P&B Chapter 23

Question 1

T/F: The first major step in analyzing qualitative data is to organize and index materials for easy retrieval, typically by coding content of the data according to a category scheme

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Physical files in which coded excerpts of data relevant to specific categories are placed (computer programs are now widely used)

Answer 2

conceptual files

Question 3

tabulation of the frequency with which certain themes or relations are supported by the data

Answer 3

quasi-statistics

Question 4

Spradley’s method for analyzing ethnographic data has four levels of analysis:

Answer 4

1. domain analysis (identifying domains or units of cultural knowledge)
2. taxonomic analysis (selecting key domains and constructing taxonomies or systems of classification)
3. componential analysis (comparing and contrasting terms in a domain)
4. theme analysis: uncovering cultural themes

Question 5

In Van Manen’s approach, which involves efforts to grasp the essential meaning of the experience being studied, researchers search for themes, using _____, _____, or _____ approaches.

Answer 5

1. holistic (viewing text as a whole)
2. selective (pulling out key statements and phrases)
3. detailed (analyzing every sentence)

Question 6

Grounded theory uses the ______ ______ method of data analysis which involves identifying characteristics in one piece of data and comparing them with those of others to asses similarity

Answer 6

constant comparative

Question 7

Substantive coding (in which the empirical substance of the topic is conceptualized) involves two types of coding:

Answer 7

open coding: captures what is going on in the data and then selective coding: only variables relating to a core category are coded