CO - Abstraction (Formative)

Qualitative data analysis involves making sense of the text and image data.

• True

• False

The first step in data analysis is the interpretation the meaning of the data.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The first step is to organize (transcribe/digitize) the data for analysis. the data

Themes or categories are created by grouping the open codes.

• True

• False

Codes have hierarchical relationship if they can be clustered into parent codes and sub-codes.

• True

• False

The researcher must NOT review the purpose and go back to the research question.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The researcher must review the purpose and go back to the research question.

Qualitative data analysis aims to represent data through interpretation of the larger meaning of data.

• True

• False

Emergent codes comes from theoretical and conceptual frameworks.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Preset codes comes from theoretical and conceptual frameworks. Emergent codes are new codes.

A segment is a comprehensible part of the transcribed/digitized data.

• True

• False

Patterns are labels for segments.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Codes are labels for segments. Patterns are relationship amongst categories.

Once codes are categorized, organize them into tabular/figure form.

• True

• False