Chapter 13- Qualitative Data Analysis

1. Which of the following is true of the roles played by the researchers in the Austin Homeless Study? A) Anderson and Snow conducted independent field observations in order to check the reliability of their observations. B) While in the field, Snow performed the role of seasoned veteran while Anderson acted as a newcomer to the area. C) Anderson blended the roles of researcher and friend as he “hung out” with the homeless. D) Anderson assumed the role of a homeless person by living among the homeless for a period of six months. 2. Which of the following sequences would not be possible in qualitative analysis? A) collect data  prepare data  identify patterns and relationships  draw conclusions B) collect data  prepare data  identify patterns and relationships  collect data C) prepare data  identify patterns and relationships  collect data  draw conclusions D) prepare data  identify patterns and relationships  draw conclusions  collect data E) collect data  identify patterns and relationships  prepare data  draw conclusions 3. Which of the following sequences most accurately describes data preparation in qualitative analysis? A) transform data to readable text  edit and clean data  manage data B) manage data  edit and clean data  transform data to readable text C) manage data  transform data to readable text  edit and clean data D) edit and clean data  transform data to readable text  manage data 4. Which of the following is true of recording errors in qualitative data? A) Fewer errors occur in recording textual than numerical data. B) Field researchers may ask informants to read their notes as a way of identifying errors. C) The quality of interviews determines whether errors occur in interview transcription. D) Trying to provide too much detail is the greatest source of errors for novice researchers. 5. Which of the following methods is most likely to be used in the early stages of qualitative analysis as a way of organizing the data? A) attribute coding B) analytic memo Page 1

C) code memo D) data matrix 6. Snow and Anderson organized their field notes into files consisting of settings, homeless individuals, and A) homeless support groups. B) sources of food and shelter. C) activity spheres. D) cultural domains. 7. In the homeless study, distancing, embracement, and fictive story telling are labels for A) patterns of identity talk. B) stages in homeless careers. C) different public reactions to the homeless. D) forms of extrication from the street. 8. A code memo in qualitative analysis communicates the __________ of a concept. A) conceptual definition B) operational definition C) level of measurement D) estimated reliability 9. To develop ideas from their data, qualitative analysts do all but which one of the following? A) ask questions about the data B) write memos C) construct data displays D) code the data into categories based on hypotheses that informed the research 10. Which way of summarizing textual data identifies types and dimensions of concepts? A) taxonomy B) data matrix C) typology D) flow chart 11. Taxonomy is to typology as _________ is to __________. A) biology; sociology B) dimension; concept Page 2

C) one concept; two or more concepts D) conceptualization; operationalization 12. In Snow and Anderson's typology of homeless individuals, the mentally ill is a subtype of which of the following groups? A) recently dislocated B) straddlers C) outsiders D) tramps 13. Member checking in the homeless study would have involved A) verifying that individuals classified as homeless are indeed homeless. B) asking homeless individuals for permission to be identified in the study. C) verifying personal information on homeless individuals by checking institutional records. D) asking homeless individuals if study findings make sense to them. 14. Which of the following represents an exception to what Snow and Anderson generally observed among the homeless? A) a long-time homeless individual stating that he is “nothing but a bum” B) a homeless individual claiming that he's different and not like other “street people” C) a recently dislocated homeless individual who actively seeks employment D) a homeless individual with a strong sense of independence 15. Snow and Anderson derived theoretical propositions from their study of the homeless involving the variable “time on the street.” According to one proposition, the longer a homeless person is on the street, A) the more likely that he or she will make use of social services. B) the more difficult it becomes to get off the street. C) the more likely he or she is to become a straddler, D) the less likely he or she is to engage in shadow work. 16. Snow and Anderson used the terms “tramps” and “bums” in their typology of homeless individuals partly because these words were used by the homeless to describe themselves and others. In grounded theory methods, this type of coding is called A) process coding. B) realistic coding. C) in vivo coding. D) action coding. Page 3