In qualitative research, confirmability refers to rigorous efforts by the researcher to
a. be objective and maintain an audit trail to document the research process.
b. transfer findings from one study to another study with similar context.
c. interview the required number of participants and to keep accurate records.
d. gather a sufficient amount of data and to accurately interpret that data.
a. be objective and maintain an audit trail to document the research process.
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