Deck 20: Qualitative Data Analysis

Question 1

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

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Semiotics is a social science because​

A) ​meanings are inherent in signs.
B) ​meanings reside in people's minds.
C) ​a particular sign may have a particular meaning to a particular person.
D) ​we have agreements about the meanings associated with particular signs.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Qualitative data analysis may be undertaken for​

A) ​descriptive purposes, only
B) ​the construction of an ethnography, only.
C) ​explanatory purposes, only.
D) ​descriptive or explanatory purposes, or the construction of an ethnography.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The utility of case-oriented analysis is the fact that one case canmake theory.

Question 5

Conversational analysts look only at the structure of communication.

Question 6

​Qualitative data processing is both a science and an art.

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 one person's motivations in full.
D) ​It provides a partial explanation of overall orientations and actions.

Question 8

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

Question 9

The following exemplifies:​ ​

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

Question 10

Jeremy was born in 1948 and grew up during the 1960's. He was sent to Viet Nam in 1967. In Viet Nam 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 married in 1981. They divorced in 1983. Mary could not cope with Jeremy's nightmares, bouts of depression, and bouts with alcohol. After the divorce, Jeremy's depression increased and began to drink even more heavily. He was fired from his job in the latter part of 1983. As an explanation for Jeremy's job loss, this could be termed​

A) ​idiographic and case-oriented analysis.
B) ​idiographic and variable-oriented analysis.
C) ​nomothetic and case-oriented analysis.
D) ​nomothetic and variable-oriented analysis.

Question 11

Concept mapping is appropriate for both qualitative and quantitative analysis.

Question 12

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

Question 13

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 case-oriented or variable-oriented analysis.

Question 14

Qualitative research is undertaken for descriptive purposes, only, and never for explanatory purposes.

Question 15

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 16

If Cay from the previous question began to look at other grandparent respondents to examine their child care and employment concerns, Cay would be doing​

A) ​semiotics.
B) ​variable-oriented analysis.
C) ​case-oriented analysis.
D) ​theory.
E) ​cross-case analysis.

Question 17

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 lives 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 18

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

Question 19

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 20

The grounded theory method begins with​

A) ​hypotheses.
B) ​patterns.
C) ​observations.
D) ​theory.

Question 21

If a researcher examined Jeremy's story from the prior question and then looked at other people "like" Jeremy in order to develop a theory about job loss and veterans, the researcher would be​

A) ​using inductive reasoning.
B) ​using a cross-case method approach.
C) ​developing grounded theory.
D) ​using inductive reasoning and a cross-method approach and developing grounded theory.

Question 22

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 23

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 24

Which of the following statements is 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.

Question 25

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. Lip was​

A) ​comparing incidents applicable to each category.
B) ​integrating categories and their properties.
C) ​delimiting the theory.
D) ​writing theory.

Question 26

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

Question 27

Describe how coding, memoing, and concept mapping are used in qualitative analysis.

Question 28

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 29

Define what is meant by qualitative analysis and what is meant by quantitative analysis. What are the differences between the two forms of analysis? Are there similarities between the two? If so, describe some of the similarities. If no, why not?

Question 30

Identify at last one way that computer programs analyze qualitative data.

Question 31

In the Lofland's terms, Professor Lip, from the prior question, was interested in examining which of the following ways of looking for patterns?​

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