A characteristic of qualitative analysis is that
1. it deals with data presented in words
2. it contains a minimum of quantitative measurement
3. it employs a minimum of standardisation and statistical techniques
4. all of the above
Qualitative analysis aims to
1. generate inductive generalisations in a rigorous and scholarly manner
2. transform and interpret qualitative data in a rigorous and scholarly manner
3. produce statistically valid conclusions in a rigorous and scholarly manner
4. produce statistically valid conclusions in a rigorous and scholarly manner
In general, qualitative analysis is conducted using
1. analytic induction and grounded theory
2. discourse analysis, deconstructionism and conversation analysis
3. hermeneutics, postmodernism and dramaturgical analysis
4. all of the above
The common element of the diverse methods of qualitative analysis is
1. their affiliation with interpretive or hermeneutic paradigms
2. the understanding of the world as being socially constructed through language
3. the notion that analysis deals with the presentation of cultural representations treated as texts
4. all of the above
Analysis in qualitative research is conducted
1. during data collection
2. after data collection
3. partly during and partly after data collection
4. all of the above
Analytic induction contains
1. induction only
2. deduction only
3. induction and deduction
4. none of the above
The types of coding employed in grounded theory research are
1. axial coding, normative coding and selective coding
2. open coding, axial coding and selective coding
3. theoretical coding, axial coding and open coding
4. normative coding, axial coding and open coding
Analysis of data collected using narrative interviews employs
1. formal textual analysis and structural description of the content
2. analytic abstraction and knowledge analysis
3. comparisons and construction of the theoretical model
4. all of the above
In qualitative research, a matrix is
1. a form of a summary table that contains verbal or text data on a research point
2. a picture including text that explains a particular topic
3. an index explaining trends in summary data relating to a particular topic
4. none of the above
Which of the following is not one of the four components of the construction–deconstruction model?
1. comparative differentiation
2. contextual construction of meanings
3. intensive modification of contexts
4. testing of results