Select True or False for the following statements:
1. Researchers should fit their research question
to the research method they prefer to use.
2. The researcher exerts tight controls over the
research situation in qualitative research.
3. The steps to follow in quantitative research are
firmly fixed and cannot be changed.
4. Many research questions are appropriate for
mixed methods research.
5. Qualitative researchers are very concerned with
the generalizability of their study findings.
6. The number of participants is generally larger
in qualitative research than in quantitative
research.
7. Communicating study results is an important
step in the research process.
8. Which statement is true when comparing qualitative
research to quantitative research?
A. Qualitative research is easier to conduct
than quantitative research.
B. The amount of data to be analyzed is usually greater in
qualitative studies than in
quantitative studies.
C. The amount of time needed to conduct a
qualitative study is usually less than in a
quantitative study.
D. Qualitative research focuses on an individual, whereas
quantitative research focuses
on a group.
9. Which data collection methods are the most
appropriate for a qualitative study?
A. closed-ended questions and nonparticipant
Observations
B. participant observations and semistructured interviews
C. structured interviews and physiological
measures
D. closed-ended questions and structured
interviews
E. All of these data-collection methods would
probably be considered.
10. When both qualitative and quantitative research methods
are used simultaneously in the
same study, this procedure is called:
A. mixed methods
B. meta-analysis
C. multitrait/multimethod
D. methodological plurality
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