Qualitative Methods Quiz

When writing up a research project the researcher describes in detail, how biases, assumptions, and personal perspectives were identified and set aside, or bracketed. Which criterion for reliability and validity was met?

Credibility

Which of the following methods are used to judge the quality of qualitative research? (Select all that apply)

Credibility Transferability Dependability Confirmability

In qualitative research, a guiding principle in deciding sample size is:

Data Saturation

A researcher examines the norms, rules, and values of the staff of a large long-term care facility. Which type of research does this represent?

Ethnography

Combining qualitative and quantitative methods in a single study is known as

Mixed method design

A researcher is conducting a study in which participants are asked to describe the lived experience of being a caregiver of a parent with Alzheimer's disease. Which type of qualitative study does this represent?

Phenomenology

Which of the following is true with regard to comparing qualitative and quantitative research methods?

Qualitative research is often inductive in nature, whereas quantitative research is deductive in nature.

Qualitative research examines which of the following characteristics of a phenomenon?

Quality

The researcher collecting data realizes that she is beginning to hear the same things repeatedly and there are no new themes emerging. The researcher realizes that what has occurred?

Saturation