Question 1

Data analysis tends to be more time-consuming in qualitative studies than in quantitative studies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Interpretivist paradigms are more likely to be used in qualitative studies than in quantitative studies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Compared to quantitative studies,qualitative studies are more likely to:

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A)  be inductive. 
B)  have a larger sample size. 
C)  use less time consuming data collection methods. 
D)  Ask close-ended questions. 
E)  All of the above. 
A)  be inductive. 
B)  have a larger sample size. 
C)  use less time consuming data collection methods. 
D)  Ask close-ended questions. 
E)  All of the above. A

Question 4

Describe the contrasting emphases of quantitative and qualitative studies.

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The answer of Describe the contrasting emphases of quantitative and...

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

The research process typically involves

Question 6

Which of the following statements is/are true about the research process?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is often movement back and forth across beginning phases. 
B)  Writing any part of the research report should be delayed until all the data are analyzed and interpreted. 
C)  It ends with the completion of a study. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  There is often movement back and forth across beginning phases. 
B)  Writing any part of the research report should be delayed until all the data are analyzed and interpreted. 
C)  It ends with the completion of a study. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 7

Which of the following designs signifies a mixed-methods study that emphasizes qualitative methods but with quantitative methods being implemented first?

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A)  QUALITATIVE → quantitative. 
B)  quantitative → QUALITATIVE. 
C)  QUANTITATIVE → QUALITATIVE. 
D) quantitative → qualitative. 
A)  QUALITATIVE → quantitative. 
B)  quantitative → QUALITATIVE. 
C)  QUANTITATIVE → QUALITATIVE. 
D) quantitative → qualitative.

Question 8

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

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A)  Scholars have always agreed about their comparative value. 
B)  They are incompatible. 
C)  They are complimentary. 
D)  None of the above. 
A)  Scholars have always agreed about their comparative value. 
B)  They are incompatible. 
C)  They are complimentary. 
D)  None of the above.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Many studies use one or the other approach exclusively. 
B)  Some studies use both approaches with an equal emphasis on each. 
C)  Some studies use both approaches, but put more emphasis on one approach than the other. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Many studies use one or the other approach exclusively. 
B)  Some studies use both approaches with an equal emphasis on each. 
C)  Some studies use both approaches, but put more emphasis on one approach than the other. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 10

Which of the following is/are an aim of qualitative studies?

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A)  Deeper understanding. 
B)  Generating hypotheses. 
C)  Discovery. 
D) All of the above 
A)  Deeper understanding. 
B)  Generating hypotheses. 
C)  Discovery. 
D) All of the above

Question 11

Which of the following statements is/are true about subjectivity in social work research?

Accepted Answer

A)  It should be minimized in all studies, regardless of the research question. 
B)  It should be avoided in mixed methods studies, only. 
C)  Subjective inquiry can be complimentary with objective inquiry. 
D)  None of the above. 
A)  It should be minimized in all studies, regardless of the research question. 
B)  It should be avoided in mixed methods studies, only. 
C)  Subjective inquiry can be complimentary with objective inquiry. 
D)  None of the above.

Question 12

Which of the following is/are an example of a qualitative research question?

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A)  How does feel to be homeless? 
B)  How many clients receiving our agency services are homeless? 
C)  How effective is our agency in reducing homelessness? 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  How does feel to be homeless? 
B)  How many clients receiving our agency services are homeless? 
C)  How effective is our agency in reducing homelessness? 
D)  All of the above.

Question 13

Which of the following is/are a reason for using mixed methods?

Accepted Answer

A)  To use one set of methods to illustrate cases or provide numbers for the findings of the other set. 
B)  To use one set to initiate ideas that subsequently can be pursued by the other set. 
C)  To see if two sets of findings corroborate each other. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  To use one set of methods to illustrate cases or provide numbers for the findings of the other set. 
B)  To use one set to initiate ideas that subsequently can be pursued by the other set. 
C)  To see if two sets of findings corroborate each other. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 14

If researchers wanted to find the average age of all licensed social workers in a country,they would undertake:

Accepted Answer

A)  a qualitative study. 
B)  a quantitative study 
C)  a mixed-methods study. 
D) None of the above. 
A)  a qualitative study. 
B)  a quantitative study 
C)  a mixed-methods study. 
D) None of the above.

Question 15

Research procedures are more likely to be specified in advance in qualitative studies than in quantitative studies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is/are an example of a quantitative research question?

Accepted Answer

A)  What proportion of returning combat veterans have a substance use disorder? 
B)  How many clients receiving our agency services are homeless? 
C)  How effective is our agency in reducing homelessness? 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  What proportion of returning combat veterans have a substance use disorder? 
B)  How many clients receiving our agency services are homeless? 
C)  How effective is our agency in reducing homelessness? 
D)  All of the above.

Question 17

Which of the following is/are an aim of quantitative studies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deeper understanding. 
B)  Precision. 
C)  Discovery. 
D) All of the above. 
A)  Deeper understanding. 
B)  Precision. 
C)  Discovery. 
D) All of the above.

Question 18

Designing the study is the first phase of the research process in mixed-methods studies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Identify the reasons for using mixed methods.

Accepted Answer

Mixed methods research involves the inte

Question 20

Provide an example of how quantitative and qualitative methods can be complimentary in the same study

Accepted Answer

The answer of Provide an example of how quantitative and...

Exam 4: Comparing Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods of Inquiry

Data analysis tends to be more time-consuming in qualitative studies than in quantitative studies.

Interpretivist paradigms are more likely to be used in qualitative studies than in quantitative studies.

Compared to quantitative studies,qualitative studies are more likely to:

Describe the contrasting emphases of quantitative and qualitative studies.

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

Which of the following statements is/are true about the research process?

Which of the following designs signifies a mixed-methods study that emphasizes qualitative methods but with quantitative methods being implemented first?

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

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

Which of the following is/are an aim of qualitative studies?

Which of the following statements is/are true about subjectivity in social work research?

Which of the following is/are an example of a qualitative research question?

Which of the following is/are a reason for using mixed methods?

If researchers wanted to find the average age of all licensed social workers in a country,they would undertake:

Research procedures are more likely to be specified in advance in qualitative studies than in quantitative studies.

Which of the following is/are an example of a quantitative research question?

Which of the following is/are an aim of quantitative studies?

Designing the study is the first phase of the research process in mixed-methods studies.

Identify the reasons for using mixed methods.

Provide an example of how quantitative and qualitative methods can be complimentary in the same study

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