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

Question 1

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

A) QUALITATIVE → quantitative.
B) quantitative → QUALITATIVE.
C) QUANTITATIVE → QUALITATIVE.
D)quantitative → qualitative.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

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

A) Deeper understanding.
B) Generating hypotheses.
C) Discovery.
D)All of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

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

A) Scholars have always agreed about their comparative value.
B) They are incompatible.
C) They are complimentary.
D) None of the above.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

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

A) Deeper understanding.
B) Precision.
C) Discovery.
D)All of the above.

Question 5

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

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 6

The completion of one phase in the research process often involves the need to loop back to earlier phases.

Question 7

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

Question 8

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

A) There is often movement back and forth across beginning phases.
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 9

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

A) a qualitative study.
B) a quantitative study
C) a mixed-methods study.
D)None of the above.

Question 10

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

Question 11

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

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.

Question 12

Which of the following statements is/are true about qualitative and quantitative research methods?

A) Many studies use one or the other approach exclusively.
B) Some studies use both approaches with an equal emphasis on each.
C) Some studies use both approaches, but put more emphasis on one approach than the other.
D) All of the above.

Question 13

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

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 14

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

Question 15

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

Question 16

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

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.

Question 17

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

Question 18

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

Question 19

Designing the study is the first phase of the research process in mixed-methods studies.

Question 20

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

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 21

Identify and briefly describe seven main phases in the research process.

Question 22

Describe the contrasting emphases of quantitative and qualitative studies.

Question 23

Provide an example of how quantitative and qualitative methods can be complimentary in the same study

Question 24

Identify the reasons for using mixed methods.