Question 1

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 live 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:

Accepted Answer

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 2

Which of the following is NOT a fundamental assumption of conversation analysis?

Accepted Answer

A) Conversation is a socially structured activity. 
B) Conversations include established rules of behavior. 
C) Conversation must be understood contextually. 
D) Same utterance should have the same meaning irrespective of the context. 
E) All of these choices are fundamental assumptions of conversation analysis.

Question 3

The best advice for writing memos is that:

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A) you should write memos throughout the data collection process. 
B) you should write memos throughout the data analysis process. 
C) you should remember that writing memos is a linear process. 
D) you should write memos throughout the data collection and data analysis process. 
E) you should remember that writing memos is a linear process and that memos should be written beginning with data collection and ending with data analysis.

Question 4

Mikhael is examining the symbolic elements of a standard police encounter,such as the behaviors and clues an officer encounters that could signify danger.What sort of qualitative research is he performing?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Jeremy was born in 1948 and grew up during the 1960s.He was sent to Vietnam in 1967.In Vietnam 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 got married in 1981.They got divorced in 1983 as Mary could not keep up with Jeremy's nightmares,bouts of depression,and bouts with alcohol.After the divorce,Jeremy's depression increased which lead to the increase of his alcohol consumption.He was fired from his job later in 1983.An explanation for Jeremy's job loss could be termed as:

Accepted Answer

A) idiographic and case-oriented analysis. 
B) idiographic and variable-oriented analysis. 
C) nomothetic and case-oriented analysis. 
D) nomothetic and variable-oriented analysis. 
E) cannot tell from the given information.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT true for a qualitative researcher?

Accepted Answer

A) They use computers to record and store data. 
B) They use computers to "find" or "search" text for passages containing key words. 
C) They use computers to typing code words alongside passages in your notes so that they can later search for those keywords. 
D) They use computers to analyze data. 
E) They always use computers to conduct statistical analyses of the data.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Qualitative research is undertaken for descriptive purposes never for explanatory purposes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following statements is (are)FALSE regarding semiotic analysis?

Accepted Answer

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. 
E) All of these choices are true regarding semiotic analysis.

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT one of the four stages of the constant comparative method?

Accepted Answer

A) Comparing incidents applicable to each category 
B) Integrating categories and their properties 
C) Delimiting the theory 
D) Writing theory 
E) All of these choices are stages in the constant comparative method.

Question 11

What is conversation analysis? What are the assumptions underlying conversation analysis.Give an example of a practical use for this type of analysis.

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Question 12

Which of the following statements is most appropriate when discussing the grounded theory method?

Accepted Answer

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) It is a deductive technique. 
E) It requires significant preparation before beginning observations.

Question 13

A node is an established code in terms of NVivo.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Code notes are used to:

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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. 
E) all of these choice are true about code notes.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Professor Dahl was using NVivo for an analysis of relationships.Dahl created a node called "friendship" and then created a node called "same-sex" and another node called opposite-sex" under "friendship." Dahl was creating:

Accepted Answer

A) nodes. 
B) axial codes. 
C) memoing. 
D) concept mapping. 
E) semiotic analysis.

Question 17

Compare and contrast the three major forms of qualitative data coding.

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The answer of Compare and contrast the three major forms...

Question 18

Which of the following statements is (are)TRUE?

Accepted Answer

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. 
E) Memos should only be used in qualitative research.

Question 19

Axial coding aims at:

Accepted Answer

A) the initial classification and labeling of concepts. 
B) identifying the central code in the study to which all others are linked. 
C) identifying the core concepts in the study. 
D) comparing incident applicable to each category. 
E) delimiting theory.

Exam 13: Qualitative Data Analysis

Which of the following is NOT a fundamental assumption of conversation analysis?

The best advice for writing memos is that:

Mikhael is examining the symbolic elements of a standard police encounter,such as the behaviors and clues an officer encounters that could signify danger.What sort of qualitative research is he performing?

Which of the following is NOT true for a qualitative researcher?

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

Qualitative research is undertaken for descriptive purposes never for explanatory purposes.

Which of the following statements is (are) FALSE regarding semiotic analysis?

Which of the following is NOT one of the four stages of the constant comparative method?

What is conversation analysis? What are the assumptions underlying conversation analysis.Give an example of a practical use for this type of analysis.

Which of the following statements is most appropriate when discussing the grounded theory method?

A node is an established code in terms of NVivo.

Code notes are used to:

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

Professor Dahl was using NVivo for an analysis of relationships.Dahl created a node called "friendship" and then created a node called "same-sex" and another node called opposite-sex" under "friendship." Dahl was creating:

Compare and contrast the three major forms of qualitative data coding.

Which of the following statements is (are) TRUE?

Axial coding aims at: