Final Exam

Question 1

Define: Ethnography

Answer 1

Immersion of researcher into the experience(s) of the subject

Question 2

Define: Phenomenology

Answer 2

Using the subject’s explanation of their experiences to find meaning or themes

Question 3

Define: Grounded Theory

Answer 3

Constant comparison of new information to current data

Question 4

Define: Case Study

Answer 4

A study in which a handful of participants are utilized due to nature of study (rare diagnosis, etc)

Question 5

Define: Thoretical Sampling

Answer 5

Individuals are recruited and chosen for study to help develop a theory

Question 6

Define: Information-Rich Sampling

Answer 6

Individuals are chosen for a study based on the amount of information they can provide

Question 7

Define: Maximum Variation Sampling

Answer 7

Individuals are chosen for a study in order to fully represent the selected patient population

Question 8

Define: Coding

Answer 8

How “data” is extracted and gathered for analysis in a qualitative study

Question 9

Define: Credibility

Answer 9

What a subject says or does is truthful and reflects reality

Question 10

Define: Triangulation

Answer 10

Comparing various sources of data for consistency

Question 11

Define: Negative Case Analysis

Answer 11

Examining cases/data that don’t support or go against themes

Question 12

Define: Member Checking

Answer 12

Allowing participants to verify/clarify meaning behind what was said/done

Question 13

Define: Transferability

Answer 13

How well the results can apply to other individuals in the target population

Question 14

Define: Thick Description

Answer 14

Fully expressing the aspects of the situation and study population

Question 15

Define: Purposive Sampling

Answer 15

Selecting participants to allow for transferability

Question 16

Define: Dependability

Answer 16

How well the study could be replicated, how stable the data is over time

Question 17

Define: Audit Trail

Answer 17

Fully documenting the methodology of the study with rationale

Question 18

Define: Confirmability

Answer 18

The conclusions of the author are based on participants’ thoughts/actions/feelings, NOT the bias of the author

Question 19

Define: Reflexivity

Answer 19

Systematic consideration of how a researcher’s opinions shape the article and vice versa

Question 20

What vocabulary term means…

“Immersion of researcher into the experience(s) of the subject”

Answer 20

Ethnography

Question 21

What vocabulary term means…

“Using the subject’s explanation of their experiences to find meaning or themes”

Answer 21

Phenomenology

Question 22

What vocabulary term means…

“Constant comparison of new information to current data”

Answer 22

Grounded Theory

Question 23

What vocabulary term means…

“A study in which a handful of participants are utilized due to nature of study (rare diagnosis, etc)”

Answer 23

Case Study

Question 24

What vocabulary term means…

“Individuals are recruited and chosen for study to help develop a theory”

Answer 24

Thoretical Sampling

Question 25

What vocabulary term means... "Individuals are chosen for a study based on the amount of information they can provide"

Answer 25

Information-Rich Sampling

Question 26

What vocabulary term means... "Individuals are chosen for a study in order to fully represent the selected patient population"

Answer 26

Maximum Variation Sampling

Question 27

What vocabulary term means... "How 'data' is extracted and gathered for analysis in a qualitative study"

Answer 27

Coding

Question 28

What vocabulary term means... "What a subject says or does is truthful and reflects reality"

Answer 28

Credibility

Question 29

What vocabulary term means... "Comparing various sources of data for consistency"

Answer 29

Triangulation

Question 30

What vocabulary term means... "Examining cases/data that don’t support or go against themes"

Answer 30

Negative Case Analysis

Question 31

What vocabulary term means... "Allowing participants to verify/clarify meaning behind what was said/done"

Answer 31

Member Checking

Question 32

What vocabulary term means... "How well the results can apply to other individuals in the target population"

Answer 32

Transferability

Question 33

What vocabulary term means... "Fully expressing the aspects of the situation and study population"

Answer 33

Thick Description

Question 34

What vocabulary term means... "Selecting participants to allow for transferability"

Answer 34

Purposive Sampling

Question 35

What vocabulary term means... "How well the study could be replicated, how stable the data is over time"

Answer 35

Dependability

Question 36

What vocabulary term means... "Fully documenting the methodology of the study with rationale"

Answer 36

Audit Trail

Question 37

What vocabulary term means... "The conclusions of the author are based on participants’ thoughts/actions/feelings, NOT the bias of the author"

Answer 37

Confirmability

Question 38

What vocabulary term means... "Systematic consideration of how a researcher’s opinions shape the article and vice versa"

Answer 38

Reflexivity