A research study about holiday celebrations is based on a philosophy or philosophical perspective
In the analysis, the authors state that they reflected upon the data for several weeks, reading and re-reading interviews, in order to capture their meaning. Aside from descriptive statistics addressing the sample, the results are all presented in narrative form. Which of the following statements are true? (Select all that apply.)
a. The philosophy for the study is logical positivism.
b. The sample size was decided upon using power analysis.
c. In this method, meaning emerges from the data.
d. The data analysis process seems to be inductive.
e. The method was shaped by the authors' philosophical perspectives.
ANS: C, D, E
Quantitative studies are based primarily on the philosophy of logical positivism that values logic, empirical data, and tightly controlled methods. Power analysis is a quantitative method of setting the sample size. Inductive thinking involves perceptually putting insights and pieces of information together and identifying abstract themes or working from the bottom up. From this inductive process, meanings emerge. In qualitative research, the philosophy directs the research questions and the collection and interpretation of the data.
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