Question 1

Define the following:
-selective coding

Accepted Answer

A last pass at coding qualitative data in which a researcher examines previous codes to identify and select illustrative data that will support the conceptual coding categories that he or she developed.

Question 2

The analytical memo builds a link between _______ and ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the raw evidence; abstract theoretical ideas 
B) abstract theoretical ideas; the final report 
C) concepts; themes 
D) data notes; other files 
E) the raw evidence; the final report 
A) the raw evidence; abstract theoretical ideas 
B) abstract theoretical ideas; the final report 
C) concepts; themes 
D) data notes; other files 
E) the raw evidence; the final report A

Question 3

What kinds of explanations are relevant to qualitative research? What form do they take?

Accepted Answer

● A qualitative researcher does not have to choose between describing specifics and verifying universal laws (i.e.,a rigid idiographic/nomothetic dichotomy)but can instead develop explanations or generalizations that are close to concrete data and contexts.
● The qualitative researcher usually uses a lower-level,less abstract theory grounded in concrete details,where new theories are created in order to present a realistic picture of social life and stimulate understanding.
● Explanations tend to be rich in detail,sensitive to context,and capable of showing the complex processes or sequences of social life,where the goal is to organize specific details into a coherent picture,model,or set of interlocked concepts.
● The qualitative researcher is satisfied by building a case or supplying supportive evidence whereby he or she may eliminate some theoretical explanations from consideration while increasing the plausibility of others because only a few explanations will be consistent with a pattern in the data.

Question 4

In what ways are qualitative data analysis and quantitative data analysis similar? Identify and briefly describe each of the three general commonalities between qualitative data analysis and quantitative data analysis.

Accepted Answer

● Both qualitative and quantitative styl

Question 5

Which of the following statements describes both qualitative and quantitative approaches to data analysis?

Accepted Answer

A) In both forms of data analysis,the researcher carefully examines empirical information to reach a conclusion. 
B) Quantitative analysis is a private process,whereas qualitative analysis is a public process. 
C) Qualitative and quantitative researchers manipulate numbers that represent empirical facts to test theoretical hypotheses. 
D) Both qualitative and quantitative researchers choose from a limited number of specialized,standardized sets of data analysis techniques. 
E) Qualitative and quantitative researchers do not begin data analysis until they have collected all of the data. 
A) In both forms of data analysis,the researcher carefully examines empirical information to reach a conclusion. 
B) Quantitative analysis is a private process,whereas qualitative analysis is a public process. 
C) Qualitative and quantitative researchers manipulate numbers that represent empirical facts to test theoretical hypotheses. 
D) Both qualitative and quantitative researchers choose from a limited number of specialized,standardized sets of data analysis techniques. 
E) Qualitative and quantitative researchers do not begin data analysis until they have collected all of the data.

Question 6

Explain the process of concept formation in qualitative data research.What role or function do concepts play in qualitative research?

Accepted Answer

● Quantitative researchers conceptualize

Question 7

Define the following:
-axial coding

Accepted Answer

A second coding of qualitative

Question 8

Define the following:
-concept map

Accepted Answer

A visual illustratio

Question 9

________ refers to a process whereby researchers systematically gather or record data and make it accessible to others.

Accepted Answer

A) Inferential research 
B) Combined methods 
C) The comparative method 
D) Empirical research 
E) A public method 
A) Inferential research 
B) Combined methods 
C) The comparative method 
D) Empirical research 
E) A public method

Question 10

While analyzing qualitative data,research assistant Evan Evangelista made a first pass through his notes.He read slowly and put a preliminary label in the notes to identify themes in the data.Evan was using

Accepted Answer

A) open coding. 
B) axial coding. 
C) selective coding. 
D) contingency coding. 
E) divergent coding. 
A) open coding. 
B) axial coding. 
C) selective coding. 
D) contingency coding. 
E) divergent coding.

Question 11

After formulating concepts,qualitative researchers link them together.Which of the following is NOT one of the types of links qualitative researchers make between concepts?

Accepted Answer

A) Sequences 
B) Correlations 
C) Oppositional sets 
D) Similar categories woven into statements 
E) None of the above 
A) Sequences 
B) Correlations 
C) Oppositional sets 
D) Similar categories woven into statements 
E) None of the above

Question 12

When analyzing his qualitative data,Professor Morton Moskowich made a last pass through his notes,skimming previous codes.He looked for specific information or data that was related to the main themes he had already identified.This is called

Accepted Answer

A) open coding. 
B) axial coding. 
C) selective coding. 
D) contingency coding. 
E) divergent coding. 
A) open coding. 
B) axial coding. 
C) selective coding. 
D) contingency coding. 
E) divergent coding.

Question 13

Define the following:
-qualitative coding

Accepted Answer

A procedure used in qualitativ

Question 14

Define the following:
-open coding

Accepted Answer

A first coding of qualitative

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a qualitative diagram?

Accepted Answer

A) Sociogram 
B) Chart 
C) Typology 
D) Spatial map 
E) Temporal map 
A) Sociogram 
B) Chart 
C) Typology 
D) Spatial map 
E) Temporal map

Question 16

Define the following:
-infer

Accepted Answer

To pass a judgment,t

Question 17

Define the following:
-data analysis

Accepted Answer

The procedure of searching for

Question 18

Which one of the following features is a specific benefit of axial coding?

Accepted Answer

A) Axial coding reinforces the connections between evidence and concepts. 
B) Axial coding serves the benefit of reducing mountains of raw data into manageable piles. 
C) Axial coding makes it possible to quickly retrieve relevant parts of the data. 
D) Axial coding allows the researcher to locate ideas in the data and assign initial codes to these ideas. 
E) Axial coding makes it possible for the researcher to scan the data and also the previously developed codes in order to determine a core category around which any remaining categories can "fit." 
A) Axial coding reinforces the connections between evidence and concepts. 
B) Axial coding serves the benefit of reducing mountains of raw data into manageable piles. 
C) Axial coding makes it possible to quickly retrieve relevant parts of the data. 
D) Axial coding allows the researcher to locate ideas in the data and assign initial codes to these ideas. 
E) Axial coding makes it possible for the researcher to scan the data and also the previously developed codes in order to determine a core category around which any remaining categories can "fit."

Question 19

Describe the features of the analytical memo.In what ways is it related to the coding process during the analysis of qualitative data?

Accepted Answer

● The analytical memo constitutes a spec

Question 20

Finding the sheer amount of data she had generated in her qualitative investigation into the agency of young persons diagnosed with cancer overwhelming,Gertrude Gordon decides to visually illustrate emerging themes and their relationships with each other.Which sort of illustration will Gertrude most likely produce?

Accepted Answer

A) Concept map 
B) Flowchart 
C) Analytical memo 
D) Organizational chart 
E) Causal diagram 
A) Concept map 
B) Flowchart 
C) Analytical memo 
D) Organizational chart 
E) Causal diagram

Define the following: -selective coding

The analytical memo builds a link between _ and __.

What kinds of explanations are relevant to qualitative research? What form do they take?

In what ways are qualitative data analysis and quantitative data analysis similar? Identify and briefly describe each of the three general commonalities between qualitative data analysis and quantitative data analysis.

Which of the following statements describes both qualitative and quantitative approaches to data analysis?

Explain the process of concept formation in qualitative data research.What role or function do concepts play in qualitative research?

Define the following: -axial coding

Define the following: -concept map

________ refers to a process whereby researchers systematically gather or record data and make it accessible to others.

While analyzing qualitative data,research assistant Evan Evangelista made a first pass through his notes.He read slowly and put a preliminary label in the notes to identify themes in the data.Evan was using

After formulating concepts,qualitative researchers link them together.Which of the following is NOT one of the types of links qualitative researchers make between concepts?

When analyzing his qualitative data,Professor Morton Moskowich made a last pass through his notes,skimming previous codes.He looked for specific information or data that was related to the main themes he had already identified.This is called

Define the following: -qualitative coding

Define the following: -open coding

Which of the following is NOT a qualitative diagram?

Define the following: -infer

Define the following: -data analysis

Which one of the following features is a specific benefit of axial coding?

Describe the features of the analytical memo.In what ways is it related to the coding process during the analysis of qualitative data?

Doing Social Research

Theory and Social Research

Ethics in Social Research

Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study

Designing a Study

Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

Survey Research

Experimental Research

Nonreactive Quantitative Research and Secondary Analysis

Analysis of Quantitative Data

Qualitative Interviewing

Field Research

Nonreactive Qualitative Research

Combining Methods in Social Science Research

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Exam 15: Analysis of Qualitative Data

Define the following: -selective coding

The analytical memo builds a link between _______ and ________.

What kinds of explanations are relevant to qualitative research? What form do they take?

In what ways are qualitative data analysis and quantitative data analysis similar? Identify and briefly describe each of the three general commonalities between qualitative data analysis and quantitative data analysis.

Which of the following statements describes both qualitative and quantitative approaches to data analysis?

Explain the process of concept formation in qualitative data research.What role or function do concepts play in qualitative research?

Define the following: -axial coding

Define the following: -concept map

________ refers to a process whereby researchers systematically gather or record data and make it accessible to others.

While analyzing qualitative data,research assistant Evan Evangelista made a first pass through his notes.He read slowly and put a preliminary label in the notes to identify themes in the data.Evan was using

After formulating concepts,qualitative researchers link them together.Which of the following is NOT one of the types of links qualitative researchers make between concepts?

When analyzing his qualitative data,Professor Morton Moskowich made a last pass through his notes,skimming previous codes.He looked for specific information or data that was related to the main themes he had already identified.This is called

Define the following: -qualitative coding

Define the following: -open coding

Which of the following is NOT a qualitative diagram?

Define the following: -infer

Define the following: -data analysis

Which one of the following features is a specific benefit of axial coding?

Describe the features of the analytical memo.In what ways is it related to the coding process during the analysis of qualitative data?

Doing Social Research

Theory and Social Research

Ethics in Social Research

Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study

Designing a Study

Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

Survey Research

Experimental Research

Nonreactive Quantitative Research and Secondary Analysis

Analysis of Quantitative Data

Qualitative Interviewing

Field Research

Nonreactive Qualitative Research

Combining Methods in Social Science Research

Filters

The analytical memo builds a link between _ and __.