NSG 6101 QUALITATIVE SAMPLING DATA COLLECTION
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (30 Q/A)
1. A critical concern for qualitative researchers in their sampling decisions is
which of the following?
A) Obtaining a sample that is representative of the population under study
B) Accessing information-rich sources of data
C) Recruiting a sample that can facilitate saturation quickly and efficiently
D) Obtaining a sample with high potential for generalizability
2. Which of the following statements about sampling in qualitative research is
true?
A) Convenience sampling is considered the most appropriate method of
selecting sample members.
B) Larger samples are considered more rigorous than smaller samples.
C) Using randomness in the sampling process is desirable.
D) The type of sampling approach can change and evolve over the course
of data collection.
3. Theoretical sampling is most likely to be used by which of the following?
A) Ethnographers
B) Grounded theory researchers
C) Phenomenologists
D) Qualitative descriptive researchers
4. Which of the following is a type of purposive sampling? Select all that
apply.
A) Extreme case sampling
B) Maximum variation sampling
C) Snowball sampling
D) Typical case sampling
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, 5. Near the end of data collection, qualitative researchers may employ the
technique of sampling which of the following?
A) Criterion cases
B) Deviant cases
C) Typical cases
D) Disconfirming cases
6. Which of the following statements about sampling is true?
A) Convenience sampling is used by both qualitative and quantitative
researchers.
B) Quantitative researchers establish eligibility criteria, but qualitative
researchers do not.
C) Extreme case sampling is a type of theoretical sampling.
D) Focus groups would not be used in qualitative descriptive studies.
7. Samples of ten or fewer study participants would be most likely to be found
in which of the following?
A) Phenomenological study
B) Grounded theory study
C) Ethnography
D) Participatory action study
8. In which of the following types of studies would the principle of data
saturation be used? Select all that apply.
A) Grounded theory study
B) Ethnography
C) Phenomenological study
D) Clinical trial
9. Which of the following data collection approaches is conducted with a
group of 5 to 10 people simultaneously?
A) Photo elicitation interview
B) Focused interview
C) Critical incidents interview
D) Focus group interview
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (30 Q/A)
1. A critical concern for qualitative researchers in their sampling decisions is
which of the following?
A) Obtaining a sample that is representative of the population under study
B) Accessing information-rich sources of data
C) Recruiting a sample that can facilitate saturation quickly and efficiently
D) Obtaining a sample with high potential for generalizability
2. Which of the following statements about sampling in qualitative research is
true?
A) Convenience sampling is considered the most appropriate method of
selecting sample members.
B) Larger samples are considered more rigorous than smaller samples.
C) Using randomness in the sampling process is desirable.
D) The type of sampling approach can change and evolve over the course
of data collection.
3. Theoretical sampling is most likely to be used by which of the following?
A) Ethnographers
B) Grounded theory researchers
C) Phenomenologists
D) Qualitative descriptive researchers
4. Which of the following is a type of purposive sampling? Select all that
apply.
A) Extreme case sampling
B) Maximum variation sampling
C) Snowball sampling
D) Typical case sampling
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, 5. Near the end of data collection, qualitative researchers may employ the
technique of sampling which of the following?
A) Criterion cases
B) Deviant cases
C) Typical cases
D) Disconfirming cases
6. Which of the following statements about sampling is true?
A) Convenience sampling is used by both qualitative and quantitative
researchers.
B) Quantitative researchers establish eligibility criteria, but qualitative
researchers do not.
C) Extreme case sampling is a type of theoretical sampling.
D) Focus groups would not be used in qualitative descriptive studies.
7. Samples of ten or fewer study participants would be most likely to be found
in which of the following?
A) Phenomenological study
B) Grounded theory study
C) Ethnography
D) Participatory action study
8. In which of the following types of studies would the principle of data
saturation be used? Select all that apply.
A) Grounded theory study
B) Ethnography
C) Phenomenological study
D) Clinical trial
9. Which of the following data collection approaches is conducted with a
group of 5 to 10 people simultaneously?
A) Photo elicitation interview
B) Focused interview
C) Critical incidents interview
D) Focus group interview
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