Data analysis in qualitative research
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...Those who use inductive reasoning use the data to generate ideas and those who use deductive reasoning begin with an idea and then use the data to confirm it (Thorne, 2000)....
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...Enacting the analytic process: Engaging the mechanisms of interpretation Within the body of qualitative methodological literature, there exist a wide range of “recipes” to guide the mechanics of the analytic process (Thorne, 2000)....
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...Within the body of qualitative methodological literature, there exist a wide range of “recipes” to guide the mechanics of the analytic process (Thorne, 2000)....
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...Depending on the study, the data set might include interviews, focus groups, recorded observations, field notes, journal entries, or other media such as photographs or videos (Thorne 2000; Nowell et al. 2017)....
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...Data analysis has been described as ‘the most complex and mysterious of all of the phases of a qualitative project, and the one that receives the least thoughtful discussion in the literature’ (Thorne 2000)....
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...…technique in addition to qualitative content analysis or thematic analysis in QD studies, researchers compare each case with others, looking for similarities and differences and exploring why differences exist to generate a more general understanding of phenomena of interest (Thorne, 2000)....
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...Many qualitative analytic strategies rely on a general approach called “constant comparative analysis”. Originally developed for use in the grounded theory methodology of Glaser and Strauss,...
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...In actual practice, however, many quantitative studies involve much inductive reasoning, whereas good qualitative analysis often requires access to a full range of strategies....
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