T4 Qualitative Research Design

Question 1

To explain and gain insight and understanding of phenomena through intensive collection of narrative data

Answer 1

QUALITATIVE

Question 1

Subjective

Answer 1

QUALITATIVE

Question 2

Natural setting

Answer 2

QUALITATIVE

Question 3

Purposive: Intent to select “small” sample to get in-depth understanding

Answer 3

QUALITATIVE

Question 4

Raw data are in words.

Answer 4

QUALITATIVE

Question 5

Uses observations or scripts from interviews

Answer 5

QUALITATIVE

Question 6

To explain, predict, and/or control phenomena through focused collection of numerical data

Answer 6

QUANTITATIVE

Question 7

Objective

Answer 7

QUANTITATIVE

Question 8

Controlled to the degree possible

Answer 8

QUANTITATIVE

Question 9

Random: Intent to select “large” representative sample to generalize results to a population

Answer 9

QUANTITATIVE

Question 10

Raw data are numbers.

Answer 10

QUANTITATIVE

Question 11

Involves statistics

Answer 11

QUANTITATIVE

Question 12

Used to DESCRIBE, ANALYZE & UNDERSTAND a single or group of patients

Answer 12

CASE STUDIES

Question 13

Seeks to draw meaning from complex realities through analysis of subjective narrative materials within the individual’s social context

Answer 13

PHENOMENOLOGY

Question 14

Studies the social situation of specific cultural groups of people about their attitude, beliefs & behaviors

Answer 14

ETHNOGRAPHY

Question 15

Uses data to develop a theory that will explain what is observed

Answer 15

GROUNDED THEORY

Question 16

Researcher is immersed in the subject’s way of life to understand the cultural aspect of behavior and feelings

Answer 16

ETHNOGRAPHY

Question 17

Development of hypothesis as the data unfolds using inductive processes

Answer 17

GROUNDED THEORY