Basic Principles of Qualitative Data Analysis – 7 Question – Multiple Choice Quiz

QUESTION 1

1. The researcher collects and analyzes data in an iterative fashion until

   	a.	the project reaches its deadline
   	b.	more participants cannot be recruited
   	c.	data analysis is saturated
   	d.	a theory is rejected

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QUESTION 2

1. Coding, grouping the codes into family of codes, and checking if the list of grouping is present in the second data set leads to the creation of:

   	a.	Memos
   	b.	Theories
   	c.	Open codes
   	d.	Categories

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QUESTION 3

1. A well-defined category that emerged in data analysis should:

   	a.	Respond to the research question, be exhaustive, and be mutually exclusive
   	b.	Contribute to the significance of the study, be creative, and be unique
   	c.	Present overlap with other categories, and be inclusive
   	d.	Emerge from an inductive process, and overlap with other categories

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QUESTION 4

1. The process of making notations next to bits of data that strike the researcher as potentially relevant for answering the research question is called:

   	a.	Category construction
   	b.	Coding
   	c.	Memoing
   	d.	Bracketing

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QUESTION 5

1. In response to an interview question on acculturating to the United States, a second-generation youth says, “I’ve always been conflicted with the feeling that I am not from here and not from there. My parents have a strong affinity to their culture of origin. In more than one occasion they reminded me that I have to stay true to my cultural roots. It’s been difficult.” Which of the following would most likely be a descriptive code you would apply to this portion of the data?

   	a.	Difficulty coping
   	b.	Parents’ frustration
   	c.	Struggle to balance two cultures
   	d.	Embracing cultural diversity

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QUESTION 6

1. Dr. Brown is conducting a study of teachers’ strategies to handle stress. He built his career on researching this issue. He starts out with a set of codes that he developed from his previous studies on teachers’ stress. These codes are known as:

   	a.	Inductive codes
   	b.	Focused codes
   	c.	Analytical codes
   	d.	A priori codes

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QUESTION 7

1. The researcher collected data through interviews, observations, and document analysis. She is making sure her study is validated through:

   	a.	Triangulation
   	b.	Transferability
   	c.	Audit Trail
   	d.	Contextualization