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Chapter 20 Collecting and Managing Data
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Planning as a step in the quantitative research process ends when the data collection has
begun. Which is the true statement about planning in the qualitative research process?
a. Since sample size is not usually decided upon ahead of time, there is no practical reward to
planning the qualitative research study ahead of time.
b. There is no planning in the qualitative research process; it all emanates from the data
collected.
c. Everything about a qualitative study is planned ahead of time, except for analysis of the data.
d. The researcher may adapt strategies for data collection or analysis well into the study.
ANS: D
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A data collection plan details how the researcher will implement the study. The plan for
collecting data is specific to the study being conducted and requires that the researcher
consider some of the more common elements of research, mapping out procedures ahead of
time. This extensive planning increases the accuracy of the data collected and the validity of
the study findings. In qualitative methods, however, the researcher may adapt the data
collection or analysis strategies during the study.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: Page 517
2. What is the general rule about collecting demographic data during an interview?
a. The mood of the qualitative interview, so crucial to quality data capture, may be intruded
upon by demographic data collection.
b. In quantitative interviews, everything excerpted from medical records must again be verified
in face interviews.
c. In qualitative interviews, routinely asking twenty or thirty demographic questions sets the
stage for actual data collection.
d. If data can be obtained in other ways, leave the valuable interview time for actual
interviewing.
ANS: D
The researcher should consider the importance of each piece of datum and the subject’s time
required to collect it. If the data can be obtained from patient records or any other written
sources, the researcher does not need to ask the subject to provide this information. To collect
data from a patient’s records, the researcher must make sure to include the intent to do so in
the consent form and ensure that the institutional review board has authorized the team to do
this. The qualitative researcher has the power to shape the interview agenda. Participants have
the power to choose the level of responses they will provide. The researcher might begin the
interview by asking a broad question such as “Describe for me your experience with...” or
“Tell me about....” Ideally, the participant will respond as though she or he is telling a story.
The researcher responds nonverbally with a nod or eye contact to convey interest in what is
being said, and tries to avoid agreeing or disagreeing with what the participant is saying. The
less the researcher says, the better.
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