Chapter 25 Multiple choice questions - Business Research Methods 5e Student Resources

. What does the acronym "CAQDAS" stand for?

Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software

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. Which is the most effective CAQDAS programme?

It only works on Apple Mac computers.

It requires detailed knowledge of statistics.

There is no CAQDAS industry leader.

The programs do the analysis for you.

. Which of the following is not a criticism of the use of CAQDAS in social research?

It reinforces the idea that code-and-retrieve is the only way to conduct qualitative analysis.

It results in the fragmentation of data and a loss of narrative flow.

It may not be suitable for focus group data.

It is not very fast or efficient at retrieving sections of data.

. Which of the following is a disadvantage of using multiple CAQDAS in different research projects?

It makes the process of qualitative data analysis more transparent.

It is faster and more efficient than analysing by hand.

It involves learning skills that are specific to each program.

It helps you to map out the relations between ideas and themes in the data.

. What is the difference between a document and memo?

A document is part of the data set. A memo is a yellow sticky Post It note.

A document is part of the data source. A memo is a reminder of what the researcher should do next.

A memo is a reminder to study grounded theory. A document is part of the dataset.

Memos are a type of document that enable you to record the insights, interpretations or understanding of the data. One feature of the grounded theory approach to qualitative data analysis is the use of memos in which ideas and illustrations might be stored by the researcher. A document is part of the data set.

. In which window can you read through, edit, and code your documents?

Document Viewer

Node Explorer

Project Pad

Welcome Screen

. What are the two types of node used in NVivo?

Seed nodes and weed nodes

Shrub nodes and grub nodes

Flower nodes and power nodes

Tree nodes and free nodes

. You code your data in NVivo by:

applying nodes to segments of text.

using a pre-set coding frame.

entering the data case by case as "variables".

asking your supervisor to code your documents.

. Which of the following is a kind of search that can be carried out in NVivo?

Single node search

Intersection search

Specific text search

All of the above

. Which is the correct sequence for creating a memo in NVivo?

Sources, Memos, Create, New Memo in this folder

Nodes, New type, Memo to self

Sources, Documents, Browse, Import Memo

It is not possible to create memos in NVivo