Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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. D

Question 2

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. D

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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. A

Question 4

Identify and briefly describe three advanced mixed-methods designs.​

Accepted Answer

1. Sequential Explanatory Design: This d

Question 5

Many qualitative studies use more than one qualitative research method, while quantitative studies use only one research method.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Explain how one would decide whether to emphasize qualitative or quantitative research methods - or both - in a particular study.​

Accepted Answer

When deciding whether to emphasize quali

Question 7

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 8

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

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Scholars have always agreed about their comparative value. 
B)  ​They are incompatible. 
C)  ​They tend to measure different attributes. 
D)  ​None of the above. 
A)  ​Scholars have always agreed about their comparative value. 
B)  ​They are incompatible. 
C)  ​They tend to measure different attributes. 
D)  ​None of the above.

Question 9

Mixed-methods studies cannot implement quantitative and qualitative methods concurrently; they must start with one or the other.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Qualitative and quantitative research methods are compatible. 
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)  ​Qualitative and quantitative research methods are compatible. 
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 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 designs signifies a mixed-methods study that emphasizes qualitative methods but with quantitative methods being implemented first?​

Accepted Answer

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 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Mixed-methods studies cannot put an equal emphasis on both quantitative and qualitative methods; they must emphasize one or the other type of methods.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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 18

Identify the reasons for using mixed methods.​

Accepted Answer

Mixed methods research involves the inte

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 20

Problem formulation is the last phase of the research process in mixed-methods studies.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

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

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

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

Identify and briefly describe three advanced mixed-methods designs.​

Many qualitative studies use more than one qualitative research method, while quantitative studies use only one research method.​

Explain how one would decide whether to emphasize qualitative or quantitative research methods - or both - in a particular study.​

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

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

Mixed-methods studies cannot implement quantitative and qualitative methods concurrently; they must start with one or the other.​

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

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

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

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

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

Mixed-methods studies cannot put an equal emphasis on both quantitative and qualitative methods; they must emphasize one or the other type of methods.​

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

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

Identify the reasons for using mixed methods.​

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

Problem formulation is the last phase of the research process in mixed-methods studies.​

Why Study Research

Evidence-Based Practice

Factors Influencing the Research Process

The Ethics and Politics of Social Work Research

Culturally Competent Research

Problem Formulation

Conceptualization in Quantitative and Qualitative Inquiry

Measurement

Constructing Measurement Instruments

Causal Inference and Experimental Designs

Quasi-Experimental Designs

Single-Case Evaluation Designs

Program Evaluation

Sampling

Survey Research

Analyzing Existing Data: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods

Qualitative Research: General Principles

Qualitative Research: Specific Methods

Qualitative Data Analysis

Descriptive Data Analysis

Inferential Data Analysis

Writing Research Proposals and Reports

Filters

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

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

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

Identify and briefly describe three advanced mixed-methods designs.

Many qualitative studies use more than one qualitative research method, while quantitative studies use only one research method.

Explain how one would decide whether to emphasize qualitative or quantitative research methods - or both - in a particular study.

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

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

Mixed-methods studies cannot implement quantitative and qualitative methods concurrently; they must start with one or the other.

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

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

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

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

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

Mixed-methods studies cannot put an equal emphasis on both quantitative and qualitative methods; they must emphasize one or the other type of methods.

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

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

Identify the reasons for using mixed methods.

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

Problem formulation is the last phase of the research process in mixed-methods studies.