Measurement and Data Quality
Blood type is an example of what would be measured on this scale
What is Nominal Scale
The middle score of all the scores in a distribution from highest to lowest
What is Median
The results section of a research article summarizes the results of this
What is statistical analysis
The researcher in the field collecting data changes this type of design
What is emergent design
These are the four levels of analysis in ethnographic analysis
What is Domain, taxonomic, axial, and theme
School tests are an example of this level of measurement
What is Interval Measurement
Subtracting the lowest value of data from the highest value of data is this
What is Range
Trying to describe what happens with participants in a sample is an example of this
What is Descriptive statistics
Bracketing, Analyzing and Describing are steps in this type of research
What is Descriptive Phenomenology
What is the correct order for organizing and managing narrative data for qualitative analysis?
What is 1. Check for accuracy of transcribed data, 2. develop a category scheme, 3. read and code the data, 4. organize the data
This type of validity employs primarily judgment in its assessment
What is Content Validity
The measure of central tendency that is the most stable is known as
What is Mean
These guidelines have been adopted by major medical and nursing journals to help readers track study participants
What are CONSORT guidelines
This data collection approach is conducted with a group of 5-10 people simultaneously?
What is Focus Group Interview
If both in-depth interviews and participant observations were used to collect data on a phenomenon in a study, this would be referred to as what?
What is method triangulation
Body Mass Index is an example of this type of measurement
What is ratio measurement
A measure of how spread out the individual numbers are from the median is known as this
What is standard deviation
An important research precept is that correlation does not prove this
What is causation
Qualitative researchers often count on recruiting by referral. This is known as
What is Snowball sampling
If a researcher studying family response to adolescent suicide interviewed parents and siblings independently, the triangulation approach method would be called this
What is data triangulation
Education Level and Heart Association Classification is an example of this level of measurement
What is Ordinal Level of Measurement
This type of statistics provides a means for drawing conclusions about a population, given data from a sample.
What is inferential statistics
A good discussion section in a research article should point out this
What are study limitations
Descriptive notes, reflective notes, and methodologic notes are maintained by this person
What is a participant observer
A quality enhancement strategy that has considerable controversy in qualitative research is known as this
What is Member Checks