Discuss reliability and validity in qualitative research

What will be an ideal response?


Reliable qualitative data means the data was collected consistently. Validity links a concept to empirical measures. Valid measures of qualitative data validity have authenticity, meaning a fair, honest and balanced account of social life from the standpoint of a person who lives in a specific social world, capturing what is "real" for
particular people living in a specific time and place.

Political Science

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A. ?limits access to opinionated information. B. ?sets the public agenda of what government ought to do. C. ?alters public perceptions of an issue by embedding that issue in particular stories. D. ?seeks to make a profit. E. ?socializes new generations about major political issues.

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__________ is the redrawing of congressional district lines within a state to ensure roughly equal populations within each district

Fill in the blanks with correct word

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Suppose several states that have different political systems but a shared language and similar cultures decide to form a nation-state. Which model is most likely to be used?

a. Colonialism b. Federalism c. Feudalism d. Parliamentarianism

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SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Weber’s three types of legitimacy included which of the following

a. traditional b. nominal c. charismatic d. rational-legal

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