What should be the determining factor for a researcher to conduct a qualitative study?
A) The need to test a theory
B) The nature of the research question
C) The age and gender of the study participants
D) The availability of valid instruments to measure the phenomenon

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Correct B: Each research method originates in a philosophy of research and matches the nature of the research question.
Incorrect A: Qualitative studies are often represented as theory generating studies.
Incorrect C: These demographic variables may be characteristics of subjects or participants in quantitative or qualitative research studies.
Incorrect D: Instruments to measure variables are not used in qualitative research studies.

What Should Be the Determining Factor for a Researcher to Conduct