Both Marianne and Bill examined the same set of qualitative data collected from couples in a study designed to understand relationship stress. Interestingly, the themes that emerged from the data were not consistent across the two researchers. Of the following, which is the most likely reason for the discrepancy?

a. The data were not valid.
b. The data were not reliable.
c. Qualitative analysis is interpretive.
d. Qualitative analysis is deductive.


c

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