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. What is the name of one of the arguments that suggests that research methods are inextricably linked to epistemological commitments?

Constructivist argument correct incorrect

Postmodern argument correct incorrect

Embedded methods argument correct incorrect

Positivist argument correct incorrect

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. Which version of the debate about multi-strategy research suggests that quantitative and qualitative research methods are compatible?

Technical version correct incorrect

Methodological version correct incorrect

Epistemological version correct incorrect

Elongated version correct incorrect

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. What is triangulation?

Using three quantitative or three qualitative methods in a project. correct incorrect

Cross-checking the results found by different research strategies. correct incorrect

Allowing theoretical concepts to emerge from the data. correct incorrect

Drawing a triangular diagram to represent the relations between three participants correct incorrect

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. How might qualitative research facilitate quantitative research?

By providing hypotheses that can later be tested. correct incorrect

By helping with the design of survey questions. correct incorrect

By informing the schedule of a structured interview. correct incorrect

All of the above. correct incorrect

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. How might quantitative research support qualitative research?

By identifying specific groups of people to be interviewed. correct incorrect

By utilising a rigorous positivist framework. correct incorrect

By combining laboratory experiments with structured participant observation. correct incorrect

By showing the occurrence of different responses to a survey. correct incorrect

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. Quantitative research tends to bring out a static picture of social life. However, qualitative research depicts it as…

statistical correct incorrect

asymmetrical correct incorrect

processual correct incorrect

proverbial correct incorrect

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. How might qualitative research assist with the analysis of quantitative data?

By providing statistical data. correct incorrect

By identifying a sample of respondents for triangulation. correct incorrect

By making the research more value-laden and subjective. correct incorrect

By assisting the explanation of the relationship between two variables. correct incorrect

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. How might multi-strategy research assist with the study of different aspects of a phenomenon?

By allowing the researcher to interview more interesting participants first. correct incorrect

By making it necessary to have many stages in the research process. correct incorrect

By revealing both the macro and the micro level. correct incorrect

By reducing the standard deviation of scores around the mean and median correct incorrect

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. When might unplanned multi-stage research be described as a "salvage operation"?

When the researcher abandons their original strategy and starts all over again. correct incorrect

When the second research strategy is used to explain unexpected or puzzling results. correct incorrect

When there is a paradigm shift from quantitative to qualitative research. correct incorrect

When it is ethically unsound to use only one research strategy. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is not a feature of multi-strategy research?

It is inherently superior to mono-strategy research. correct incorrect

It must be appropriate to the research questions. correct incorrect

It must be well designed and conducted by all participants. correct incorrect

The skills of all researchers must be well matched amongst the research team. correct incorrect