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#1. Secondary data collection is…(Select the statement that is most correct)

Collecting internal data

Same as Primary data

Being physically present (i.e. interview) or not physically present while data is collected (watching subjects through a camera)

Collecting internal data and/or external data.

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#2. What does triangulation mean with respect to qualitative data?

Triangulation is interviewing the same interviewee with different questions in different moments in time, in different locations.

None of the statements is correct

Triangulation means using multiple sources of evidence. For instance, comparing archival data with interview data, or interviewing multiple people and/or using different methods (survey, interview and archival data)

All statements are correct

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#3. Which of the sentences below is not part of the three-step procedure for writing an effective conclusion? Select the answer that is most correct

State the detailed test results of your study to inform the reader

Summarize previous sections and your research objective.

State the implications of your research.

Summarize your key results.

All the statements are correct.

All the statements are wrong.

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#4. Is there a difference between open en axial coding?

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Yes, Open coding is the practice where the researcher groups all codings. Axial coding is the practice where the researcher summarizes each sentence of the interviewee in two or more words.

Yes, Open coding is the practice where the researcher summarizes each sentence of the interviewee in two or more words. Axial coding groups all the ‘open codings’.

Yes, but the difference is not part of the answers provided.

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#5. The first step for executing and reporting on a literature is ‘Structure your search for related work’. This first step is further subdivided into three steps. What is the first step?

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Backwards research.

Forward research.

Random research.

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