Step 4: Analyze the Data Flashcards
What are the 2 types of measurement errors in quantitative data?
Random errors - variable, unpredictable chance errors
Systematic - error occurs consistently
Who is the person contributing the information that will be analyzed in a quantitative and a qualitative study?
Quantitative
- study participant
- respondent
Qualitative
- study participant
- informant
- key informant
Who is the person undertaking the study in a quantitative and a qualitative study?
Researcher/investigator for both
What is being studied in a quantitative and a qualitative study?
Quantitative
- Concepts
- Constructs
- Variables
Qualitative
- Phenomena
- Concepts
What information is gathered in a quantitative and qualitative study?
Quantitative
- data
- numerical values
Qualitative
- data
- narrative descriptions
What are the connections between concepts that are being analyzed in a quantitative and qualitative study?
Quantitative
- Relationships (cause and effect, associative)
Qualitative
- patterns of associations
What is the logical reasoning process used during analysis of a quantitative and qualitative study?
Quantitative
- deductive reasoning (top down)
Qualitative
- inductive reasoning (bottom up)
What is the quality of evidence being analyzed in a quantitative and qualitative study?
Quantitative
- reliability
- validity
- generalizability
Qualitative
- trustworthiness
What is involved in the analysis of a mixed methodology study?
What is the focus?
Integration of the strands
- the strands are the qualitative and quantitative components
Meta-inference
- The insights derived from integrating qualitative and quantitative inferences at the end of the study
- Interpretative level after separate analyses have been completed
Focus
- congruence
- complementarity
What are strands in the mixed methodological study?
Parts of the mixed method design, typically either the qualitative or quantitative component
What is inference quality as it refers to a mixed methodological study?
The believability and accuracy of inductively and deductively derived conclusions
What is inference transferability as it refers to a mixed methodological study?
The degree to which conclusions can be applied to other similar people or contexts
What does the integrative framework for inference quality of a mixed methodological study consist of?
Design quality
Interpretive rigour
What is skewed data?
A long tail on one side or the other of a curve of a data set
What is a negative skew?
- Long tail on the negative side of the peak
- Also called “skewed to the left”
- Mean is shifted to the left of the peak
What is a positive skew?
- Long tail on the positive side of the peak
- Also called “skewed to the right”
- Mean shifted to the right of the peak
What type of skew shows the peak to the left of the mean?
Right or positive skew
What type of skew shows the peak to the right of the mean?
Left or negative skew
What is the extreme thoroughness and accuracy in research that is achieved through strict methods, processes, or procedures?
How is this expressed in quantitative and qualitative studies?
Rigour
Quantitative research, rigour is expressed as
o Validity
o Reliability
Qualitative research, rigour is expressed as
o Trustworthiness
o It may just be called rigour
Regardless of the paradigm used in a research study, what are the goals?
What is a study considered if it meets these goals?
MEMORY: CANT do it
C - consistency
A - applicability
N - neutrality
T - truth value
Rigorous if it meets these goals
How is the goal of truth value expressed in quantitative and qualitative studies?
Quantitative
- internal validity
Qualitative
- credibility
How is the goal of applicability expressed in quantitative and qualitative studies?
Quantitative
- external validity
Qualitative
- fittingness/transferability
How is the goal of consistency expressed in quantitative and qualitative studies?
Quantitative
- reliability
Qualitative
- auditability/dependability
How is the goal of neutrality expressed in quantitative and qualitative studies?
Quantitative
- objectivity
Qualitative
- confirmability