Describe Three Key Threats to the Trustworthiness of Qualitative Research

question 17

Essay

Describe three key threats to the trustworthiness of qualitative research and six positivist strategies commonly used to minimize the distorting influence of those threats.

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Definitions:

Hearing Damage

Impairment or loss of auditory function, potentially resulting from exposure to loud noise, disease, or aging.

dB

Decibel; a unit of measurement used to express the intensity of sound or the power level of an electrical signal by comparing it with a given level on a logarithmic scale.

Compression Of Air

The process of reducing the volume and increasing the pressure of air by mechanical means.

Rarefaction

A decrease in density and pressure in a medium, such as air or fluid, often related to sound waves.