Deck 13: Qualitative Data Analysis

Question 1

In reading Court decisions,Professor Wofford notices that the decisions typically discuss the "rational male." Wofford begins to write notes in which she ruminates about the notion of the rational male as well as why the concept of the rational female is not mentioned.Wofford's memos are:

A)code notes.
B)operational notes.
C)theoretical notes.
D)integrating memos.
E)all of these choices are true.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The grounded theory method begins with:

A)hypotheses.
B)patterns.
C)observations.
D)theory.
E)hypotheses or patterns or observations or theory;it does not matter.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following statements is (are)TRUE?

A)Concept mapping is appropriate for qualitative analysis only.
B)Concept mapping can be used for either quantitative or qualitative analysis.
C)Concept mapping is appropriate for quantitative analysis only.
D)Computers cannot be used for qualitative research.
E)Memos should only be used in qualitative research.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a sign system used in semiotics?

A)Language
B)Music
C)Mathematics
D)Etiquette
E)All of these choices are sign systems

Question 5

Professor Cay notes that respondent Mary Ginger is a 54-year-old grandmother who has two grandchildren living in her household.Neither of the grandchildren's parents live with them although Mary is the maternal grandmother.Cay also learns that Ginger had to quit her job in order to stay home with the young grandchildren because Ginger feared leaving the two youngsters with a baby-sitter or in child care.Two of Ginger's friends were dealing with similar situations and a third friend was considering whether to obtain custody of her grandchild.Thus,Cay learned that Ginger wasn't feeling "alone" in caring for her grandchildren.Using this information alone,it sounds like Professor Cay is doing:

A)a case-oriented nomothetic analysis.
B)a case-oriented idiographic analysis.
C)a variable-oriented nomothetic analysis.
D)a variable-oriented idiographic analysis.
E)a cross-case analysis.

Question 6

Professor Dahl was using NVivo for an analysis of relationships.Dahl created a node called "friendship" and then created a node called "same-sex" and another node called opposite-sex" under "friendship." Dahl was creating:

A)nodes.
B)axial codes.
C)memoing.
D)concept mapping.
E)semiotic analysis.

Question 7

Which of the following is TRUE of variable-oriented analysis?

A)It is similar to the idiographic model of explanation.
B)It assumes that the researcher can predict every individual's behavior.
C)It assumes that the researcher can explain whether a person's motivations are full.
D)It provides a partial overall explanation using a relatively few number of variables.
E)All of these choices are true.

Question 8

Code notes are used to:

A)cover reflections about the dimensions of concepts.
B)cover relationships among concepts.
C)identify the code labels and their meanings.
D)discuss the deeper meanings of concepts.
E)all of these choice are true about code notes.

Question 9

Which of the following statements is most appropriate when discussing the grounded theory method?

A)It is similar to case-oriented analysis.
B)It is similar to variable-oriented analysis.
C)It is similar to cross-case analysis.
D)It is a deductive technique.
E)It requires significant preparation before beginning observations.

Question 10

The following exemplifies:

A)memoing.
B)concept mapping.
C)grounded theory.
D)semiotic analysis.
E)coding.

Question 11

Which of the following statements is (are)FALSE regarding semiotic analysis?

A)There is no meaning inherent in any sign.
B)Language is the only sign system of interest to those doing semiotic analysis.
C)Meanings reside in minds.
D)Semiotics is concerned with our agreements about meanings.
E)All of these choices are true regarding semiotic analysis.

Question 12

Computer software packages designed to analyze qualitative data includes all but which of the following:

A)Qualrus
B)Nvivo
C)SPSS
D)Ethnograph
E)MAXqda

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT one of the four stages of the constant comparative method?

A)Comparing incidents applicable to each category
B)Integrating categories and their properties
C)Delimiting the theory
D)Writing theory
E)All of these choices are stages in the constant comparative method.

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT true for a qualitative researcher?

A)They use computers to record and store data.
B)They use computers to "find" or "search" text for passages containing key words.
C)They use computers to typing code words alongside passages in your notes so that they can later search for those keywords.
D)They use computers to analyze data.
E)They always use computers to conduct statistical analyses of the data.

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a fundamental assumption of conversation analysis?

A)Conversation is a socially structured activity.
B)Conversations include established rules of behavior.
C)Conversation must be understood contextually.
D)Same utterance should have the same meaning irrespective of the context.
E)All of these choices are fundamental assumptions of conversation analysis.

Question 16

When a researcher begins with a specific case or participant,and then applies those findings to subsequent participants in order to develop a theory,he or she is:

A)using deductive reasoning and nomothetic reasoning.
B)applying semiotics.
C)using grounded theory and nomothetic reasoning.
D)using a cross-case method approach and grounded theory.
E)using deductive reasoning and semiotics.

Question 17

Jeremy was born in 1948 and grew up during the 1960s.He was sent to Vietnam in 1967.In Vietnam he was horrified by what he saw,and when he returned home he suffered sleepless nights and nightmares.He began to work at a bank but often fell asleep during the day.He met Mary,another bank employee,in 1980 and they got married in 1981.They got divorced in 1983 as Mary could not keep up with Jeremy's nightmares,bouts of depression,and bouts with alcohol.After the divorce,Jeremy's depression increased which lead to the increase of his alcohol consumption.He was fired from his job later in 1983.An explanation for Jeremy's job loss could be termed as:

A)idiographic and case-oriented analysis.
B)idiographic and variable-oriented analysis.
C)nomothetic and case-oriented analysis.
D)nomothetic and variable-oriented analysis.
E)cannot tell from the given information.

Question 18

In the process of studying teenagers who play online role playing games,Professor Johnson began her analysis with an in-depth interview with one of her students.She then takes the information from this first interview and applies it to subsequent interviews.This would be an example of:

A)theory.
B)cross-case analysis.
C)semiotics.
D)cross-sectional analysis.
E)content analysis.

Question 19

Michael is studying the pattern of volunteers at a local battered women's shelter.Specifically,he was following how college-age students first volunteer,then take on an internship,and then finally seek employment at the agency.What is Michael studying?

A)Frequencies
B)Causes
C)Processes
D)Structures
E)Magnitudes

Question 20

Professor Wang wonders whether all grandparents act alike or whether there are different roles associated with grandparenting.According to Lofland et.al. ,Wang should focus on of the research in order to determine whether there are different types of grandparenting roles.

A)frequencies
B)causes
C)processes
D)structures
E)case-oriented analysis

Question 21

Define what is meant by variable-oriented analysis and case-oriented analysis.Give an example of a research project in which you would use variable-oriented analysis and another one where you would use case-oriented analysis.

Question 22

It is as important to identify the standardized unit for coding in qualitative analysis as it is in quantitative analysis.

Question 23

Qualitative research is undertaken for descriptive purposes never for explanatory purposes.

Question 24

While computer software to analyze data qualitatively does exist,it is limited to only text data.

Question 25

Qualitative analysis requires the conversion of social research data into a numerical format.

Question 26

The search for the intentional or unintentional meanings attached to signs is called semiotics.

Question 27

The best advice for writing memos is that:

A)you should write memos throughout the data collection process.
B)you should write memos throughout the data analysis process.
C)you should remember that writing memos is a linear process.
D)you should write memos throughout the data collection and data analysis process.
E)you should remember that writing memos is a linear process and that memos should be written beginning with data collection and ending with data analysis.

Question 28

Writing memos is a linear process that begins with data collection and ends with data analysis.

Question 29

Axial coding aims at:

A)the initial classification and labeling of concepts.
B)identifying the central code in the study to which all others are linked.
C)identifying the core concepts in the study.
D)comparing incident applicable to each category.
E)delimiting theory.

Question 30

When using qualitative data analysis software,the results are as inarguable as quantitative data analysis.

Question 31

Axial coding is the most common and most frequently used form of qualitative data coding.

Question 32

Mikhael is examining the symbolic elements of a standard police encounter,such as the behaviors and clues an officer encounters that could signify danger.What sort of qualitative research is he performing?

A)Semiotic analysis
B)Memoing
C)Coding
D)Concept mapping
E)Grounded theory

Question 33

Concept mapping is appropriate for both qualitative and quantitative analysis.

Question 34

Data collection,analysis,and theory are more intimately intertwined in qualitative analysis than in quantitative analysis.

Question 35

Variable-oriented research is similar to the nomothetic model of explanation.

Question 36

One case determines theory.

Question 37

What is conversation analysis? What are the assumptions underlying conversation analysis.Give an example of a practical use for this type of analysis.

Question 38

A node is an established code in terms of NVivo.

Question 39

Compare and contrast the three major forms of qualitative data coding.