The Crisis of Legitimization in Qualitative Research Identified by Denzin

question 7

Multiple Choice

The crisis of legitimization in qualitative research identified by Denzin & Lincoln concerns which of the following issues?

• A) How can qualitative researchers make claims of reality and truth?
• B) If reality and truth are relative to culture, context and individual interpretations, how can research be evaluated?
• C) If methods emerge from data analysis, how can the rigor of qualitative research be assessed?
• D) All of the above
• E) None of the above

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Definitions:

Pooled Variance

A method used in statistics to combine variances from two or more groups to estimate a common variance when they are assumed to be equal.

Independent Samples

Samples drawn from two populations in such a way that the selection of a sample from one population does not influence the selection of a sample from the other population.

Standard Error

A statistical measure that estimates the accuracy of a sample mean by describing the dispersion of sample means around the population mean.

Sample Mean Difference

The difference between the mean values of two samples drawn from the same or different populations.