When Comparing Qualitative and a Quantitative Approaches to Measurement,operationalization in the Qualitative

question 14

Multiple Choice

When comparing qualitative and a quantitative approaches to measurement,operationalization in the qualitative approach involves which of the following?

• A)More of an “after-the-fact”description based on what was observed in the data than based on a preplanned idea
• B)A researcher taking a carefully developed theoretical definition and developing specific empirical indicators of it for use when later gathering data
• C)A process that comes after careful conceptualization;operationalization never comes before careful conceptualization in qualitative research
• D)There is no difference between qualitative and quantitative operationalization.
• E)There is no operationalization in qualitative research.

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