Question 1

Progressive focusing involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  Refining the study focus by interacting with data during the study period 
B)  Using inductive methods to generate general propositions 
C)  Reputational methods to determine informal leadership in a natural setting 
D)  Coding and then recoding qualitative data in electronic (computerized) format 
E)  The process by which a person selects a field site 
A)  Refining the study focus by interacting with data during the study period 
B)  Using inductive methods to generate general propositions 
C)  Reputational methods to determine informal leadership in a natural setting 
D)  Coding and then recoding qualitative data in electronic (computerized) format 
E)  The process by which a person selects a field site

Question 2

What are the advantages of using computer programs to assist in qualitative analysis? Generally outline how these programs operate and explain how they are designed to facilitate analysis and reporting of qualitative data.

Accepted Answer

Computer-assisted qualitative data anal

Question 3

The data for a qualitative study may be jottings, field notes, and text transcribed from audiotapes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Examining relationships between concepts is important in qualitative analysis because it allows the researcher to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Generalize findings 
B)  Validate findings 
C)  Authenticate findings 
D)  Move from description to explanation 
E)  Identify key variables for future research 
A)  Generalize findings 
B)  Validate findings 
C)  Authenticate findings 
D)  Move from description to explanation 
E)  Identify key variables for future research

Question 5

When a researcher is representing a setting with the participants' terms, she is taking the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Progressive focus 
B)  Participant focus 
C)  Emic focus 
D)  Etic focus 
E)  Qualitative focus 
A)  Progressive focus 
B)  Participant focus 
C)  Emic focus 
D)  Etic focus 
E)  Qualitative focus

Question 6

How is oral history similar to and different from narrative analysis?

Accepted Answer

Narrative analysis focuses on "the story

Question 7

Which of the following is not useful for assessing the quality of qualitative analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Does the analysis illuminate the phenomenon as a lived experience? 
B)  Is the analysis thickly contextualized? 
C)  Does the study produce generalizable findings? 
D)  Is the study historically and relationally grounded? 
E)  Does the researcher describe the research process? 
A)  Does the analysis illuminate the phenomenon as a lived experience? 
B)  Is the analysis thickly contextualized? 
C)  Does the study produce generalizable findings? 
D)  Is the study historically and relationally grounded? 
E)  Does the researcher describe the research process?

Question 8

Visual sociology may use photographs and film as text.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Describe the ethics involved in qualitative data analysis. Do these differ from ethics in other forms of data analysis? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The qualitative data analyst is never fa

Question 10

One researcher examined how people greeted one another on the street, by paying careful attention to their verbal exchanges. This type of research is probably:

Accepted Answer

A)  Oral history 
B)  Narrative analysis 
C)  Ethnography 
D)  Qualitative comparative analysis 
E)  Conversation analysis 
A)  Oral history 
B)  Narrative analysis 
C)  Ethnography 
D)  Qualitative comparative analysis 
E)  Conversation analysis

Question 11

Concepts and analytic insights are usually derived from field notes and interviews after the observation period has ended.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Tacit knowledge is best defined as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Initial responses to observations, made when analyzing field notes 
B)  Information that key informants deliberately withhold from intensive interviews 
C)  Careful considerations of the role of the qualitative researcher in influencing the field site 
D)  Hypotheses taken from field research that can be tested in future research 
E)  Largely unarticulated, contextual understandings of social processes 
A)  Initial responses to observations, made when analyzing field notes 
B)  Information that key informants deliberately withhold from intensive interviews 
C)  Careful considerations of the role of the qualitative researcher in influencing the field site 
D)  Hypotheses taken from field research that can be tested in future research 
E)  Largely unarticulated, contextual understandings of social processes

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Most programs allow multiple codes to be assigned to text. 
B)  Most programs can generate the frequencies of specified codes. 
C)  Most programs can assign codes based on key words. 
D)  Most programs can allow you to revise codes. 
E)  Most programs can identify how context changes word use. 
A)  Most programs allow multiple codes to be assigned to text. 
B)  Most programs can generate the frequencies of specified codes. 
C)  Most programs can assign codes based on key words. 
D)  Most programs can allow you to revise codes. 
E)  Most programs can identify how context changes word use.

Question 14

In qualitative analysis, the first analytic step is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Documentation 
B)  Conceptualization 
C)  Coding 
D)  Categorizing 
E)  Authenticating 
A)  Documentation 
B)  Conceptualization 
C)  Coding 
D)  Categorizing 
E)  Authenticating

Question 15

Elijah Anderson's Code of the Street (1999) is an example of what type of qualitative analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Qualitative comparative analysis 
B)  Narrative analysis 
C)  Content analysis 
D)  Ethnomethodology 
E)  Ethnography 
A)  Qualitative comparative analysis 
B)  Narrative analysis 
C)  Content analysis 
D)  Ethnomethodology 
E)  Ethnography

Question 16

A participant centered understanding attempts to understand something from which perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  Researcher's 
B)  Hermeneutic 
C)  Participants' 
D)  Emic 
E)  Etic 
A)  Researcher's 
B)  Hermeneutic 
C)  Participants' 
D)  Emic 
E)  Etic

Question 17

Qualitative and quantitative methods should always be kept separate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A type of ethnomethodological research that concentrates on talk is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Qualitative comparative analysis 
B)  Narrative analysis 
C)  Ethnography 
D)  Conversation analysis 
E)  Visual sociology 
A)  Qualitative comparative analysis 
B)  Narrative analysis 
C)  Ethnography 
D)  Conversation analysis 
E)  Visual sociology

Question 19

Which of the following is a common form of text used in qualitative analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Transcripts 
B)  Field notes 
C)  Pictures 
D)  Conversation 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Transcripts 
B)  Field notes 
C)  Pictures 
D)  Conversation 
E)  All of the above

Question 20

It is beneficial for researchers always to stick with one qualitative method and not use several together.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Progressive focusing involves:

What are the advantages of using computer programs to assist in qualitative analysis? Generally outline how these programs operate and explain how they are designed to facilitate analysis and reporting of qualitative data.

The data for a qualitative study may be jottings, field notes, and text transcribed from audiotapes.

Examining relationships between concepts is important in qualitative analysis because it allows the researcher to:

When a researcher is representing a setting with the participants' terms, she is taking the:

How is oral history similar to and different from narrative analysis?

Which of the following is not useful for assessing the quality of qualitative analysis?

Visual sociology may use photographs and film as text.

Describe the ethics involved in qualitative data analysis. Do these differ from ethics in other forms of data analysis? Explain.

One researcher examined how people greeted one another on the street, by paying careful attention to their verbal exchanges. This type of research is probably:

Concepts and analytic insights are usually derived from field notes and interviews after the observation period has ended.

Tacit knowledge is best defined as:

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

In qualitative analysis, the first analytic step is:

Elijah Anderson's Code of the Street (1999) is an example of what type of qualitative analysis?

A participant centered understanding attempts to understand something from which perspective?

Qualitative and quantitative methods should always be kept separate.

A type of ethnomethodological research that concentrates on talk is:

Which of the following is a common form of text used in qualitative analysis?

It is beneficial for researchers always to stick with one qualitative method and not use several together.

Science, Society, and Social Research

The Process and Problems of Social Research

Ethics in Research

Conceptualization and Measurement

Sampling and Generalizability

Causation and Experimental Design

Survey Research

Elementary Quantitative Data Analysis

Qualitative Methods: Observing, Participating, Listening

Unobtrusive Measures

Evaluation Research

Filters

Exam 10: Qualitative Data Analysis

Progressive focusing involves:

What are the advantages of using computer programs to assist in qualitative analysis? Generally outline how these programs operate and explain how they are designed to facilitate analysis and reporting of qualitative data.

The data for a qualitative study may be jottings, field notes, and text transcribed from audiotapes.

Examining relationships between concepts is important in qualitative analysis because it allows the researcher to:

When a researcher is representing a setting with the participants' terms, she is taking the:

How is oral history similar to and different from narrative analysis?

Which of the following is not useful for assessing the quality of qualitative analysis?

Visual sociology may use photographs and film as text.

Describe the ethics involved in qualitative data analysis. Do these differ from ethics in other forms of data analysis? Explain.

One researcher examined how people greeted one another on the street, by paying careful attention to their verbal exchanges. This type of research is probably:

Concepts and analytic insights are usually derived from field notes and interviews after the observation period has ended.

Tacit knowledge is best defined as:

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

In qualitative analysis, the first analytic step is:

Elijah Anderson's Code of the Street (1999) is an example of what type of qualitative analysis?

A participant centered understanding attempts to understand something from which perspective?

Qualitative and quantitative methods should always be kept separate.

A type of ethnomethodological research that concentrates on talk is:

Which of the following is a common form of text used in qualitative analysis?

It is beneficial for researchers always to stick with one qualitative method and not use several together.

Science, Society, and Social Research

The Process and Problems of Social Research

Ethics in Research

Conceptualization and Measurement

Sampling and Generalizability

Causation and Experimental Design

Survey Research

Elementary Quantitative Data Analysis

Qualitative Methods: Observing, Participating, Listening

Unobtrusive Measures

Evaluation Research

Filters