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Bernana

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on: Jul 8, 2018
Which of these terms is synonymous with paradigm?
 
  a. Empiricism
  b. Worldview
  c. Holism
  d. Viewpoint

Question 2

The determining factor for a researcher in selecting a qualitative research approach should be what?
 
  a. The need to test a theory
  b. The nature of the research question
  c. The age and gender of the research participants
  d. The availability of valid instruments to measure the phenomenon


zhanghao

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Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B

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A Empiricism refers to the reliance on observation and experimentation, i.e., quantitative research.
B A paradigm is a worldview, a philosophical or theoretical framework.
C Holism is a theory that the universe and living nature are correctly seen as interacting wholes, more than the sum of their parts.
D A viewpoint is a way of looking at or thinking about a subject.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B

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A Qualitative studies are often represented as theory-generating, not theory-testing, studies.
B Each research method originates in a philosophy of research and matches the nature of the research question.
C These demographic variables may be characteristics of subjects or participants in quantitative or qualitative research studies.
D Instruments to measure variables are not used in qualitative research studies.


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