Nature of Qualitative Research
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What is a benefit of qualitative research that is often overlooked by positivistic inquiries?

  • Reduced influence of researcher's personal biases
  • Ability to generalize findings to a larger population
  • Discovery of subtleties and complexities about the research subjects (correct)
  • Faster data analysis and interpretation

What is a limitation of qualitative research in terms of data collection?

  • Data is collected from multiple cases or individuals
  • Data is collected from a few cases or individuals (correct)
  • Data can be collected from a large population
  • Data is collected from a random sample

What is a situation where qualitative research may not be suitable?

  • Experimental research in a laboratory (correct)
  • Survey research in a large population
  • Field research in social sciences
  • Content analysis of texts

What is a challenge in presenting findings in qualitative research?

<p>Issues of anonymity and confidentiality (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of qualitative research data analysis?

<p>Time-consuming (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a criticism of qualitative research in terms of interpretation?

<p>It is influenced by the researcher's perspective (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is qualitative research not widely accepted in some scientific communities?

<p>Because it is not well understood (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a limitation of qualitative research in terms of the researcher's role?

<p>Research quality is heavily dependent on the researcher's skills (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of qualitative research findings?

<p>Transferable to another setting (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a challenge in qualitative research data gathering?

<p>Data gathering is time-consuming (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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