Qualitative Methods - Paper 3 - OLD SYLLABUS

What is...qualitative data?

• Unreliable data
• Data that involves numbers and quantities.
• Data that involves descriptions and summaries. 
• Data gathered from experimentation.

What is...quantitative data?

• Unreliable data
• Data that involves numbers and quantities.
• Data that involves descriptions and summaries. 
• Data gathered from observation.

What is...a participant observation?

• An observation that involves not telling the subjects that they are being observed.
• An observation that involves the researcher becoming a member of the group they’re observing.
• An observation that takes place in a natural environment. 
• An observation that takes place in a laboratory.

What is...a covert observation?

• An observation that involves not telling the subjects that they are being observed.
• An observation that involves the researcher becoming a member of the group they’re observing.
• An observation that takes place in a natural environment. 
• An observation that takes place in a laboratory.

What is...a focus group interview?

• An interview conducted on a small group at the same time. 
• An interview method that involves asking questions in a way so the participant has to construct a narrative-type response. 
• An interview that has a guide and some structure, but there is freedom to deviate.
• An interview that has no structure.

What is...a narrative interview?

• An interview conducted on a small group at the same time. 
• An interview method that involves asking questions in a way so the participant has to construct a narrative-type response. 
• An interview that has a guide and some structure, but there is freedom to deviate.
• An interview that has no structure.

What is...a semi-structured interview?

• An interview conducted on a small group at the same time. 
• An interview method that involves asking questions in a way so the participant has to construct a narrative-type response. 
• An interview that has a guide and some structure, but there is freedom to deviate.
• An interview that has no structure.

What should researchers consider when planning an interview?

• Sampling method
• Ethical considerations
• Triangulation
• All of these.

What should researchers consider when conducting an interview?

• Their body language
• Follow-up questions for clarification
• How they should record the responses
• All of these.

What should researchers consider when analyzing data from an interview?

• Triangulation.
• What type of transcription to use.
• Debriefing.
• All of these.