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3 A theory can never be conclusively ________ to hold true across all times, situations, and circumstances. | 1 Research Questions which are designed to identify 'what is/what are' can be classified as ______ studies. |
4 Another term for real-world based research is ______ research. | 2 Qualitative data are designed to provide rich, thick, detailed ______ of some phenomenon of interest. |
5 A ______ or table shell is a visual layout used to array and report qualitative results. | 6 When the subjects of a research study are unaware that they are being observed, the data collected in this manner are also known as _______ measures. |
8 Data which already exist in some form, and which need to be retrieved by the researcher, are also known as _____ data. | 7 Proxemics involve the study of the "layout" of a particular settiing: in other words, the _______ relationships contained therein. |
10 Qualitative data can provide illuminating depth and detail about variables themselves as well as their _______ . | 8 Qualitative data are particularly well suited to capturing the complexity of human subjects' _____, feelings, and emotions. |
12 Numeric or quantitative data are more focused and ________ by nature. | 9 A particular subtype of qualitative research which requires intensive, often prolonged researcher immersion in a particular setting or situation is also known as ______ research. |
16 When the researcher is especially interested in an in-depth investigation of a particular setting or situation, he/she is likely to undertake a ______ study. | 11 One form of qualitative data consists of the researcher systematically recording his/her own _____ of a given setting, situation and the actions which take place therein. |
18 It only takes a single _______ case to demonstrate that an existing theory does not appear to 'hold up' in its present form and may need to be modified. | 13 Original _____ should be used sparingly to illustrate summary themes in qualitative reporting. |
22 Very preliminary baseline research investigations which focus on acquiring an initial understanding of some variables or phenomena are also known as ______ research. | 14 Qualitative findings may be summarized in words, or ______ format. |
23 A key challenge in qualitative analysis is to _______ the voluminous raw data into a limited number of key themes, trends, or findings. | 15 Asking study subjects to "tell their story" directly to the researcher is a form of _____. |
24 An initial explanation of key variables of interest, as well as how they are interrelated, is also known as a ______. | 17 A researcher who studies indicators of "body language" is also studying _______. |
25 A well constructed qualitative display serves as a vivid ______enhancement to the supporting narrative. | 19 Allowing variables and their interrelationships to emerge from repeated study and observation is also known as ______ theory. |
20 Due to its ability to capture richness, depth and detail, qualitative analysis is particularly well suited to answering questions of _______. | |
21 Due to its real-world setting, qualitative research is not as amenable to ______ of variables as is the more classically oriented quantitative research. |