Question 1

What is positive reporting bias?

Accepted Answer

A)  A strategy to enhance the trustworthiness, rigour, and validation of a qualitative study 
B)  The process of taking oral data and reproducing it as faithfully as possible as a written text 
C)  A format for presenting research at a conference 
D)  The selective revealing or suppression of information in research 
A)  A strategy to enhance the trustworthiness, rigour, and validation of a qualitative study 
B)  The process of taking oral data and reproducing it as faithfully as possible as a written text 
C)  A format for presenting research at a conference 
D)  The selective revealing or suppression of information in research D

Question 2

Discuss how researchers doing a sequential mixed methods study decide whether the quantitative phase or qualitative phase will be implemented first.

Accepted Answer

The research purpose and research questions should guide the sequence of data collection.

Question 3

Which of the following has been identified as a benefit of doing mixed methods research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blending philosophical worldviews 
B)  Assisting sampling 
C)  Navigating timelines 
D)  Access to resources 
A)  Blending philosophical worldviews 
B)  Assisting sampling 
C)  Navigating timelines 
D)  Access to resources B

Question 4

What term refers to the weight or emphasis assigned to the quantitative and qualitative components in a mixed methods design?

Accepted Answer

A)  Implementation sequence 
B)  Priority 
C)  Integration 
D)  Nested 
A)  Implementation sequence 
B)  Priority 
C)  Integration 
D)  Nested

Question 5

Concurrent mixed methods research designs are also called convergent designs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Explanatory sequential mixed methods designs consist of qualitative data collected in the first phase and quantitative data collected in the second phase.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which mixed methods study design is depicted in the following image?

Accepted Answer

A)  Exploratory sequential mixed methods design 
B)  Explanatory sequential mixed methods design 
C)  Concurrent mixed methods design with equal priority 
D)  Concurrent nested design 
A)  Exploratory sequential mixed methods design 
B)  Explanatory sequential mixed methods design 
C)  Concurrent mixed methods design with equal priority 
D)  Concurrent nested design

Question 8

What is a side-by-side comparison?

Accepted Answer

A)  A data set that contains modes on opposing ends of a distribution 
B)  A qualitative data generation technique used specifically in mixed methods research designs 
C)  An option for data integration in mixed methods research designs 
D)  An experimental design option used in mixed methods research designs that includes matching study participants 
A)  A data set that contains modes on opposing ends of a distribution 
B)  A qualitative data generation technique used specifically in mixed methods research designs 
C)  An option for data integration in mixed methods research designs 
D)  An experimental design option used in mixed methods research designs that includes matching study participants

Question 9

When planning mixed methods research, researchers need to consider many things including the implementation timing, priority, and integration of the quantitative and qualitative components.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Discuss the benefits and challenges of mixed methods research.

Accepted Answer

Students' answers can address a number o

Question 11

The mixing or purposeful integration of the quantitative and qualitative components can occur at various stages of the mixed methods research process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Researchers doing a mixed methods study should analyse one form of data in a direct effort to support or match the other form of data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Statistics, internal and external validity, natural setting, and purposeful sampling are all examples of defining characteristics of quantitative research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which mixed methods study design is depicted in the following image?

Accepted Answer

A)  Exploratory sequential mixed methods design 
B)  Explanatory sequential mixed methods design 
C)  Concurrent mixed methods design with equal priority 
D)  Concurrent nested design 
A)  Exploratory sequential mixed methods design 
B)  Explanatory sequential mixed methods design 
C)  Concurrent mixed methods design with equal priority 
D)  Concurrent nested design

Question 15

Imagine that you are a researcher conducting a mixed methods study with the following purpose statement:
The purpose of this study is to examine the motivations of fantasy sports users.
Determine the implementation sequence, priority, and integration of the quantitative and qualitative components for your mixed methods study. Justify your decisions.

Accepted Answer

Students' answers will vary with decisio

Question 16

Mixed methods research designs are largely undertaken by researchers with which philosophical worldview?

Accepted Answer

A)  Constructivism 
B)  Transformative 
C)  Two-eyed seeing 
D)  Pragmatism 
A)  Constructivism 
B)  Transformative 
C)  Two-eyed seeing 
D)  Pragmatism

Question 17

Which type of mixed methods research design can be a means for establishing triangulation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Concurrent designs 
B)  Transformation designs 
C)  Exploratory sequential designs 
D)  Explanatory sequential designs 
A)  Concurrent designs 
B)  Transformation designs 
C)  Exploratory sequential designs 
D)  Explanatory sequential designs

Question 18

Multiple meanings, complexity of experiences, emergent and flexible design, and non-numerical data are all examples of defining characteristics of qualitative research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Exploratory sequential mixed methods designs consist of quantitative data collected in the first phase and qualitative data collected in the second phase.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which mixed methods study design is depicted in the following image?

Accepted Answer

A)  Exploratory sequential mixed methods design 
B)  Explanatory sequential mixed methods design 
C)  Concurrent mixed methods design with equal priority 
D)  Concurrent nested design 
A)  Exploratory sequential mixed methods design 
B)  Explanatory sequential mixed methods design 
C)  Concurrent mixed methods design with equal priority 
D)  Concurrent nested design

What is positive reporting bias?

Discuss how researchers doing a sequential mixed methods study decide whether the quantitative phase or qualitative phase will be implemented first.

Which of the following has been identified as a benefit of doing mixed methods research?

What term refers to the weight or emphasis assigned to the quantitative and qualitative components in a mixed methods design?

Concurrent mixed methods research designs are also called convergent designs.

Explanatory sequential mixed methods designs consist of qualitative data collected in the first phase and quantitative data collected in the second phase.

Which mixed methods study design is depicted in the following image?

What is a side-by-side comparison?

When planning mixed methods research, researchers need to consider many things including the implementation timing, priority, and integration of the quantitative and qualitative components.

Discuss the benefits and challenges of mixed methods research.

The mixing or purposeful integration of the quantitative and qualitative components can occur at various stages of the mixed methods research process.

Researchers doing a mixed methods study should analyse one form of data in a direct effort to support or match the other form of data.

Statistics, internal and external validity, natural setting, and purposeful sampling are all examples of defining characteristics of quantitative research.

Which mixed methods study design is depicted in the following image?

Mixed methods research designs are largely undertaken by researchers with which philosophical worldview?

Which type of mixed methods research design can be a means for establishing triangulation?

Multiple meanings, complexity of experiences, emergent and flexible design, and non-numerical data are all examples of defining characteristics of qualitative research.

Exploratory sequential mixed methods designs consist of quantitative data collected in the first phase and qualitative data collected in the second phase.

Which mixed methods study design is depicted in the following image?

Introduction to Research in Kinesiology

Identifying a Research Question and Study Purposes

Ethics

Quantitative Study Design

Data Analysis in Quantitative Studies

Evaluating the Merits of Quantitative Research Studies in Kinesiology

Qualitative Study Designs

Data Analysis in Qualitative Studies

Evaluating the Merits of Qualitative Research Studies in Kinesiology

Participatory Action Research

Knowledge Translation

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Exam 10: Mixed Methods Research

What is positive reporting bias?

Discuss how researchers doing a sequential mixed methods study decide whether the quantitative phase or qualitative phase will be implemented first.

Which of the following has been identified as a benefit of doing mixed methods research?

What term refers to the weight or emphasis assigned to the quantitative and qualitative components in a mixed methods design?

Concurrent mixed methods research designs are also called convergent designs.

Explanatory sequential mixed methods designs consist of qualitative data collected in the first phase and quantitative data collected in the second phase.

Which mixed methods study design is depicted in the following image?

What is a side-by-side comparison?

When planning mixed methods research, researchers need to consider many things including the implementation timing, priority, and integration of the quantitative and qualitative components.

Discuss the benefits and challenges of mixed methods research.

The mixing or purposeful integration of the quantitative and qualitative components can occur at various stages of the mixed methods research process.

Researchers doing a mixed methods study should analyse one form of data in a direct effort to support or match the other form of data.

Statistics, internal and external validity, natural setting, and purposeful sampling are all examples of defining characteristics of quantitative research.

Which mixed methods study design is depicted in the following image?

Mixed methods research designs are largely undertaken by researchers with which philosophical worldview?

Which type of mixed methods research design can be a means for establishing triangulation?

Multiple meanings, complexity of experiences, emergent and flexible design, and non-numerical data are all examples of defining characteristics of qualitative research.

Exploratory sequential mixed methods designs consist of quantitative data collected in the first phase and qualitative data collected in the second phase.

Which mixed methods study design is depicted in the following image?

Introduction to Research in Kinesiology

Identifying a Research Question and Study Purposes

Ethics

Quantitative Study Design

Data Analysis in Quantitative Studies

Evaluating the Merits of Quantitative Research Studies in Kinesiology

Qualitative Study Designs

Data Analysis in Qualitative Studies

Evaluating the Merits of Qualitative Research Studies in Kinesiology

Participatory Action Research

Knowledge Translation

Filters