Question

1. In order to achieve inter-pbserver reliability, two obersevers should:

A. agree the majority (>50%) of the time

B. agree at least 85% of the time

C. agree 100% of the time

D. have observations that are highly correlated

2. Which of the following is tru about Grounded Theory Research?

A. The researcher is often an active member of the community being studied

B. The researcher will often use non-systematic sources to come up with research ideas

C. The researcher uses a specific theory to guide his or her observations

D. The researcher does not immerse him or herself in past research before making observations

3. A theory is:

A. a prediction about the relation between two varibales

b. provides a broad rationale for why variable may be related

c. comes from both systematic and non-systematic sources

d, none of above

Answer 1

• 1. In order to achieve inter-pbserver reliability, two obersevers should agree 100% of the time.
• Inter-rater reliability is the level of agreement between raters or judges. If everyone agrees, IRR is 1 (or 100%) and if everyone disagrees, IRR is 0 (0%).  
• 3.ANSWER-none of the above
• A theory presents a systematic way of understanding events, behaviors and/or situations.A set of concepts and propositions that allow us to describe and explain some aspect of experience.