To ensure that the qualitative data was confirmable, a peer examination was used by the researcher discussing the research process and findings with colleagues and experts with experience in qualitative research methods.
We need theories that are testable, confirmable and refutable based on reliable data, as well as clear and rational argumentation, so the logic of the concepts involved can be followed by policymakers and the public.
Guba and Lincoln proposed that trustworthy data are credible, transferable, defendable and confirmable.
Unlike his White House chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, who this week predicted a "big fight" over confirmation, Mr. Obama said in an interview with CNBC and The New York Times that he would pick "somebody who will be confirmable" and forecast "a smooth confirmation process".
"Warren is confirmable, and a fight over her confirmation is worth having," he said.
Trustworthiness is a term used in qualitative research to establish whether data collected during the research process is credible, transferable, dependable and confirmable [ 16].
Conversely, the data in SIDIAP are highly specific (always >99%), and thus highly reliable for a confirmable fracture.
The genetic data seemed reliable as those samples were repeatedly typed with the Genderplex assay and yielded confirmable results, which is why human error in the laboratory process or technical errors could be excluded.
While the "why" question is irresistible, when case studies of murder-suicide perpetrators focus instead on identifying confirmable patterns of behavior, they are more likely to bear useful information.
But Warren continues to be dogged by questions of confirmability, despite White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs's Monday statement that Warren is "very confirmable".
Mr. Lew is Mr. Obama's chief of staff, which makes him very confirmable.
