sampling

Answer

Stratified random sampling divides the population into subgroups (strata) and samples proportionally from each, ensuring adequate representation of all racial and ethnic groups.

Question 2

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule primarily governs which aspect of social work practice?

Accepted Answer

Protection and confidential handling of individually identifiable health information

Answer

HIPAA's Privacy Rule establishes national standards for protecting individuals' medical records and other personally identifiable health information held by covered entities.

Question 3

A researcher uses member checking in a qualitative study. What is the primary purpose of this technique?

Accepted Answer

To verify that interpretations accurately reflect participants' experiences

Answer

Member checking involves sharing preliminary findings with participants to confirm that the researcher's interpretations accurately represent their experiences, enhancing trustworthiness.

Question 4

The 'iron triangle' in U.S. federal policymaking refers to the stable relationship among which three entities?

Accepted Answer

Congressional committees, federal agencies, and interest groups

Answer

The iron triangle describes the mutually reinforcing relationships among congressional subcommittees, executive agencies, and organized interest groups that shape policy in specific domains.

Question 5

Which measure of central tendency is MOST appropriate when a dataset contains extreme outliers, such as income data in a community sample?

Accepted Answer

Median

Answer

The median is preferred for skewed distributions with outliers because it is not influenced by extreme values, unlike the mean.

MSW - Master of Social Work Practice Test

MSW - Master of Social Work Practice Test

MSW Social Work Research and Policy 3