Which description is typical of a qualitative research study?
a. Deductive reasoning is used.
b. Truth is a subject's perception of reality.
c. Sample size is determined before the study begins.
d. One or more variables are measured in a context-free setting.
ANS: B
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A Deductive reasoning is typical of quantitative studies.
B Qualitative studies attempt to interpret phenomena in terms of the meaning people bring to them. Thus truth is the subject's perception/expression of reality.
C Sample size is predetermined in quantitative studies.
D Measurement is characteristic of quantitative studies.
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