Both Marianne and Bill Examined the Same Set of Qualitative

question 11

Multiple Choice

Both Marianne and Bill examined the same set of qualitative data collected from couples in a study designed to understand relationship stress.Interestingly,the themes that emerged from the data were not consistent across the two researchers.Of the following,which is the most likely reason for the discrepancy?

• A)The data were not valid.
• B)The coding scheme was not reliable.
• C)Qualitative analysis is too subjective.
• D)The patterns in the data were too subtle.

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