Deck 10: Qualitative Analysis Through Case Studies

Question 1

Sampling in case study research is generally:

A) non-saturated
B) non-random
C) non-generalizable
D) non-purposive

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following is not a form of field research?

A) Interviews
B) Focus groups
C) Observation
D) Process tracing

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The difference between interviews and focus groups is that focus groups have:

A) several participants
B) several researchers
C) a single participant
D) a single researcher

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The saturation point occurs when:

A) the collection of additional information becomes redundant
B) multiple sources are used to answer to answer a research question
C) non-numeric text is analyzed in a systematic way that allows a researcher to provide a description and analysis
D) inductive theory is produced

Question 5

Documents that were created after an event took place and involve an analysis, commentary, or interpretation about that event are known as:

A) primary sources
B) secondary sources
C) tertiary sources
D) quaternary sources

Question 6

Which interview type allows for a researcher to start with a predetermined list of questions, but also allows for unanticipated follow-up questions?

A) Semi-structured interview
B) Unstructured interview
C) Structured interview
D) Semi-unstructured interview

Question 7

Which of the following utilizes non-numeric data to test hypotheses about the relationships between or among numeric variables?

A) Quantitative Analysis
B) Qualitative Analysis
C) Hypothetical Analysis
D) Investigative Analysis

Question 8

What is the external validity?

A) How the results are not applicable to other cases
B) How accurate the findings are
C) How the hypothesis related to the findings
D) How generalizable a case study's findings are to other cases

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of a type of case study?

A) Illustrative cases
B) Validity cases
C) Structured cases
D) Unstructured cases

Question 10

A hypothesis testing case study is:

A) used to generate hypotheses that could be tested in other contexts
B) used to test a hypothesis that has been derived from a theory
C) designed to understand the complexity of a case for its own sake
D) used to demonstrate how a theory may be applied to different cases

Question 11

An example of a secondary source is:

A) official records
B) the verdict of a court case
C) working papers
D) a text of bills

Question 12

Triangulation is the process:

A) through which multiple sources are used to answer a research question
B) through which a single source is used to answer a research question
C) of creating a hypothesis
D) of creating a theory

Question 13

Which of the following is designed to understand the complexity of a case for its own sake?

A) Hypothesis generating case studies
B) Idiographic case studies
C) Hypothesis testing case studies
D) Illustrative case studies

Question 14

Which of the following samples should be used when a researcher is guided by a particular characteristic within a population and chooses a sample based on variation within that characteristic?

A) Convenience sample
B) Quota sample
C) Snowball sample
D) Purposive sample

Question 15

Content analysis is used:

A) when a researcher wants to systematically evaluate what is contained in a qualitative dataset
B) infrequently on qualitative data
C) inappropriately on qualitative data; process tracing is better
D) only when quantitative methods are not available

Question 16

The difference between codes and categories is that:

A) categories are relationships between phrases in the text while codes are particular words or phrases in the text
B) codes are relationships between phrases in the text while categories are groupings of codes around a particular idea
C) codes are particular words or phrases in the text while categories are groupings of codes around a particular idea
D) categories are particular words or phrases in the text while codes are groupings of words around a particular idea

Question 17

An inductive theory is:

A) created when researchers discover something that was unanticipated when an original theory was developed
B) to be avoided in case study research
C) useful when dealing with simple relationships
D) created when working extensively with the literature

Question 18

Field research involves which one of the following?

A) The use of primary sources
B) The use of secondary sources
C) The triangulation of data
D) A researcher leaving the workplace to gather data

Question 19

In which of the following does the researcher witnesses a process from the side?

A) Participant observation
B) Direct observation
C) Common observation
D) Primary observation

Question 20

An example of a primary source is:

A) The text of a bill or law
B) Research articles
C) Books
D) Working paper