Week 5

Question 1

Define trustworthiness

Answer 1

Assessing the quality of qualitative research

Question 2

Define deductive reasoning

Answer 2

Reasoning begins with a theory, support it with an observation and eventually arrives at a confirmation

Question 3

Define inductive reasoning

Answer 3

Reasoning begins with an observation, supports it with patterns and then arrives at a hypothesis or theory

Question 4

Define rigor

Answer 4

A way to establish trust or confidence in the findings of a research study

Question 5

Define confirmability

Answer 5

Is a measure of how well inquiry’s findings are supported by the data collected

Question 6

Define dependability

Answer 6

Similar to validity

Is the assessment of the quality of the processes of data collection and analysis and theory generation

Question 7

Define transferability

Answer 7

Transferability is a characteristic that indicates to what extent the study findings can be generalized or applied to individuals or groups (contexts or settings)

Question 8

Define credibility

Answer 8

Credibility is an evaluation of whether the research findings represent a ‘credible’ conceptual interpretation of the data drawn from the participants original data
Whether the findings are truthful and believable
Use triangulation

Question 9

How can you judge the rigour and trustworthiness of a qualitative research article

Answer 9

Transferability
Dependability
Confirmability