Q. What is a hypothesis?

  • (A) a statement that the researcher wants to test through the data collected in a study.
  • (B) a research question the results will answer.
  • (C) a theory that underpins the study.
  • (D) a statistical method for calculating the extent to which the results could have happened by chance.
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βœ… Correct Answer: (A) a statement that the researcher wants to test through the data collected in a study.

Q. . The process of marking segments of data with symbols, descriptive words, or category names is known as _______.

  • (A) concurring
  • (B) coding
  • (C) colouring
  • (D) segmenting
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βœ… Correct Answer: (B) coding

Q. What is the cyclical process of collecting and analysing data during a single research study called?

  • (A) interim analysis
  • (B) inter analysis
  • (C) inter-item analysis
  • (D) constant analysis
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βœ… Correct Answer: (A) interim analysis

Q. The process of quantifying data is referred to as _________.

  • (A) typology
  • (B) diagramming
  • (C) enumeration
  • (D) coding
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βœ… Correct Answer: (C) enumeration

Q. An advantage of using computer programs for qualitative data is that they _______.

  • (A) can reduce time required to analyse data (i.e., after the data are transcribed)
  • (B) help in storing and organising data
  • (C) make many procedures available that are rarely done by hand due to time constraints
  • (D) all of the above
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βœ… Correct Answer: (D) all of the above

Q. Boolean operators are words that are used to create logical combinations.

  • (A) true
  • (B) false
  • (C) ---
  • (D) ---
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βœ… Correct Answer: (A) true

Q. __________ are the basic building blocks of qualitative data.

  • (A) categories
  • (B) units
  • (C) individuals
  • (D) none of the above
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βœ… Correct Answer: (A) categories

Q. This is the process of transforming qualitative research data from written interviews or field notes into typed text.

  • (A) segmenting
  • (B) coding
  • (C) transcription
  • (D) mnemoning
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βœ… Correct Answer: (C) transcription

Q. A challenge of qualitative data analysis is that it often includes data that are unwieldy and complex; it is a major challenge to make sense of the large pool of data.

  • (A) true
  • (B) false
  • (C) ---
  • (D) ---
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βœ… Correct Answer: (A) true

Q. Hypothesis testing and estimation are both types of descriptive statistics.

  • (A) true
  • (B) false
  • (C) ---
  • (D) ---
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βœ… Correct Answer: (B) false

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