Qualitative Research Methodology

What is qualitative research?

• Qualitative research focuses on quantitative analysis.

• Qualitative research is a method used to gain an understanding of underlying reasons, opinions, and motivations by collecting non-numerical data.

• Qualitative research does not involve data collection.

• Qualitative research is a method used to collect numerical data.

Explain the main characteristics of qualitative research.

• Qualitative research is superficial, lacks depth, and is not detailed.

• Qualitative research is quantitative, rigid, objective, and focuses on numbers.

• Qualitative research is fixed, standardized, and lacks flexibility.

• Qualitative research is exploratory, descriptive, flexible, subjective, context-rich, and focuses on meanings and interpretations.

Discuss the importance of qualitative research in social sciences.

• Quantitative research is more reliable than qualitative research in social sciences.

• Qualitative research is unnecessary as social sciences can solely rely on quantitative data.

• Qualitative research is crucial in social sciences for its ability to provide rich, detailed insights into human behavior and social phenomena that quantitative methods alone cannot achieve.

• Qualitative research is limited in scope and cannot provide valuable insights in social sciences.

What are the common methods used in qualitative research?

• interviews, focus groups, observations, content analysis, case studies

• surveys

• questionnaires

• experiments

How does qualitative research differ from quantitative research?

• Qualitative research is based on numbers and statistics.

• Qualitative research is descriptive, subjective, and exploratory, while quantitative research is numerical, objective, and conclusive.

• Qualitative research is numerical, objective, and conclusive.

• Quantitative research is descriptive, subjective, and exploratory.

Explain the concept of data saturation in qualitative research.

• Data saturation is the process of removing irrelevant data from the dataset

• Data saturation occurs when the data is too complex to analyze

• Data saturation is only applicable to quantitative research

• Data saturation in qualitative research is the point at which no new information or themes are observed in the data, indicating that enough data has been collected to fully understand the phenomenon under study.

Discuss the role of the researcher in qualitative research.

• The researcher in qualitative research only observes without any interpretation.

• The researcher in qualitative research gathers and interprets data to identify patterns and insights.

• The researcher in qualitative research relies solely on quantitative data.

• The researcher in qualitative research has no impact on the data collection process.

What are the ethical considerations in qualitative research?

• Obtaining informed consent, ensuring confidentiality, minimizing harm, maintaining objectivity, and being transparent.

• Sharing participant data without consent

• Ignoring participant feedback

• Conducting research without ethical approval

Explain the process of data analysis in qualitative research.

• Data analysis in qualitative research does not involve identifying patterns and themes

• The process of data analysis in qualitative research includes organizing, categorizing, and interpreting non-numerical data to identify patterns and themes.

• Data analysis in qualitative research involves only numerical data

• The process of data analysis in qualitative research does not require interpretation

Discuss the limitations of qualitative research.

• Limitations of qualitative research include subjectivity, lack of generalizability, time-consuming analysis, and potential for researcher bias.

• Difficulty in replicating results

• Inability to quantify data

• Limited sample size