Deck 14: Qualitative Data Analysis

Question 1

What type of data does qualitative data analysis analyze?

A) numerical
B) symbolic
C) textual
D) reactive

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Dependability can be established by creating a dependability ______, in which a third party is employed to check the researcher's work.

A) test
B) trial
C) audit
D) decision

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The analysis of qualitative data consists of a series of ______.

A) surveys
B) assumptions
C) reactions
D) phases

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following can qualitative data for analysis come from?

A) birthdates
B) favorite numbers
C) interviews
D) shoe sizes

Question 5

All transcriptions and other textual materials need to be read and ______ thoroughly.

A) reread
B) edited
C) summarized

Question 6

The data derived from qualitative research need to be in a form in which it can be ______.

A) beneficial
B) cost-effective
C) altered
D) analyzed

Question 7

______ coding is the process of developing codes and categories through the close examination of qualitative data.

A) Axial
B) Closed
C) Open
D) Selective

Question 8

______ coding is the process of making connections among the categories and subcategories that were identified during the open coding process.

A) Axial
B) Closed
C) Selective

Question 9

If one is not interested in developing a theory, what is the final step in the coding process?

A) axial
B) closed
C) open
D) selective

Question 10

Which type of coding would researchers use when they select a story line and relate it to other categories of the research?

A) axial
B) closed
C) open
D) selective

Question 11

Why should a researcher write notes while coding data?

A) to keep their stories straight
B) to maintain documentation of the process
C) to help hide issues related to data collection
D) to document when each researcher is changing the coding labels

Question 12

How might theoretical coding notes help with the coding process?

A) They can assist in interpreting the data.
B) They allow researchers to decide which data to use.
C) They allow for easy removal of outliers.
D) They document the meaning of code labels.

Question 13

Which type of note would a researcher use to acknowledge low turnout due to rain on the day of a focus group?

A) code note
B) theoretical note
C) operational note
D) representational note

Question 14

According to the text, what question should researchers ask themselves when examining data?

A) Who cares?
B) How will we fund this research project?
C) What is the intention or purpose?
D) Where will this research be published?

Question 15

Why is it important to document what time or location a phenomena occurred?

A) It provides context for the research.
B) It is more information to code.
C) Coding more details makes funding sources happy.
D) It provides outliers for the research.

Question 16

Why is grounded theory analysis useful in social work research?

A) It is better funded than other theories.
B) It provides guaranteed income to social work organizations.
C) It allows for deep insights into the behaviors of individuals.
D) It is always less expensive to complete research for than other theories.

Question 17

______ analysis is defined "as a research method for the subjective interpretation of the content of text data through the systematic classification process of coding and identifying themes or patterns."

A) Content
B) Consistent
C) Cross-content
D) Cross-consistent

Question 18

______ content analysis is typically used when the aim of the study is to describe the phenomenon under investigation.

A) Conventional
B) Direct
C) Conversational
D) Summative

Question 19

In ______ content analysis, the researcher uses theory or prior research to develop the initial codes and operational definitions of the codes.

A) conventional
B) direct
C) conversational
D) summative

Question 20

With conventional content analysis, the codes and categories are derived from the ______ data.

A) numerical
B) textual
C) cherry-picked

Question 21

In direct content analysis, what happens to text that cannot be categorized with predetermined codes?

A) They are discarded.
B) They are given new codes.
C) They are rewritten.
D) They are put into the closest category match.

Question 22

______ content analysis starts with identifying and quantifying certain words or content in the text with the purpose of understanding the contextual use of the words or content.

A) Conventional
B) Direct
C) Conversational
D) Summative

Question 23

When researchers quantify how often the same word was mentioned in the text, this is called ______ content analysis.

A) discourse
B) manifest
C) critical
D) latent

Question 24

When researchers read the textual data to determine underlying meanings of the word or the content, this is called ______ content analysis.

A) discourse
B) manifest
C) critical
D) latent

Question 25

How many steps are in critical discourse analysis?

A) three
B) five
C) seven
D) nine

Question 26

______ theory analysis is a qualitative analytic approach to analyzing textual data using open, axial, and selective coding.

A) Grounded
B) Thematic
C) Critical
D) Reacting

Question 27

______ analysis involves identifying, analyzing, and reporting patterns (themes) within the data.

A) Grounded
B) Thematic
C) Critical
D) Reacting

Question 28

Inclusion of the participants' quotes in the write-up of the findings is a way to establish ______.

A) transferability
B) reliability
C) confirmability
D) authenticity

Question 29

When determining ______, the reader must consider their interpretation or alternative interpretations to the publication.

A) transferability
B) reliability
C) confirmability
D) authenticity

Question 30

______ refers to the "believability" of the study.

A) Truthiness
B) Creditability
C) Reliability
D) Validity

Question 31

To ensure the credibility of your data, you should have more than one person involved in the coding of the data.

Question 32

The people involved in coding should code the same transcript together in the same room and then discuss the similarities and differences in the coding.

Question 33

Researchers may inadvertently render their research process unstable by some of the decisions they make while conducting the research.

Question 34

Dependability can be established by creating a dependability audit, in which a third-party auditor is employed to check the researcher's work by reviewing the audit trail.

Question 35

To establish transferability, examples of the raw data should never be provided in presentations and publications, so the reader can consider their interpretation or alternative interpretations.

Question 36

Why does transferability matter?

Question 37

How should interview quotes be handled?

Question 38

In order to establish dependability, what would be included in a reflexive journal?

Question 39

Why does diversity matter in qualitative data analysis?

Question 40

When establishing transferability, how should the information be presented?