Practice question · Select all that apply
Select every statement that is TRUE.
Hints
- Two options are false - one about sample size, one about numbers guaranteeing rigor.
- Qualitative samples are usually SMALLER, and rigor comes from method, not from numbers.
Show the answer
- A. Quantitative research is well suited to 'how much' and 'how strongly related' questions.
- D. Qualitative analysis includes checking for researcher bias and disconfirming cases.
- E. Mixed-methods research can capture breadth and depth in a single study.
Why
Quantitative suits magnitude questions, qualitative has real rigor standards, and mixed-methods captures both - all true. Qualitative samples are typically smaller, and numbers do not by themselves confer rigor, so those two are false.
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