Which of the Following Is True of Qualitative Research Methods

question 48

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is True of qualitative research methods?

• A) Qualitative data may be analyzed qualitatively or quantitatively.
• B) Qualitative researchers must be able to translate numerical data into meaningful narrative information.
• C) Qualitative researchers seek to fit the answers of research participants into predetermined categories rather than to understand them.
• D) Qualitative research is used when the objective is to validate facts.
• E) Qualitative researchers emphasize their samples are made up of representative rather than relevant consumers.

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Definitions:

Commissions

Payments or earnings based on a percentage of the sales made by a salesperson or agent.

Median

The middle value in a data set when the values are arranged in ascending or descending order; if there is an even number of observations, it is the average of the two middle values.

Poker Players

Individuals who engage in the card game poker, either as a hobby or professionally.

Skewed

describes a distribution that is asymmetrical, with a majority of values lying to one side of the mean.