Deck 14: What Do the Qualitative Data Mean

Question 1

Why is qualitative research often viewed as less significant than quantitative research?

A) Qualitative data are easier to analyze than quantitative data.
B) Questions answered by qualitative research are usually less clinically important.
C) Qualitative research does not use systematic methods of analysis.
D) Qualitative analysis is more subjective than quantitative analysis.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Coding is a data analysis method used by qualitative researchers that involves:

A) analyzing descriptive data.
B) analyzing inferential statistics.
C) attaching labels to each line of a transcript.
D) categorizing individual data.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

A researcher who groups the data from interview transcripts into 15 preliminary categories is using which type of coding?

A) Axial
B) Open
C) Reductive
D) Software-assisted

Answer 3

B

Question 4

A nurse researcher participated in a qualitative study regarding perception of arthritic pain in relation to functional abilities required for the role of parent. Findings revealed the theme of planning activities at pain-limited times of the day as a coping strategy. Use of this information in practice is an example of which process?

A) Analysis of research findings
B) Evaluation of research findings
C) Interpretation of research findings
D) Synthesis of research findings

Question 5

Which of the following represents the highest level of qualitative data research?

A) A study categorizing different types of grief responses
B) A study describing the stages of grief
C) A study of grief responses that includes analysis of subjects who did not exhibit a standard response
D) A study that comprehensively explains the ways humans experience grief

Question 6

Which of the following is a strategy for generating meaning from qualitative data?

A) Noting patterns or themes and building a logical chain of evidence
B) Clustering, counting, and making metaphors
C) Making contrasts or comparisons and noting relationships between variables
D) All of these are correct.

Question 7

In which situation would a researcher be most concerned about representativeness?

A) Other researchers have not obtained similar results from similar studies.
B) The researcher cannot explain several exceptional cases that do not support the findings.
C) The researcher's presence may have affected the way participants responded.
D) The researcher used data reduction instead of traditional coding to analyze the data.

Question 8

A researcher would most likely seek participant feedback on study results for which reason?

A) To establish the validity of the coding method used
B) To create an auditable chain of evidence for other researchers
C) To ensure that the body of participants was truly representative of the group
D) To increase the credibility of the study's conclusions

Question 9

Which of the following is a characteristic of a qualitative research report written as a realist tale?

A) It incorporates many details about the individual performing the research.
B) It is written in third-person voice.
C) The methods are described in great detail.
D) All of these are correct.

Question 10

In which scenario would the researcher most likely choose the impressionist tale style of writing?

A) Describing the adjustment process experienced by patients who have surgery to correct vision
B) Telling the lived experience of patients with macular degeneration
C) Reporting objectively on attitudes toward vision loss and corrective interventions in a developing country
D) Describing historical explanations of and interventions for vision loss

Question 11

Which of the following best describes a qualitative research report written as an impressionist tale?

A) A real-life account that incorporates many details about the individuals studied
B) An account that includes a great deal of information about how the study was conducted
C) An unstructured account that has a flowing, less formal writing style
D) An account that allows the researcher to present personal experiences as a participant observer in story format

Question 12

Which step would a qualitative researcher take to establish confirmability?

A) Recognize and account for potential biases.
B) Suggest other settings where the findings could be tested.
C) Use different research methods to gather and compare the data.
D) Use coding checks to demonstrate agreement among the themes.

Question 13

A researcher studying the experience of amputees notes that all but two participants give very similar descriptions of phantom limb sensation. Which strategy would the researcher most likely use to improve the credibility of the study?

A) Triangulation
B) Reflexive journaling
C) Member checks
D) Negative case analysis

Question 14

The primary advantage to using computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software is its simplification of the data entry and coding process.

Question 15

The trustworthiness of carefully performed research can still be called into question if the researcher does not have an auditable paper trail.