Exam 17: Mixed Research

Which of the following is a characteristic or strength of qualitative research?

Explain how to use the notational system that is used to depict mixed research designs.

A researcher wants to understand why people are willing to handle snakes as a part of their church activities in several rural churches in Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia. He makes qualitative observations at several churches but also hands out fairly lengthy instruments that quantitatively measure several constructs (IQ, religiosity, self-esteem, and political attitudes). He keeps the qualitative and quantitative data separately during analysis. He does some mixing during the discussion of his report as to how the qualitative and quantitative insights are related. Which design is this?

Mixed research designs:

One difficulty when writing a mixed research report is the worry that the reader might not be well versed in both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies.

Mixed methods research:

Describe the eight major steps in the mixed research process.

The compatibility thesis:

In Dr. Wright's most current research publication, the majority of the data are quantitative. However, there are some qualitative data reported. This is an example of which type of research design?

Triangulation is used by researchers to put together results obtained through multiple measures collected by qualitative and quantitative methods.

In the design, QUALQUAN we know that the qualitative and quantitative components were equally emphasized and that the qualitative component was conducted before the quantitative component.

List several synonyms for the term mixed research.

Which of the following is NOT one of the major steps in the mixed research process?

The combination of symbols QUAL quan says that the qualitative paradigm is the dominant paradigm used in the research study and a follow-up quantitative component is included in the study.

A researcher's most current study confirmed the theory and hypotheses that he set out to test. However, he did not observe another occurrence that could better explain the results he found. This is a common weakness of which research design?

Qualitizing involves which of the following?

A researcher who was trained in qualitative research designs will tend to design a mixed research study that is interactive.

List the major strengths and limitations of qualitative research.

What is this rationale for mixed research: Seeks to extend the breadth and range of inquiry by using different methods for different inquiry components?

A researcher wants to understand the culture of the band in a high school. He gives both quantitative and qualitative research paradigms equal weight. He first administers a standardized questionnaire to all of the band members. Later, he conducts 45 minute in-depth, open-ended interviews with all band members. Which design is this?