Deck 18: Qualitative Data Analysis

Question 1

Professor Lip was interested in why grandparents went to court to obtain custody of their grandchildren.One of the grandparents that Lip talked with commented on the issue of "parental neglect" of the grandchild.Once the issue of neglect had been identified,Lip began to notice that other grandparents also used the concept of "parental neglect" to explain why they had a legal relationship with their grandchild.In the Loflands' terms,Professor Lip was interested in examining which of the following ways of looking for patterns?

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

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following statements is TRUE about 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) Depending upon the topic of study it could be similar to either a, b, or c

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Open coding involves selecting codes before examining the data.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Qualitative analysis is primarily numerical.

Question 5

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 are stages in the constant comparative method

Question 6

Qualitative researchers seek to discover patterns by using:

A) the grounded theory method.
B) semiotics
C) conversation analysis.
D) concept mapping.
E) All of these.

Question 7

Qualitative researchers do NOT use the computer to:

A) Record and store data
B) "Find" or "search" text for passages containing key words
C) Type code words alongside passages in their notes so that they can later search for those keywords.
D) Analyze data
E) Qualitative researchers use the computer to do all of these.

Question 8

In qualitative analysis,it is inappropriate to consider possible causal links between variables.

Question 9

Concept mapping diagrams relationships in a graphical format.

Question 10

Theory plays an important role in seeking to discover patterns in qualitative analysis.

Question 11

If Wang from the previous question decided to look at whether grandparents who have grandchildren living with them later obtain custody of the grandchildren and then later adopt the grandchildren,Wang would be looking at:

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

Question 12

Conversation analysts look only at the structure of communication.

Question 13

Memoing is appropriate at several stages of data processing.

Question 14

Which of the following statements is 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

Question 15

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

Question 16

Professor Wang is interested in looking at the grandparent - grandchild relationship.Wang wonders whether grandparents assume different roles when providing care to grandchildren.That is,are some grandparents very distant from the grandchildren while others become surrogate parents? According to the Lofland's scheme,Wang is focusing on:

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

Question 17

Code notes:

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

Question 18

The following exemplifies:

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

Question 19

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

Question 20

The grounded theory method begins with

A) Hypotheses
B) Patterns
C) Observations
D) Theory

Question 21

Describe the open coding process.

Question 22

Describe how memoing,is used in qualitative analysis

Question 23

Describe how concept mapping is used in qualitative analysis.

Question 24

Describe how coding is used in qualitative analysis.