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

Question 1

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.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

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

Answer 2

False

Question 3

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.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

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 5

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.

Question 6

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

Question 7

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

Question 8

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 9

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 10

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

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

Question 11

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 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 aim of qualitative studies?​

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

Question 14

Mixed-methods research has fallen out of favor in recent years.

Question 15

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 tend to measure different attributes.
D) ​None of the above.

Question 16

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

Question 17

Many qualitative studies use more than one qualitative research method, while quantitative studies use only one research method.​

Question 18

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

Question 19

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

A) ​Qualitative and quantitative research methods are compatible.
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 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

Describe the contrasting emphases of quantitative and qualitative studies.​

Question 22

Explain how one would decide whether to emphasize qualitative or quantitative research methods - or both - in a particular study.​

Question 23

Identify the reasons for using mixed methods.​

Question 24

Identify and briefly describe three advanced mixed-methods designs.​