Question 1

Qualitative data focuses on:

Accepted Answer

A)  The collection and analysis of numerical data 
B)  Studies with more than 20 participants 
C)  The collection and analysis on non-numerical data 
D)  Studies with less than 20 participants 
A)  The collection and analysis of numerical data 
B)  Studies with more than 20 participants 
C)  The collection and analysis on non-numerical data 
D)  Studies with less than 20 participants C

Question 2

What is the term for when qualitative research reaches the stage where the same patterns and themes are being discovered?

Accepted Answer

A)  Repetition 
B)  Solubility 
C)  Completion 
D)  Saturation 
A)  Repetition 
B)  Solubility 
C)  Completion 
D)  Saturation D

Question 3

The term validity focuses on:

Accepted Answer

A)  If the same results would be generated in a repeated study 
B)  Whether findings would be applicable to other settings 
C)  Whether measures used within a study accurately measure what they claim to 
D)  Whether researchers are aware of their biases 
A)  If the same results would be generated in a repeated study 
B)  Whether findings would be applicable to other settings 
C)  Whether measures used within a study accurately measure what they claim to 
D)  Whether researchers are aware of their biases C

Question 4

Which research approach blends quantitative and qualitative methods?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blended learning 
B)  Mixed methods 
C)  Innovative methods 
D)  Hybrid methods 
A)  Blended learning 
B)  Mixed methods 
C)  Innovative methods 
D)  Hybrid methods

Question 5

Reliability focuses on:

Accepted Answer

A)  If the same results would be generated in a repeated study 
B)  Whether measures used within a study accurately measure what they claim to 
C)  Whether findings would be applicable to other settings 
D)  Whether researchers are aware of their biases 
A)  If the same results would be generated in a repeated study 
B)  Whether measures used within a study accurately measure what they claim to 
C)  Whether findings would be applicable to other settings 
D)  Whether researchers are aware of their biases

Question 6

Ensuring that the research process is visible so that it can evaluated by others is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Visibility 
B)  Transparency 
C)  Validity 
D)  Clarity 
A)  Visibility 
B)  Transparency 
C)  Validity 
D)  Clarity

Question 7

Which epistemological position states that the social world can be understood through objective scientific research methods?

Accepted Answer

A)  Positivism 
B)  Interpretivism 
C)  Post-modernism 
D)  Feminism 
A)  Positivism 
B)  Interpretivism 
C)  Post-modernism 
D)  Feminism

Question 8

The process for selecting particular groups of research participants for a study is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Bias 
B)  Recruitment 
C)  Sampling 
D)  Data collection 
A)  Bias 
B)  Recruitment 
C)  Sampling 
D)  Data collection

Question 9

Quantitative data focuses on:

Accepted Answer

A)  The collection and analysis of numerical data 
B)  The collection and analysis on non-numerical data 
C)  Studies with more than 20 participants 
D)  Studies with less than 20 participants 
A)  The collection and analysis of numerical data 
B)  The collection and analysis on non-numerical data 
C)  Studies with more than 20 participants 
D)  Studies with less than 20 participants

Question 10

The tendency for respondents to portray themselves in a positive manner is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  The Halo effect 
B)  The positive effect 
C)  Self-admiration bias 
D)  Social desirability 
A)  The Halo effect 
B)  The positive effect 
C)  Self-admiration bias 
D)  Social desirability

Qualitative data focuses on:

What is the term for when qualitative research reaches the stage where the same patterns and themes are being discovered?

The term validity focuses on:

Which research approach blends quantitative and qualitative methods?

Reliability focuses on:

Ensuring that the research process is visible so that it can evaluated by others is called:

Which epistemological position states that the social world can be understood through objective scientific research methods?

The process for selecting particular groups of research participants for a study is called:

Quantitative data focuses on:

The tendency for respondents to portray themselves in a positive manner is called:

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Exam 8: Beyond the Qualitativequantitative Divide

Qualitative data focuses on:

What is the term for when qualitative research reaches the stage where the same patterns and themes are being discovered?

The term validity focuses on:

Which research approach blends quantitative and qualitative methods?

Reliability focuses on:

Ensuring that the research process is visible so that it can evaluated by others is called:

Which epistemological position states that the social world can be understood through objective scientific research methods?

The process for selecting particular groups of research participants for a study is called:

Quantitative data focuses on:

The tendency for respondents to portray themselves in a positive manner is called:

What Is Sociological About the Digital Society

What Is Sociological About the Environment

What Is Sociological About Crime

What Is Society

Sociology of an Interconnected World

Classical Sociologies

Contemporary Social Thory

Methods Visual, Internet

Class

Gender

Race

Age

Families and Households

Intimacies and Relationships

Work

Health

Education

Religion

Cultures and Consumption

War and Violence

Science and Technology

Migrations

Social Movements

Sociology As a Science

Public Sociology

Filters