Characteristics of Qualitative Research

Qualitative research can be subjective.

______

• True

• False

2. Qualitative research takes place in a natural setting.

• True

• False

3. The researcher in a qualitative study is the primary instrument in data

collection.

• True

• False

4. Phenomenology is studying a certain cultural group.

• True

• False

5. Grounded theory is discovering a new theory along the process of

data collection.

• True

• False

6. Qualitative research is sometimes hard to prove.

• True

• False

7. Content and discourse analysis requires the examination or analysis

of the substance or content of the communication.

• True

• False

8. Case study is conducted for a short period of time.

• True

• False

9. Phenomenology is studying about people’s experiences.

• True

• False

10. Ethnography is the study of people’s traumatic experiences.

• True

• False