A characteristic of qualitative research data is that they are what?
a. In text form
b. Dichotomous
c. Free of patterns
d. Inappropriate for analysis
ANS: A
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A A distinctive characteristic of qualitative research studies is that data consist of text (words), not numbers as in quantitative research.
B Dichotomous data are nominal and frequently found in quantitative studies.
C Patterns emerge from qualitative research data.
D The data generated by qualitative studies are appropriate for content analysis.
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