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If you have not done so, be sure to read the Case Analysis Structure Overview.
In this case analysis you have five tasks: 
Explain your understanding of the case. 
Give a thorough, philosophical exegesis of the relevant aspects of the ACLU paper, Kant and Van den Haag’s arguments
Present an argument applying the relevant philosophers to the case at hand. This should include an account of what each philosopher would argue should happen to Bob.
Present an argument explaining why one of the philosophers can be viewed as offering a more successful solution to the case at hand. 
In ONE paragraph, explain how you think we should treat Bob.
Case
Consider Bob. Bob was raised by wolves (literally – don’t ask me how). Although his IQ would probably be normal, there is no way to test it, since Bob doesn’t speak or read any human language. One day, Bob emerged from the wilderness and ended up Downtown — the snazzy part of the city. He was hungry (presumably) so he “found” some food in the normal wolf way: he stalked a mother walking her baby and, it was easiest to prey on the weaker, killed and ate the baby. There’s no question that Bob is “guilty” of the killing. He did it and there were lots of witnesses.  What punishment should Bob get?
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Kessler’s study is a grounded theory study.
Question 1 options:
True
False
Reflexivity in qualitative research refers to 
Question 2 options:
The sensitivity to the subjective role of the researcher
Cause and effect
Questioning participants’ assumptions
Reflecting the facts of the setting
Scrutinizing the studied phenomena
Member checking, peer-debriefing, triangulation, and prolonged engagement serve to
Question 3 options:
Establish statistical significance in quantitative studies
Establish trustworthiness in qualitative studies
Establish comparisons in mixed-methods studies
Establish equivalence in secondary data analysis
None of the answer options is correct 
Which one of the studies provides a clear statement of researcher reflexivity? (Researcher names noted by author last name)
Question 4 options:
Hernandez
Kattari
Watkins
All answer choices are correct
Cisneros 
This section of a journal article describes in detail how the study was carried out. 
Question 5 options:
Introduction
Abstract
Literature review
Methods
Which of the following is NOT a problem for maximizing response rates in in-person interview? 
Question 6 options:
General disillusionment in a society can undermine the general credibility of research efforts. 
Difficulty in finding all the members of a sample.
Respondent may be interrupted or distracted. 
Refusal rates vary with individual characteristics such as education. 
Contact rates vary by location and household size.
A scale is formed by using several questions to measure one concept and summing or averaging responses. 
Question 7 options:
True
False
A researcher examined how social work interns introduced themselves to potential clients. This type of research is most likely:
Question 8 options:
Content analysis
Narrative analysis
Ethnomethodology
Conversation analysis
Grounded theory
When attempting to construct culturally sensitive instruments when research participants do not speak English well, researchers should:
Question 9 options:
Pretest the questions
Use bilingual interviews
All answer choices are correct
Use back-translation
Translate the questions into the language of respondents
Qualitative methods can be used to assess the design and delivery of social work services.
Question 10 options:
True
False
One important goal of qualitative analysis is to inductively build up a systematic theory that is based on observations. This type of theory is known as: 
Question 11 options:
Iterative theory
Empirical theory
Pseudo-inductive theory
Observational theory
Grounded theory
Qualitative interview data should be collected until: 
Question 12 options:
The researcher must disclose his or her identity to respondents
A saturation point is reached
Filed observation has been completed
The researcher obtains relevant tacit knowledge from respondents 
All relevant informants have consented to participate 
What is the best indicator of statistical significance in hypothesis-testing:
Question 13 options:
Inter-rater reliability
Descriptive analysis
Predictive analysis
p-value
None of the answer options is correct 
Intensive interviews are generally based on: 
Question 14 options:
Closed-ended questions
Random selection
Self-administered questionnaires
Open-ended questions
Highly structured interview schedules
Which of the following is NOT useful for assessing the quality of qualitative analysis?
Question 15 options:
Is the analysis thickly contextualized? 
Does the study produce generalizable findings?
Does the researcher described the research process?
Is the study historically and relationally grounded?
Does the analysis illuminate the phenomena as a lived experience?
A qualitative researcher seeks input from participants about the study findings and interpretations.  This is a form of: 
Question 16 options:
Member checking
Tacit knowledge
Processing information
Peer debriefing
Question 17 (0.75 points)
A participant observer does the following: 
Question 17 options:
Is not actively involved in the research setting and is not known to be the observer 
Is actively involved in the research setting and is known to be the observer
All answer options are correct
Is actively involved in the research setting and is not known to be the observer 
Is not actively involved in the research setting and is known to be the observer 
Which are the most common techniques of data collection in qualitative research?
Question 18 options:
Existing records (at a social service agency, for example)
Observations
Focus groups
All answer choices are correct
Individual interviews 
Nonprobability sampling methods allow for generalizations to be made to the broader population of interest.
Question 19 options:
True
False
Triangulation involves coming at different aspects of the research from multiple sources.
Question 20 options:
True
False
Decentering is a method for making different language versions of a survey. 
Question 21 options:
True
False
The following question appeared in a survey: “Do you agree with the statement, ‘More taxes should be spent on welfare?’” 
Question 22 options:
This is an example of a double-barreled question
This is an example of a leading question
This is an example of a generalization
This is an example of a loaded question
This is an example of a preliminary question
In qualitative research, the interpretation of data and its analysis emerges at what point in the research process: 
Question 23 options:
While writing field notes
While writing jottings 
While writing accounts of the data
During initial stages of field work
Before entering the field
Qualitative research focuses on subjective human experiences and how we make meaning of various events, perceptions, and impressions.
Question 24 options:
True
False
Peer debriefing involves going to friends of the participants to receive feedback about the findings and interpretations. 
Question 25 options:
True
False
Anonymity exists when: 
Question 26 options:
The sample of respondents in a survey is selected purely by random
Researchers limit information about respondents to trained staff
The researcher only uses numbers to connect respondent identity to responses
The respondent explicitly waives his or her right to confidentiality 
No identifying information is ever collected to link respondent to responses
A typical research question in qualitative data analysis is explanatory. 
Question 27 options:
True
False
Cluster sampling is a form of nonprobability sampling.
Question 28 options:
True
False
In a study of gang behavior, Jankowski (1991) included several different ethnic gangs, as well as large and small gangs, and gangs from different cities and regions of the country. This process of selecting different types of gangs represents what kind of sampling procedure?
Question 29 options:
Snowball sampling
Quota sampling
Theoretical sampling
Stratified sampling
Simple random sampling
Telling an interviewer what the respondent thinks the interviewer wants to hear is:
Question 30 options:
An acquiescence bias
Avoiding a leading question
A response set
Giving a socially desirable response
A leading response