Which of the Following Best Describes Reduction as a Key

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes reduction as a key form of influence while transcribing an interview?

• A) deciding how to reduce the information obtained in an interview in order to include only relevant information
• B) defining what information is relevant and what information is to be left out
• C) determining how the information obtained in an interview is reduced to words
• D) describing what should be the word count and language to be used in the transcript

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Definitions:

Counterbalancing

A method of controlling for order effects in a repeated measures design by either including all orders of treatment presentation or randomly determining the order for each subject.

Order Effects

The impact that the sequence of presenting stimuli or conditions has on the responses of subjects in an experiment.

Latin Square

A technique to control for order effects without having all possible orders.

Counterbalanced

A method used in experiments to minimize the effects of order in the presentation of stimuli by varying the sequence among participants.