Which of the following statements about controversies in qualitative research is true?
A) Unlike quantitative research methods, qualitative research methods do not require rigorous study designs.
B) There is lack of consensus regarding the quality criteria for qualitative inquiry.
C) There is no "gold standard" in qualitative research criteria.
D) There is no comparable criterion in qualitative research for the positivists' criterion of internal validity.
B
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Establishing a consensus on what the quality criteria for qualitative inquiry should be, and what they should be named, remains elusive, and it is unlikely that a consensus will be achieved in the near future, if ever. Guba and Lincoln established criteria considered as the "gold standard" for qualitative research; however, not all qualitative researchers agree with their recommendations. The criteria established by Guba and Lincoln to develop trustworthiness of qualitative inquiry—credibility, dependability, confirmability, and transferability—represent parallels to the positivists' criteria of internal validity, reliability, objectivity, and external validity, respectively.
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