Question 1

Qualitative research methods are more likely to generate theoretically rich observations that are not easily reduced to numbers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Qualitative methods:

Accepted Answer

A) Emphasize precise and generalizable statistical findings. 
B) Are likely to tap deeper meanings. 
C) Cannot be combined with quantitative methods in the same study. 
D) Eschew objectivity entirely. 
A) Emphasize precise and generalizable statistical findings. 
B) Are likely to tap deeper meanings. 
C) Cannot be combined with quantitative methods in the same study. 
D) Eschew objectivity entirely. B

Question 3

Which of the following statements best typifies a mixed methods study?

Accepted Answer

A) A study that begins with a qualitative method but emphasizes a quantitative method. 
B) A study that emphasizes a qualitative method but begins with a quantitative method. 
C) A study that has an equal emphasis on a qualitative and a quantitative method and implements them concurrently. 
D) All of these are equally likely to be called a mixed methods study.
) 
A) A study that begins with a qualitative method but emphasizes a quantitative method. 
B) A study that emphasizes a qualitative method but begins with a quantitative method. 
C) A study that has an equal emphasis on a qualitative and a quantitative method and implements them concurrently. 
D) All of these are equally likely to be called a mixed methods study.
) D

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true about quantitative and qualitative methods?

Accepted Answer

A) Data analysis in quantitative studies is likely to be more time-consuming than in qualitative studies. 
B) The data analysis phase in qualitative studies tends to involve about the same amount of labor intensiveness and time as in quantitative studies. 
C) Data analysis in qualitative studies is likely to be more time-consuming than in quantitative studies. 
D) The data analysis phase in quantitative studies is more likely to involve a search for patterns and meanings in narratives than in qualitative studies.
) 
A) Data analysis in quantitative studies is likely to be more time-consuming than in qualitative studies. 
B) The data analysis phase in qualitative studies tends to involve about the same amount of labor intensiveness and time as in quantitative studies. 
C) Data analysis in qualitative studies is likely to be more time-consuming than in quantitative studies. 
D) The data analysis phase in quantitative studies is more likely to involve a search for patterns and meanings in narratives than in qualitative studies.
)

Question 5

Some research studies can combine the use of qualitative methods with the use of quantitative methods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Qualitative studies are more likely than quantitative studies to specify their research procedures in advance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Explain the differences between quantitative and qualitative research methods.

Accepted Answer

Quantitative research methods involve th

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true about the phases of the research process in mixed methods studies?

Accepted Answer

A) Data collection methods are determined during the problem formulation phase. 
B) Data collection methods are determined during the study design phase. 
C) The research question is posed during the study design phase. 
D) The sequence of the problem formulation phase depends on whether qualitative or quantitative methods are emphasized. 
A) Data collection methods are determined during the problem formulation phase. 
B) Data collection methods are determined during the study design phase. 
C) The research question is posed during the study design phase. 
D) The sequence of the problem formulation phase depends on whether qualitative or quantitative methods are emphasized.

Question 9

Which of the following statements is true about quantitative and qualitative methods?

Accepted Answer

A) Quantitative studies are always deductive. 
B) Quantitative studies always involve large samples. 
C) Some quantitative studies are inductive and involve small samples. 
D) Qualitative studies are usually deductive. 
A) Quantitative studies are always deductive. 
B) Quantitative studies always involve large samples. 
C) Some quantitative studies are inductive and involve small samples. 
D) Qualitative studies are usually deductive.

Question 10

Because of their philosophical differences,qualitative and quantitative methods are inherently incompatible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following statements best typifies a mixed methods study?

Accepted Answer

A) A study that uses more then one type of quantitative method. 
B) A study that uses more then one type of qualitative method. 
C) A study that combines a qualitative method with a quantitative method. 
D) All of these are equally likely to be called a mixed methods study.
) 
A) A study that uses more then one type of quantitative method. 
B) A study that uses more then one type of qualitative method. 
C) A study that combines a qualitative method with a quantitative method. 
D) All of these are equally likely to be called a mixed methods study.
)

Question 12

Identify and briefly describe the main phases in the research process.

Accepted Answer

The main phases in the research process

Question 13

The key feature of the social justice mixed methods design is the requirement that qualitative inquiry must precede quantitative inquiry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following statements is true about quantitative and qualitative methods?

Accepted Answer

A) Quantitative studies are more likely than qualitative studies to be done early in order to gain familiarity with a phenomenon. 
B) Qualitative studies are more likely than quantitative studies to be done early in order to gain familiarity with a phenomenon. 
C) Qualitative studies are more likely than quantitative studies to be initiated after familiarity with a phenomenon has been established. 
D) Quantitative studies are more likely than qualitative studies to be done in the natural environment of the research participants . 
A) Quantitative studies are more likely than qualitative studies to be done early in order to gain familiarity with a phenomenon. 
B) Qualitative studies are more likely than quantitative studies to be done early in order to gain familiarity with a phenomenon. 
C) Qualitative studies are more likely than quantitative studies to be initiated after familiarity with a phenomenon has been established. 
D) Quantitative studies are more likely than qualitative studies to be done in the natural environment of the research participants .

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true about quantitative and qualitative methods?

Accepted Answer

A) Quantitative studies are more likely than qualitative studies to use open-ended items. 
B) Qualitative studies are more likely than quantitative studies to use open-ended items. 
C) Quantitative studies are more likely than qualitative studies to use interviews with probes. 
D) Quantitative studies are more likely than qualitative studies to be labor intensive and more time-consuming in data collection. 
A) Quantitative studies are more likely than qualitative studies to use open-ended items. 
B) Qualitative studies are more likely than quantitative studies to use open-ended items. 
C) Quantitative studies are more likely than qualitative studies to use interviews with probes. 
D) Quantitative studies are more likely than qualitative studies to be labor intensive and more time-consuming in data collection.

Question 16

Qualitative research methods are more likely to tap the deeper meanings of human experiences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Discuss the possible research purposes guiding the choice between the exploratory sequential mixed methods design versus the explanatory sequential mixed methods design.

Accepted Answer

The choice between an exploratory sequen

Question 18

Qualitative methods emphasize precise and generalizable statistical findings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following statements is true about the phases of the research process in mixed methods studies?

Accepted Answer

A) The problem formulation phase comes first. 
B) The problem formulation phase comes third. 
C) The first phase is designing the study. 
D) None of these. 
A) The problem formulation phase comes first. 
B) The problem formulation phase comes third. 
C) The first phase is designing the study. 
D) None of these.

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true about the data interpretation phase in mixed methods studies?

Accepted Answer

A) An appropriate data analysis will always provide only one possible correct interpretation. 
B) Judgments about the meaning of the findings are inappropriate. 
C) Some proper data analyses yield findings that could be interpreted by rival explanations. 
D) Good studies never need to have methodological limitations mentioned during the data interpretation phase. 
A) An appropriate data analysis will always provide only one possible correct interpretation. 
B) Judgments about the meaning of the findings are inappropriate. 
C) Some proper data analyses yield findings that could be interpreted by rival explanations. 
D) Good studies never need to have methodological limitations mentioned during the data interpretation phase.

Qualitative research methods are more likely to generate theoretically rich observations that are not easily reduced to numbers.

Qualitative methods:

Which of the following statements best typifies a mixed methods study?

Which of the following statements is true about quantitative and qualitative methods?

Some research studies can combine the use of qualitative methods with the use of quantitative methods.

Qualitative studies are more likely than quantitative studies to specify their research procedures in advance.

Explain the differences between quantitative and qualitative research methods.

Which of the following statements is true about the phases of the research process in mixed methods studies?

Which of the following statements is true about quantitative and qualitative methods?

Because of their philosophical differences,qualitative and quantitative methods are inherently incompatible.

Which of the following statements best typifies a mixed methods study?

Identify and briefly describe the main phases in the research process.

The key feature of the social justice mixed methods design is the requirement that qualitative inquiry must precede quantitative inquiry.

Which of the following statements is true about quantitative and qualitative methods?

Which of the following statements is true about quantitative and qualitative methods?

Qualitative research methods are more likely to tap the deeper meanings of human experiences.

Discuss the possible research purposes guiding the choice between the exploratory sequential mixed methods design versus the explanatory sequential mixed methods design.

Qualitative methods emphasize precise and generalizable statistical findings.

Which of the following statements is true about the phases of the research process in mixed methods studies?

Which of the following statements is true about the data interpretation phase in mixed methods studies?

Why Study Research?

Evidence-Based Practice: The Research Process

Factors Influencing the Research Process

Ethical Issues in Social Work Research

Culturally Competent Research

Problem Formulation

Measurement in Quantitative and Qualitative Inquiry

Quantitative and Qualitative Measurement Instruments

Surveys

Sampling: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches

Experiments and Quasi-Experiments

Single Case Evaluation Designs

Program Evaluation

Additional Methods in Qualitative Inquiry

Analyzing Available Records: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods

Quantitative Data Analysis

Qualitative Data Analysis

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Exam 3: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods of Inquiry

Qualitative research methods are more likely to generate theoretically rich observations that are not easily reduced to numbers.

Qualitative methods:

Which of the following statements best typifies a mixed methods study?

Which of the following statements is true about quantitative and qualitative methods?

Some research studies can combine the use of qualitative methods with the use of quantitative methods.

Qualitative studies are more likely than quantitative studies to specify their research procedures in advance.

Explain the differences between quantitative and qualitative research methods.

Which of the following statements is true about the phases of the research process in mixed methods studies?

Which of the following statements is true about quantitative and qualitative methods?

Because of their philosophical differences,qualitative and quantitative methods are inherently incompatible.

Which of the following statements best typifies a mixed methods study?

Identify and briefly describe the main phases in the research process.

The key feature of the social justice mixed methods design is the requirement that qualitative inquiry must precede quantitative inquiry.

Which of the following statements is true about quantitative and qualitative methods?

Which of the following statements is true about quantitative and qualitative methods?

Qualitative research methods are more likely to tap the deeper meanings of human experiences.

Discuss the possible research purposes guiding the choice between the exploratory sequential mixed methods design versus the explanatory sequential mixed methods design.

Qualitative methods emphasize precise and generalizable statistical findings.

Which of the following statements is true about the phases of the research process in mixed methods studies?

Which of the following statements is true about the data interpretation phase in mixed methods studies?

Why Study Research?

Evidence-Based Practice: The Research Process

Factors Influencing the Research Process

Ethical Issues in Social Work Research

Culturally Competent Research

Problem Formulation

Measurement in Quantitative and Qualitative Inquiry

Quantitative and Qualitative Measurement Instruments

Surveys

Sampling: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches

Experiments and Quasi-Experiments

Single Case Evaluation Designs

Program Evaluation

Additional Methods in Qualitative Inquiry

Analyzing Available Records: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods

Quantitative Data Analysis

Qualitative Data Analysis

Filters