COMM 2300 Exam 3

Match the components of the model for qualitative research with the descriptions: 1. Research methods 2. Research purpose 3. Conceptual context 4. Credibility 5. Research questions Correct Answers 2. Identifies the goal of the research project and the concerns of the communicators. 3. Addresses the theories, previous findings, and conceptual framework related to the phenomenon the researcher wants to study. 5. Helps researcher uncover what is unknown. 1. Based upon the skills the research possesses or can learn. 4. Addresses the extent to which interpretations of the data are true, correct, and dependable. Qualitative methods are also referred to as naturalistic research, ethnography, field research, or participant observation. Correct Answers True Qualitative research relies on logic of formal and statistical arguments. Correct Answers False Qualitative research is that in which data are analyzed for their qualities, not their quantities. Correct Answers True Inductive analysis is: Correct Answers the discovery and development of theory as they emerge from qualitative data. The model for qualitative research demonstrates: Correct Answers -why the qualitative research process cannot be planned in its entirety at the beginning of the project. -the role of member validation = C and D