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Companion MCQ's: Analysing data
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1When transcribing interview and focus group data, it’s important to:
- ATranscribe the data as soon as possible after the interview/focus group
- BLeave a gap between the interview/focus group and transcribing it
- CClean up people’s speech
- DOnly transcribe what seems relevant to the research question
2To produce a ‘good enough’ transcript of an hour long interview it takes about:
- AAn hour
- BA day
- CThree days
- DA week
3Errors in transcription:
- AAre nothing to worry about
- BAre inevitable
- CCan change the meaning of the data
- DCan be avoided by using a transcription notation system
4An orthographic transcript:
- AIs the correct form of transcription for discursive psychology
- BCaptures how things are said as well as what is said
- CCaptures spoken words and other sounds
- DMust include laughter and pauses
5Transcription isn’t straightforward because:
- AIt is boring
- BYou have to choose how you translate from spoken to written speech
- CYou must capture how things are said
- DIt is time-consuming
6Which of the following are examples of experiential qualitative approaches?
- AThematic analysis, grounded theory and interpretative phenomenological analysis
- BThematic analysis, discursive psychology and grounded theory
- CDiscursive psychology, narrative analysis and conversation analysis
- DConversation analysis, thematic analysis and grounded theory
7Which of the following are examples of critical qualitative approaches?
- AThematic analysis and conversation analysis
- BThematic discourse analysis and discursive psychology
- CGrounded theory and interpretative phenomenological analysis
- DInterpretative phenomenological analysis and narrative analysis
8‘What are the main experiential features of being angry?’ Which qualitative approach would be most appropriate to answer this research question?
- AGrounded theory
- BConstructionist thematic analysis
- CInterpretative phenomenological analysis
- DPoststructuralist discourse analysis
9‘This method of analysis aims to understand people’s lived experience and the meanings they attach to their experiences’. Is this a definition of?
- AInterpretative phenomenological analysis
- BDiscourse analysis
- CNarrative analysis
- DGrounded theory
10Which method of analysis is concerned with the role of discourse in wider social processes of legitimation and power?
- APoststructuralist discourse analysis
- BThematic analysis
- CNarrative analysis
- DDiscursive psychology
11Which approach to analysis focuses on how participants use language in order to manage stake in social interactions?
- AThematic analysis
- BGrounded theory
- CNarrative analysis
- DDiscursive psychology
12Which approach to analysis assumes that discursive constructions are implicated in the ways in which we experience ourselves?
- AGrounded theory
- BPoststructuralist discourse analysis
- CThematic discourse analysis
- DInterpretative phenomenological analysis
13Which approach to analysis particularly favours homogeneous samples?
- AThematic analysis
- BDiscourse analysis
- CInterpretative phenomenological analysis
- DGrounded theory
14The use of descriptive, linguistic and conceptual codes is associated with which of the following approaches to qualitative analysis?
- AGrounded theory
- BThematic analysis
- CDiscourse analysis
- DInterpretative phenomenological analysis
15Which of the following approaches to qualitative analysis recommend immersion in the data as a first stage of analysis?
- AInterpretative phenomenological analysis
- BGrounded theory
- CThematic analysis
- DAll of the above
16Which qualitative approach is particularly associated with more detailed approaches to transcription?
- AThematic analysis
- BDiscursive psychology
- CGrounded theory
- DInterpretative phenomenological analysis
17Which qualitative method is concerned with the study of talk-in-interaction?
- AInterviews
- BThematic analysis
- CInterpretative phenomenological analysis
- DConversation analysis
18Conversation analysts value which of the following types of data?
- ASecondary sources
- BInterviews
- COrdinary social interactions
- DFocus groups
19One of the distinctive features of thematic analysis is:
- AIt’s theoretical flexibility
- BIt’s objectivity
- CThe fact that you don’t have to transcribe interviews before you code and analyse them
- DThe use of line-by-line coding
20A good thematic analysis has:
- ALots of themes
- BLots of descriptive codes
- CA set of themes that work together to tell a story about the data
- DMore generalisability than interpretative phenomenological analysis
21When writing up your analysis you should:
- AKeep data extracts to an absolute minimum
- BHave more data extracts than analytic commentary
- CHave roughly equal proportions of data extracts and analytic commentary
- DRepeat key data quotes throughout the analysis
22Things to avoid when writing up your analysis include:
- AParaphrasing the data
- BHaving lots of thin themes
- CRetaining the complexity and contradiction in the data
- DBoth paraphrasing the data & having lots of thin themes
23Good data extracts are:
- AShort
- BLong
- CVivid and compelling
- DComplex
24Good themes:
- AOverlap with other themes
- BCapture everything in the data
- CAre coherent
- DAre the ones that capture the most frequently articulated patterns in your data
25The most important criterion for determining a theme is:
- AThe frequency with which it appears in the data
- BThe degree to which is captures something important in your data relevant to your research question
- CWhether it appears in most of your data items
- DHow obvious it is in the data
26Which types of research questions can be addressed using both thematic analysis and IPA:
- AQuestions about experience
- BQuestions about language practice
- CQuestions about representation
- DQuestions about construction
27Constructionist thematic analysis is similar to:
- AInterpretative phenomenological analysis
- BConversation analysis
- CNarrative analysis
- DThematic discourse analysis
28In vivo codes in grounded theory are similar to:
- ALinguistic comments in interpretative phenomenological analysis
- BDescriptive comments in interpretative phenomenological analysis
- CLatent codes in thematic analysis
- DSelective coding in discourse analysis
29Advanced memos in grounded theory are used to:
- AExplore initial codes
- BDirect further data collection
- CDevelop and describe categories
- DExplore in vivo codes
30Which of the following research questions are ideally suited to thematic analysis?
- AQuestions about experiences
- BQuestions about perceptions and understandings
- CQuestions about representation
- DAll of the above
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