What Is the Purpose of Qualitative Research

question 12

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of qualitative research?

• A) To allow researchers to interject their own values into studies
• B) To describe data that cannot be measured or quantified
• C) To describe experiences and insight from the subject's perspective
• D) To establish causal relationships among subjective data

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Definitions:

Genes

The basic biological units of heredity located on chromosomes, containing the instructions for the development, functioning, growth, and reproduction of all known organisms.

Fraternal

pertaining to brothers; showing a close and supportive relationship like that between brothers.

Fertilization

the process of a sperm cell uniting with an egg cell, resulting in the formation of a zygote and the beginning of pregnancy.

Ova

The female reproductive cells in animals and plants; egg cells in humans.