Exam 14: Qualitative Data Analysis

One approach to qualitative research analysis is ___________________.

___________________ is a process that eventually leads to the development of themes which are reported as the result of a qualitative study.

Raw qualitative data is often represented as ____________________.

One approach to analyzing qualitative data by converting it to numbers is to use a _______________ to count the number of times each volunteer mentions a particular theme.

The analysis of qualitative data is open to a more subjective interpretation. So, the researcher should be aware of their own _____________ when interpreting the data.

Computer programs help by telling you what codes to use and how to code the data.

Do you think qualitative data is appropriate to use in Mary's case? Why or why not?

In determining the number of people to include in the qualitative study, the researcher should look for the _____________________.

Qualitative data cannot be converted into numbers for analysis.

Coding qualitative text is a process that may be repeated more than once and become more refined as you become more familiar with the text.

The attributes that the volunteers mention repeatedly in regards to why they volunteer at Health First eventually become the themes and are ________________ to the organization.

__________________ can provide a more rich description of a phenomenon than can be accomplished with numbers.

After you familiarize yourself with the qualitative data, you can document the patterns you find by generating ________________ as labels for the recurring patterns.

___________________ is one way in which the researcher can mark codes in the text as they are developed.

How are qualitative results generalized?

A matrix can help identify which themes appear most frequently.

An important data preparation step that is often performed with data from focus groups and interviews where audio data is changed to text is known as _______________________.

In Mary's case, she first reads the data without pre-set ________________ but looks for patterns that emerge out of the text.

Key themes are difficult to recognize because of the structure of the concepts.

________________ data analysis is particularly useful for research questions that require an in-depth description of a phenomenon.