Qualitative Research Quiz

What is the key characteristic of qualitative research?

• Random sampling.

• Unique case orientation.

• Generalization to the population.

• Standardized tests and measures.

Which of these is NOT a method of data collection in occupational safety and health perspectives?

• Interviews.

• Experiments.

• Observations.

• Questionnaires.

Which of the following is the statement of purpose in a research study?

• Specify the type of people to be used in the study.

• Identify the intent or objective of the study.

• Identify the design of the study.

• Describe the study.

What is a good qualitative problem statement?

• Conveys a sense of emerging design.

• Specifies a research hypothesis to be tested.

• Defines the independent and dependent variables.

• Specify the relationship between variables that the researcher expects to find.

Which of the following is TRUE for hypothesis in a qualitative research study?

• Very specific and stated prior to beginning of the study.

• Always stated after the research study has been completed.

• Generated as the data are collected, interpreted, and analyzed.

• None of the above.

Which one of the following is NOT a major method of data collection?

• Focus group.

• Questionnaire.

• Secondary data.

• Correlational method.

Choose the CORRECT order for the development of research ideas.

• Research topic, research problem, research purpose, research question, hypothesis.

• Research topic, research purpose, research problem, research question, hypothesis.

• Research topic, research problem, hypothesis, research purpose, research question.

• Research topic, hypothesis, research problem, research question research purpose.

A review of the literature prior to formulating research questions allows the researcher to _______________.

• decide the population of interest

• become familiar with prior research about interest

• identify the potential methodological problems in the research area

• develop a list of pertinent problems relatives to the phenomenon

What is the graph used to visually examine the relationship between two qualitative variables?

• Pie graphs.

• Bar graphs.

• Scatter plot.

• Line graphs.

Which of the graph that uses vertical bars to represent data?

• Bar graph.

• Line graph.

• Scatter plot.

• Vertical graph.