Deck 11: Qualitative Data Analysis

Question 1

Systematic theory developed inductively, based on observations that are summarized into conceptual categories, reevaluated in the research setting, and gradually refined and linked to other conceptual categories is referred to as ______ theory.

A) inductive
B) grounded
C) qualitative
D) visual

Answer 1

B

Question 2

______ knowledge refers to a credible sense of understanding of social processes that reflects the researcher's awareness of participants' actions.

A) Tacit
B) Inductive
C) True
D) Qualitative

Answer 2

A

Question 3

______oriented methods attempt to understand a phenomenon from the standpoint of the participants.

A) Case-
B) Qualitative-
C) Visual-
D) Conversation

Answer 3

A

Question 4

What is the focus of conversation analysis?

A) how people form identities
B) how people create reality
C) how people engage in interaction
D) how researchers affect their own research

Question 5

Which of the following is true regarding computer-assisted qualitative data analysis?

A) Most programs prevent multiple codes being assigned to text.
B) Most programs cannot generate the frequencies of specified codes.
C) Most programs can assign codes based on key words.
D) Most programs can identify how context changes word use.

Question 6

Dr. Venzia examined how people greeted one another on the street by paying careful attention to their verbal exchanges. This type of research is probably ______.

A) oral history
B) narrative analysis
C) ethnography
D) conversation analysis

Question 7

Which of the following is a concern regarding ethics in qualitative data analysis?

A) peer review
B) confidentiality
C) compensation
D) hypothesis

Question 8

A form of qualitative analysis in which the analyst focuses on how respondents impose order on the flow of experience in their lives and thus makes sense of events in which they have participated is known as ______ analysis.

A) narrative
B) visual
C) experimental
D) conversational

Question 9

The focus on ______ is the most important feature of qualitative analysis.

A) numerical data
B) text data
C) existing literature
D) personal accounts

Question 10

Conversation analysis is a qualitative method that analyzes the sequence and details of conversational text in order to understand ______.

A) a quantitative phenomenon
B) how social reality is constructed
C) patterns of speech
D) the story itself

Question 11

An understanding of social processes in a group that accurately reflects the standpoint of participants is known as a ______ understanding.

A) case-oriented
B) project based
C) quantitative
D) rational choice

Question 12

Data collection should not begin unless the researcher has which of the following?

A) an endorsement from an academic institution
B) a fully developed causal explanation
C) a plan that others see as likely to produce useful knowledge
D) evidence to suggest findings will be valid

Question 13

Commitment and rigor are important metrics for assessing the quality of research and are indicated by ______.

A) awareness of participant culture
B) generating useful knowledge
C) interpretations of data
D) in-depth engagement with the topic

Question 14

A researcher using ______ develops a standard form on which to record variation within the observed setting.

A) visual sociology
B) systemic observation
C) computer-aided analysis
D) conversation analysis

Question 15

Sociological research in which the social world is "observed" and interpreted through photographs, films, and other images is known as ______.

A) photo journalism
B) tacit knowledge
C) systematic grounded theory
D) visual sociology

Question 16

Which of the followings statements is true about theory development?

A) It occurs before data is collected.
B) It occurs after data is collected and analyzed.
C) It is a continual process.
D) It occurs as the research question is finalized.

Question 17

______ is a method of using photography to engage research participants in explaining how they have made sense of their social worlds.

A) Photo voice
B) Video recording
C) Narrative photography
D) Qualitative research

Question 18

Qualitative data analyses describe textual data in ways that captures the people who produced the text on their own terms rather than ______.

A) in terms of predefined measures and hypotheses.
B) in descriptive analysis
C) through inductive measures
D) creating usable research findings

Question 19

The focus on ______ make qualitative data analysis a valuable supplement to analyses of quantitative data.

A) meaning and in-depth study
B) facts and figures
C) casual observations
D) institutional settings

Question 20

Coding text requires ______.

A) categorizing particular text segments
B) embedding text in the original document
C) using computer-assisted analysis
D) frequency distributions

Question 21

At what point in the research process should a researcher consider and evaluate potential harm to participants?

A) before research is collected
B) throughout all points of the process
C) after conclusions are drawn
D) during the research design phase

Question 22

Where does the analysis of qualitative research notes first take place?

A) laboratory
B) analysis phase
C) field
D) researchers preferred location

Question 23

Which of the following techniques is used in the qualitative data analysis process?

A) reflection on the researcher's role
B) publication of finings
C) re-testing
D) coding results

Question 24

______ capture(s) the meaning shared among text segments that have been indicated with the same or closely related labels.

A) Thematic coding
B) Interpretive coding
C) Field notes
D) A matrix

Question 25

A(n) ______ can facilitate the coding and categorization process.

A) matrix
B) interpretative key
C) bar chart
D) reexamination

Question 26

Which of the following is one of Lucy Yardley's (2017) criteria for assessing the quality of quantitative research?

A) tacit knowledge
B) timeliness
C) importance
D) spontaneity

Question 27

By being ______ researchers can help others determine whether their perspectives influenced their conclusions.

A) deductive
B) reflexive
C) proprietary
D) defensive

Question 28

When should researchers leading PAR/CBPR projects work out data ownership agreements?

A) in advance of data collection
B) after data is collected
C) before community partners are recruited
D) only when publishing results

Question 29

Although PAR/CBPR projects are designed to help solve local problems, harm might occur in which of the following situations?

A) The researcher shares too much information with participants.
B) Findings cast elements of the community in an unfavorable light.
C) Analysis of data has begun while working in the field.
D) Researcher partners are allowed access to the results.

Question 30

Which of the following statements is true about qualitative data analysis?

A) The variety of approaches makes it difficult to provide a consistent set of criteria for interpreting their quality.
B) The variety of approaches makes it easy to ascertain if best practices have been followed by participants.
C) The variety of approaches makes it unnecessary to review and assess findings for reliability.
D) The variety of approaches makes it impossible to develop generalizable findings.

Question 31

A researcher's preferences and experiences will influence which method of analysis is chosen.

Question 32

Grounded theorists summarize observations into conceptual categories and tests the coherence of these categories directly in the research setting with more observations.

Question 33

Unlike those using written text, the visual sociologist does not need to be sensitive to the ways in which a photograph or film "constructs" the reality that it depicts.

Question 34

The photo voice method enriches the researcher's interpretation of the social world as it engages participants' as part of the research team themselves.

Question 35

Quantitative data analysts, more often than qualitative researchers, display real sensitivity to how a social situation or process is interpreted from a particular background and set of values and not simply based on the situation itself.

Question 36

Computer programs designed for qualitative data analysis test different hypotheses.

Question 37

There are no universal standards for evaluating the validity or authenticity of conclusions in a qualitative study.

Question 38

Research participants should not offer suggestions on how to improve your study.