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An example of the positivist approach is...
Chemistry and physics
Astrology
Philosophy
Sociology
2
A closed question survey is and example of which type of method
Quantitative method
Qualitative method
Descriptive method
Deep analysis
3
Quantivative research is about
Questionnaires
Experience
Numbers & statistics
Observation
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True or false – Qualitative Research is normally based on large number of responses
True
False
5
Sample size in qualitative research is
Big
Small
6
Which of the following is
false
...Epistemology is defined as
The theory of knowledge and the methods used
Validity
The nature of belief
The theory of knowledge
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Bias (not a valid critique of qualitative research) is associated with _ research.
Phenomenological
Interpretivist
Positivist
Naturalistic enquiry
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Which of the following is
not
a criticism of qualitative research?
The studies are difficult to replicate
There is a lack of transparency
The accounts are too subjective and impressionistic
The approach is too rigid and inflexible
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What is NOT another name for the interpretive approach
Naturalistic inquiry
Case study
Field Research
Deduction
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Which of these is NOT a kind of research?
Informal
Casual
Exploratory
Descriptive
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Theoretical concerns in qualitative research
Explores theoretical questions
Is not interested in peoples experiences
Seeks to understand people through lived experiences
12
I learned what qualitative research is today
YES!!! ;)
NO :(
13
Which of these is NOT an advantage of Qualitative Design?
Large amounts of data in a short time
low cost
useful when it would be unethical to experiment
easy to set up
14
True or false: Quantitative research is more subjective while qualitative research is more objective
True
False
15
What reading do I have to do next week
None
I can find it on the Online Hub
Willig. (2013) chpt 1 pp 4 - 22
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What is qualitative data?
Data based on quality
Data based on opinions
Data based your own opinion
Data based on numbers
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Which of the following does
NOT
belong to the Quantitative paradigm
Generalisability
Significance
Themes
Hypothesis testing
18
Qualitative research focuses on
words, interpretations
numbers, calculations
statistics, surveys
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Conclusions from qualitative research are
seldom defensible.
of descriptive value only.
less certain than from quantitative research.
of little practical use.
20
Thick description is
Detailing feelings, actions, beliefs
Describing someone who is not very intelligent
Critiquing the participant
An unintelligent way of expressing one's self
21
Statistic is used in qualitative research..
Yes, descriptive statistics are used sometimes
Yes, inferential descriptives are used sometimes
Only when mixed methods research is used
Never
22
Qualitative Research is about
The reasons why things happen
Statistical significance
Who knows
Facts & figures
23
Who coined the phrase; there are lies, damn lies and statistics?
Mark Twine
Mark Twain
Albert Einstein
Mark Twin
24
Positivism is said to ....(tick any that apply)
Test an hypothesis
Statistical measurement
Predict behaviour
Be value free
25
Another term for the interpretivist approach
Descriptive approach
Positivist approach
Predicitive approach
Quantitative approach
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Qualitative methods are considered to be less valid than quantitative methods.
True
False
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what does qualitative mean ?
relating to, measuring, or measured by the quantity of something rather tha
relating to, measuring, or measured by the quality of something rather than
false
28
An abstract should be written
Before the methodology section
Last
First
At the proposal stage
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The study of just one individual, situation, institution, in qualitative research is called..
ethnography
biography
phenomenology
case study
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What coined the phrase there are lies, damm lies and statistics
Albert Einstein
Mark Twine
Mark Twin
Mark Twain
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The quantitative imperative is ...
Something that is crucial
Affirmation
Qualitative methodology
Measurement of a phenomena
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Reflexivity in qualitative research
Encourages the researcher to think about their role in the research
Encourages the exploration of a single external reality
Encourages the researcher to remain objective
33
Qualitative research provides answers to questions:
How? Why? What?
How often? To what extent?
How much? How many?
34
How would you describe a paradigm?
Reality
A experiment
A fact
A pattern or model
35
Which one of the following is
false.
...Ontology is about
The nature of being
The nature of existence
What is believed to be true
What is false
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Qualitative research is concerned with understanding the ( ) in which behavior occurs.
context
reliability
validity
variables
