Why is it important to construct a set of mutually exclusive and exhaustive categories when analyzing documents in content analysis?
What will be an ideal response?
The key to this answer is that the content being coded must fit into a category and into only one category. A coding scheme that is not exhaustive will fail to serve the purpose of recording all of the data creating a systematic bias. A coding scheme that does not have exclusive categories will leave a researcher trying to determine which category should be used for data that fits two or more categories.
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The more a researcher knows about an area of interest,
A) the less refined the research question will be. B) the more likely it is that high-constraint research methods will be employed. C) the more likely it is that low-constraint research methods will be employed. D) the more he or she can afford to ask less refined questions.
The biggest share of state expenditures (including federal funds appropriated by the legislature) is for
A. prisons and state jails. B. highway construction. C. education. D. health and human services. E. overall government operations.
The "Description of the Method" is the section of the report that is most important for professionals who are evaluating the quality of the research's methodology
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The “velvet revolution” is a reference to the peaceful democratic transition in:
A. Czechoslovakia. B. Romania.