Practice Quiz Chapter 08

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. All of the following would be considered types of qualitative data except ________.

a) interview transcripts correct incorrect

b) field notes correct incorrect

c) observations correct incorrect

d) questionnaires correct incorrect

e) photographs correct incorrect

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. If the goal of qualitative data analysis is to identify a set of interlocking causal variable to explain some aspect of our personal, social, or physical realities, the researcher is likely going to develop ________ from the data.

a) a taxonomy correct incorrect

b) themes correct incorrect

c) theory correct incorrect

d) saturation correct incorrect

e) a matrix correct incorrect

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. The following is least associated with the qualitative data analysis process: ________.

a) It is ongoing correct incorrect

b) It is often considered a spiral process correct incorrect

c) It is immediate correct incorrect

d) It is fluid correct incorrect

e) It is unidirectional correct incorrect

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. According to Cresswell (2014), six steps can be used to conduct data analysis in qualitative research. Place these in the correct order: A) Start coding the data; B) Decide how to represent the findings; C) Interpret the findings; D) Organize/prepare the data; E) Read or look at the data; F) Generate descriptions/themes

a) D; E; A; F; B; C correct incorrect

b) D; A; E; F; C; B correct incorrect

c) E; D; A; F; C; B correct incorrect

d) E; D; B; A; C; F correct incorrect

e) A; B; C; D; E; F correct incorrect

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. All of the following are true regarding transcribing except ________.

a) transcribing occurs during the "Read or look at all the data" process correct incorrect

b) transcribing should include extra layers of information for context correct incorrect

c) transcribers should not alter the text to correct participants' grammar correct incorrect

d) syntax can be used to maximize the quality of transcriptions correct incorrect

e) researchers should examine their own backgrounds and how those might impact the transcription process correct incorrect

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. Bradley, Curry, and Devers (2007) talk about five different code types. These include all of the following except ________.

a) surprising codes correct incorrect

b) participant perspective codes correct incorrect

c) participant characteristic codes correct incorrect

d) setting codes correct incorrect

e) conceptual codes correct incorrect

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. ATLAS.ti, MAXQDA, and NVivo are examples of ________.

a) taxonomies correct incorrect

b) a categorization matrix correct incorrect

c) transcription programs correct incorrect

d) inductive content analysis correct incorrect

e) qualitative data-analysis software correct incorrect

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. You have determined that you will try to publish the findings of your most recent qualitative research study as a journal article. Thus, you are at the ________ step of the data analysis process.

a) interpret the findings correct incorrect

b) generate descriptions or themes correct incorrect

c) read or look at the data correct incorrect

d) decide how the findings will be represented correct incorrect

e) start coding all the data correct incorrect

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. According to Bradley, Curry, and Devers, ________ codes represent the direction of the experience.

a) conceptual correct incorrect

b) relationship correct incorrect

c) participant perspective correct incorrect

d) setting correct incorrect

e) taxonomy correct incorrect

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. Open coding is most closely associated with the ________ type of qualitative analysis.

a) repeated measures correct incorrect

b) inductive content analysis correct incorrect

c) deductive content analysis correct incorrect

d) transcription correct incorrect

e) spiral analysis correct incorrect

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. When conducting qualitative research, any one method of data generation can result in many different types of data analysis.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. Inductive data analysis involves an existing framework or starting list of categories by which researchers code the data.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. The ideal approach to qualitative data analysis is one in which the steps of the analysis match the goals of the research purpose and strategy of inquiry.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. In order to maximize efficiency, it is important that a researcher review the data only one time during the "read or look at all the data" phase.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. When doing qualitative research, it is important to remember that multiple interpretations of findings are expected and valued.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect