Levels of Measurement
What level of measurement is this?
Did you receive treatment? (yes/no)
Nominal
What test would you use if you had two continuous (interval/ratio) variables?
Correlation
For which variable levels of measurement (i.e., Nominal, ordinal, interval ratio) is it appropriate to report the mode?
All of them!
What is line-by-line open coding?
Reading the transcript line by line and noting parts of the transcript related to the research question (AKA coding)
What level of measurement is this?
Score on a standardized depression screener (scores range from 0 to 14)
Interval/continuous (either answer is correct)
Which test would you use if you had two nominal/ordinal variables?
Chi-square
Broadly, what does standard deviation tell us about?
How spread out the distribution of scores is for a variable.
What is an audit trail?
A way to show readers how you came to your conclusions. Examples include memoing/journaling, or a table with what codes make up your themes.
What level of measurement is this?
Age, but answer choices are 18-24, 25-39, 40-59, and 60 and above.
Ordinal
What test would you use if you had a nominal/ordinal variable with 3 or more categories and a continuous (interval/ratio) variable?
ANOVA
What does skewness tell us about a variable's distribution of scores?
Whether it is shaped like a normal bell curve or the responses are "squished" to one side--does anyone remember how we can tell if a variable is skewed?
What is constant comparison?
Comparing the codes identified in your transcripts with each other to put them into similar groups (which become our themes/subthemes)
What is one example of when reporting the mean wouldn't be appropriate?
If the variable is categorical (i.e., nominal, ordinal) or when there are outliers
What test would you run if you had a categorical (i.e., nominal) variable with two categories and an interval/ratio (continuous) variable?
t-Test
What measures of central tendency/ variability are appropriate for continuous (i.e., interval or ratio) variables?
All of them!
Central Tendency: Mean, median, mode
Variability: Range, standard deviation, skewness
What is the difference between inductive and deductive coding?
Inductive: No pre-existing codes before you start analysis
Deductive: Identifying specific codes you are looking for based on the literature before analysis
How do we write up themes?
Start by saying how many themes there will be and providing their names. Then, for each theme, start with a topic sentence naming the theme. Next, share one way that it showed up for participants, followed by a participant quote that demonstrates that. It is also often helpful to have a sentence after the quote to help contextualize it.
Start a new paragraph with a topic sentence describing another way the theme showed up for participants. Follow it with participant quotes and relevant context as appropriate.