Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) Research Design

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In qualitative comparative analysis (QCA), what type of questions are needed for rich description and exploration of everyday phenomena?

  • Questions with predefined answers for easy categorization
  • Open and specific questions seeking rich description and exploration (correct)
  • Closed-ended questions for quantitative analysis
  • Vague and ambiguous questions to allow for multiple interpretations

What is the key difference in sample selection between qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) and other non-random sampling approaches?

  • QCA focuses on homogeneous samples
  • Non-random sampling has a limited scope in QCA (correct)
  • Non-random sampling relies on pre-determined decision-making for sample selection
  • QCA uses random sampling for greater diversity

How are guiding categories in qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) different from grounded theory (GT)?

  • Guiding categories are based solely on literature in QCA, while in GT they are based on research questions
  • There are no guiding categories in QCA, unlike in GT
  • Guiding categories are pre-defined in QCA, while in GT they are discovered during the study (correct)
  • Guiding categories are developed through consensus in QCA, unlike in GT where they are individually defined

What is the recommended approach to familiarize yourself with the data before coding in qualitative research?

<p>Read the data multiple times to fully understand it and take notes or make visual schemes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of initial open coding?

<p>To divide units of analysis into coding units and select a subsample based on diversity principle (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does mutually exclusiveness in the coding tree imply?

<p>Every sentence can only be coded in one subcategory to force decisions and ensure consistency (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic of unidimensional categories in the coding tree?

<p>They can only appear once in the coding tree to avoid overlapping (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of saturation when developing categories inductively?

<p>It ensures that every category developed from the data has corresponding data fitting into it (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does internally heterogeneous text refer to in the context of initial open coding?

<p>Texts that are based on topics that occur in those texts (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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