Many of the Data Collection Methods Used in Qualitative Research

question 21

Multiple Choice

Many of the data collection methods used in qualitative research:

• A)Are designed to generate large quantitative data sets.
• B)Are highly structured and designed to be objective.
• C)Produce data that is language based, interview and focus group transcripts of the oral testimony of participants, written texts and documents.
• D)Are designed to generate data that can be analysed using inferential statistics.

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