Mini Test 9 - actually 10

Question 1

An audit trail is:

Answer 1

the decisions made by the researcher to reach the conclusions presented.

Question 2

Triangulation involves

Answer 2

researching the topic from different perspectives.

Question 3

It is important to present quotes from:

Answer 3

a variety of participants.

Question 4

In a qualitative paper you would expect the relationship between the researcher and participants to be:

Answer 4

described.

Question 5

Qualitative researchers prefer to use alternatives to the terms validity and [a] that are used to assess the [b] of [c] studies. In fact, some qualitative researchers prefer to use the term [d] in preference to rigour. For reliability, or ‘repeatability’ in quantitative research, [e] researchers use the term [f]. For internal validity (the extent to which a tool measures what is purports to [g]), qualitative researchers use the term [h]. For generalisability (also known as external validity) qualitative researchers use the term [i]. Even the term objectivity is contested in qualitative research, which is highly interpretive. The preferred term is [j].

Choose from: dependability, credibility, trustworthiness, measure, transferability, confirmability, reliability, rigour, quantitative, qualitative.

Answer 5

Specified Answer for: a Reliability

Specified Answer for: b Rigour

Specified Answer for: c Quantitative

Specified Answer for: d Trustworthiness

Specified Answer for: e Qualitative

Specified Answer for: f Dependability

Specified Answer for: g Measure

Specified Answer for: h Credibility

Specified Answer for: i Transferability

Specified Answer for: j Confirmability