Qualitative Research Basics

What is the main goal of data collection methods in qualitative research?

• To quantify numerical data

• To create statistical models

• To gather in-depth insights and understand social phenomena

• To predict future trends

Explain the difference between exploratory, descriptive, and explanatory research design types.

• Exploratory research focuses on exploring a topic, descriptive research describes characteristics, and explanatory research explains relationships.

• Exploratory research involves experiments, descriptive research involves surveys, and explanatory research involves observations.

Why is it important to consider ethical considerations in qualitative research?

• To protect participants' rights, maintain integrity, and ensure credibility and trustworthiness of findings.

• To ignore potential biases in the research

• To manipulate data for desired outcomes

• To save time and resources

Define purposive sampling and provide an example of when it might be used.

• Purposive sampling is a random sampling technique where researchers choose participants based on chance.

• Purposive sampling is a sampling technique used only in qualitative research studies.

• Purposive sampling involves selecting participants based on their age and gender.

• Purposive sampling is a non-probability sampling technique where researchers choose participants based on specific characteristics relevant to the research purpose.

Name one data collection method commonly used in qualitative research.

• Experiments

• Surveys

• Interviews

• Observations

How does snowball sampling work in qualitative research?

• Snowball sampling requires participants to complete a survey online.

• Snowball sampling is based on the researcher's personal bias.

• Snowball sampling involves randomly selecting participants from a population.

• Snowball sampling works by initial participants referring other potential participants, creating a 'snowball' effect.

What are the key principles of ethical considerations in qualitative research?

• Forced participation, lack of transparency, ignoring participant well-being

• Informed consent, confidentiality, voluntary participation, minimizing harm, ensuring participant well-being

Discuss the advantages purposive sampling.

• Random selection for in-depth insights

• Limited selection for broad insights

• Increased bias and generalizability

• Targeted selection for in-depth insights.

What is a type of purposive sampling techniques?

• stratified sampling

• snowball sampling

• assumptive sampling

• random sampling

Explain the concept of saturation in qualitative research.

• Saturation in qualitative research is the process of removing irrelevant data from the analysis.

• Saturation in qualitative research means the data is too overwhelming to analyze effectively.

• Saturation in qualitative research is the point at which new data no longer brings additional insights or changes to the emerging themes or patterns.

• Saturation in qualitative research refers to the color intensity of data collected.