COS3701 Assignment 3
(COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2025
participant observation <<<ANSWER>>>The four main types of qualitative data are:
Interviews, direct observation, _______________, and written documents.
Population <<<ANSWER>>>Which one of the following is not a type of data sample
that researchers usually work with:
True <<<ANSWER>>>After analyzing the data, suppose we conclude that students
who participated in an educational program get higher scores and non-participating
students get lower scores. Conclusion validity is only concerned about whether the
relationship is a reasonable one or not, given the data. But it is possible that the
research design fails internal validity.
Source of funding <<<ANSWER>>>It is possible to conduct causal analysis using
secondary data. Which ONE of the following is not required for such analyses?
False <<<ANSWER>>>Heard strategies for vaccination are undertaken when time
and vaccines are limited and have to be administered by first responders.
False <<<ANSWER>>>The most virulent diseases are either contagious or lethal.
False <<<ANSWER>>>The goal or purpose of grounded theory is to code
unstructured data.
False <<<ANSWER>>>Confirmatory research starts with observation and ends with
developing a theory.
True <<<ANSWER>>>Qualitative data can be coded quantitatively.
True <<<ANSWER>>>Type I error occurs when your analysis concludes there is
relationship when such a relationship does not exist in reality.
(COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2025
participant observation <<<ANSWER>>>The four main types of qualitative data are:
Interviews, direct observation, _______________, and written documents.
Population <<<ANSWER>>>Which one of the following is not a type of data sample
that researchers usually work with:
True <<<ANSWER>>>After analyzing the data, suppose we conclude that students
who participated in an educational program get higher scores and non-participating
students get lower scores. Conclusion validity is only concerned about whether the
relationship is a reasonable one or not, given the data. But it is possible that the
research design fails internal validity.
Source of funding <<<ANSWER>>>It is possible to conduct causal analysis using
secondary data. Which ONE of the following is not required for such analyses?
False <<<ANSWER>>>Heard strategies for vaccination are undertaken when time
and vaccines are limited and have to be administered by first responders.
False <<<ANSWER>>>The most virulent diseases are either contagious or lethal.
False <<<ANSWER>>>The goal or purpose of grounded theory is to code
unstructured data.
False <<<ANSWER>>>Confirmatory research starts with observation and ends with
developing a theory.
True <<<ANSWER>>>Qualitative data can be coded quantitatively.
True <<<ANSWER>>>Type I error occurs when your analysis concludes there is
relationship when such a relationship does not exist in reality.
