1) In general how many interviews should be included in a qualitative study?
A. At least five interviews
B. As many as you can conduct in the time and space available
C. Until data saturation is reached
D. At least 20 interviews
2) Feminism, ethnocentricism, Marxism, and cultural studies have all emerged from what epistemology and ontology?
A. Material-realist ontology and subjectivist epistemology
B. Material-realist ontology and objective epistemology
C. Relativist ontology and objective epistemology
D. Relativist ontology and subjectivist epistemology
3) Which approach toward data is more aligned with qualitative research?
A. Emic science that is idiographic and case-based
B. Etic science that is idiographic and case-based
C. Emic science based on probabilities and large numbers of randomly selected cases
D. Etic science based on probabilities and large numbers of randomly selected cases
4) The systematic examination and interpretation of a data set, to identify patterns, biases, themes, and or meanings is:
A. Coding
B. Content analysis
C. Analytic induction
D. All of the above
5) What qualitative design seeks to move beyond detail and description to generate or discover a theory?
A. Grounded Theory
B. Ethnography
C. Phenomenology
D. Narrative
E. Case study
6) In a qualitative study, which of the following is mostly likely to appear as an outcome of the study?
A. Plot and scatter graph
B. Pie graph
C. Narrative or essay
D. Scientific report
7) Which is not an appropriate outcome of a focus group interview:
A. Generating research hypotheses for further investigation via quantitative approaches
B. Generalizing interview results across a population
C. Re-interpreting previously collected qualitative data and results
D. Obtaining general or background information on a topic of interest
8) The primary means of data collection in an ethnography include:
A. Observation
B. Critical review of documents
C. Focus groups
D. Individual interviews
9) Within qualitative research the primary instrument for data collection is typically...?
A. A survey
B. A model
C. A tape recorder
D. The researcher
10) Which social science is not researchable using qualitative methods?
A. Anthropology
B. Sociology
C. Psychology
D. Philosophy
E. Education
F. They are all researchable using qualitative methods