Deck 12: Analysing Qualitative Data

Question 1

1) Which of the following is true?

A) Content analysis has largely been a means of analysing initially quantitative data with qualitative methods
B) Content analysis has largely been a means of analysing initially qualitative data with qualitative methods
C) Content analysis has largely been a means of analysing initially qualitative data with quantitative methods
D) Content analysis has largely been a means of analysing initially quantitative data with quantitative methods

Answer 1

C

Question 2

2) Triangulation in qualitative research involves:

A) The comparison of at least three different view points of the same phenomenon or experiences
B) The comparison of at least two different view points of the same phenomenon or experiences
C) The comparison of at least two different view points of two different phenomena or experiences
D) The comparison of at least two measurements of the same phenomenon or event

Answer 2

B

Question 3

3) The term 'idiographic' refers to:

A) An approach which emphasises common traits and characteristics among people
B) An approach which emphasises the uniqueness of each individual and sees traits as different in each person
C) An approach which sees individuals as unique because of the different combinations and degrees of common traits which they possess
D) A visual means of describing lunacy

Answer 3

B

Question 4

4) Inductive analysis refers to:

A) An approach involving the testing of hypotheses drawn from background theory prior to the research project
B) An approach which permits theory and hypotheses to emerge from data as they are analysed in the research project
C) An approach which emphasises as valuable the degree to which results of a research project agree with previous studies
D) An approach which analyses people as they arrive for participation in a research project

Question 5

5) A good reason for conducting a piece of qualitative research is:

A) It is easier than conducting a quantitative analysis
B) Interviewing people is more interesting than subjecting them to an experiment
C) Qualitative research is becoming more and more popular among academics
D) The research aim demands an in depth approach exploring meanings and experiences rather than the testing of a pre-conceived hypothesis

Question 6

6) In grounded theory the data are analysed until no new data can alter or fail to fit the explanatory framework and categories. This is known as:

A) Saturation
B) Axial coding
C) Selective coding
D) Focused coding

Question 7

7) During discourse analysis of data the researcher is interested in:

A) Counting the occurrence of certain ideas or phrases
B) Ways in which participants construct a version of events
C) Themes that will contribute to a unifying explanatory structure
D) Developing an overall explanatory model which reflects people's understanding

Question 8

8) Most modern qualitative approaches are interested in:

A) Content analysis
B) Hypothesis testing
C) Emergent theory
D) Descriptive studies

Question 9

9) Respondent validation refers to:

A) Observing participants' responses to the data interpretations
B) Asking participants if they agree with the researcher's interpretations
C) Telling participants what interpretations will be published
D) Asking participants to make their own interpretations of the data

Question 10

10) The transcript of a qualitative interview:

A) Should record the main gist of what the person has said
B) Should include a faithful verbatim record of some of what the participant has said
C) Should be a full verbatim record of everything the participant has said
D) Should consist of notes of what the participant has said