(A) By providing hypotheses that can later be tested
(B) By helping with the design of survey questions
(C) By informing the schedule of a structured interview
(D) All of the above
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What is triangulation?
(A) Using three quantitative or three qualitative methods in a project
(B) Cross-checking the results found by different research strategies
(C) Allowing theoretical concepts to emerge from the data
(D) Drawing a triangular diagram to represent the relations between three concepts
Which version of the debate about multi-strategy research suggests that quantitative and qualitative research are compatible?
(A) Technical version
(B) Methodological version
(C) Epistemological version
(D) Feminist version
What is the name of one of the arguments that suggests that research methods are inextricably linked to epistemological commitments?
(A) Triangulation argument
(B) Postmodern argument
(C) Embedded methods argument
(D) Positivist argument
How does quantification help the qualitative researcher avoid being accused of anecdotalism?
(A) By allowing them to focus on extreme examples in the data and ignore the rest
(B) By providing a structure to an otherwise unstructured dataset
(C) By making it more likely that official statistics will be included in their report
(D) By providing some idea of the prevalence of an usual or striking response
In what way does the thematic analysis of interview data suggest quantification?
(A) It demands the use of computer programs like SPSS
(B) It is based on numbers rather than text
(C) It involves establishing the frequency of particular words, phrases or themes
(D) It is usually followed by a stage of rigorous statistical testing
What is “ethnostatistics”?
(A) The study of the way statistics are constructed, interpreted and represented
(B) The study of the way ethnic minorities are represented in official statistics
(C) A new computer program designed to help lay people understand statistics
(D) An interpretivist approach made famous by the work of Garfinkel (1967)
Why is it argued that qualitative research may not really be “naturalistic”?
(A) Because participant observation has to be overt and so causes reactivity effects
(B) Because methods such as interviews and focus groups constitute artificial social settings
(C) Because quantitative methods such as structured observation tend to take place in more naturalistic environments
(D) Because it is concerned with the social world rather than the natural world