Qualitative Data Analysis Quiz

What are the components involved in formal systems for analysis of qualitative data?

• Conducting surveys, organizing data, and building themes

• Interviewing techniques, transcribing data, and analyzing findings

• Coding techniques, grouping similar information, and relating different ideas

• Summarizing data, finding outliers, and ensuring reliability

According to O’Connor & Gibson (2003), what is the first step in analyzing qualitative data?

• Organizing the data

• Finding and organizing ideas and concepts

• Building over-arching themes

• Ensuring reliability and validity

What is the term used to describe the consistency of research findings?

• Validity

• Triangulation

• Corroboration

• Reliability

What is the purpose of triangulation in qualitative data analysis?

• Ensuring confidentiality of data

• Comparing different research methods

• Enhancing validity and reliability

• Reducing the number of interviews needed

How can researchers ensure validity in the data analysis process?

• Ignoring negative instances in the data

• Using complex statistical analysis

• Conducting more interviews

• Comparing coding strategies with a colleague

What is the term used to describe the accuracy with which a method measures what it is intended to measure?

• Validity

• Reliability

• Corroboration

• Triangulation

What is the most intellectually challenging phase of qualitative data analysis according to Marshall & Ross (1995)?

• Ensuring reliability and validity

• Building over-arching themes

• Organizing data into codes and categories

• Identifying salient themes and recurring ideas

What is the purpose of finding and organizing ideas and concepts in qualitative data analysis?

• To ensure confidentiality

• To conduct focus groups

• To summarize the data

• To identify recurring patterns and beliefs

What is the term used to describe the process of ensuring consistency throughout interviewing, transcribing, and analyzing findings?

• Triangulation

• Validity

• Corroboration

• Reliability

What is the best way to examine the validity of research findings according to Denzin (1978)?

• Using different research methods

• Comparing coding strategies with a colleague

• Conducting focus groups

• Asking participants for feedback