Qualitative Research: Data Saturation Point

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What is the purpose of anonymizing data in research?

To protect participant identities and maintain ethical standards (correct)

To synthesize experiential statements

To refine key features of the participant's experience

To ensure open science practices

What is the primary goal of Step 3 in the research process?

To collect and transcribe raw data

To make expansion statements

To refine experiential statements and identify key features of the participant's experience (correct)

To identify open science issues

What is the potential outcome of making an expansion statement in research?

It raises questions around open science issues

It leads to the refinement of key features of the participant's experience

It may not say anything about the original research question (correct)

It results in the identification of new research questions

What is the typical outcome of a 1.5-hour interview in terms of experiential statements?

About 150 experiential statements Signup and view all the answers

What should the researcher consider when refining experiential statements in Step 3?

The research question and what goes with what Signup and view all the answers

Why does the researcher refuse to share original transcripts with others?

Because they have many identifying factors Signup and view all the answers

What is the typical focus of IPA when collecting data?

Verbatim accounts using semi-structured interviews Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of having homogeneous participants in IPA?

To ensure participants have things in common Signup and view all the answers

What type of study design is possible in IPA, where participants are studied over a period of time?

Longitudinal design Signup and view all the answers

What is a common way for researchers to interpret their results in IPA?

Relating it back to a psychological theory Signup and view all the answers

How many participants would you typically expect in an undergrad IPA project?

2 to 3 Signup and view all the answers

What is an alternative to individual interviews in IPA?

Focus groups Signup and view all the answers

What do qualitative researchers realize about asking people the same question repeatedly?

They will always get different answers. Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary consideration for determining the number of participants in a research study?

Pragmatic reasons such as time and resource constraints. Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of follow-up questions in qualitative research?

To change the direction of the research. Signup and view all the answers

What is a factor that affects the number of participants in a research study?

The identity-based diversity of the population. Signup and view all the answers

What is the implication of having a research team versus being a solo researcher?

The research team has more resources to conduct the research. Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of determining the method and modes of data collection?

To guide the pragmatic reasons for the number of participants. Signup and view all the answers