An Ethnographer Selects Ethnograph, a Software Program to Analyze Data

question 13

Multiple Choice

An ethnographer selects Ethnograph, a software program to analyze data obtained from client interviews. Which of the following is a potential disadvantage of using software for qualitative research?

• A)Data must be sorted manually into subsets for future analysis.
• B)Research may be molded to fit the software program.
• C)The researcher must input data separately for the best analysis.
• D)There is less available time for data analysis.

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Definitions:

F-distribution

A probability distribution used in analysis of variance (ANOVA), especially relevant when comparing variances across different samples.

Kruskal-Wallis Test

A non-parametric statistical test that compares three or more independent samples to determine if at least one sample distribution stochastically dominates one other sample.

Critical Value

A threshold value used in hypothesis testing which separates the region where the null hypothesis is rejected from the region where it is not rejected.

Kruskal-Wallis Test

A nonparametric method for testing whether samples originate from the same distribution, used when the ANOVA assumptions are not met.