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Qualitative data analysis requires that the researcher be patient and reflective in a process that attempts to make sense of multiple data sources, including:
field notes from _________________
observations
TRUE OR FALSE
Is data analysis in qualitative research a procedure that is left until all data are collected?
FALSE
Themes are also called_________________
categories
Codes can address many different topics
- Participants’ _______________________ about people and objects
ways of thinking
What is the object of Coding Data?
collapse these codes into broad________________
themes
Themes are similar codes aggregated together to form a major______________________
idea
Sentences or paragraphs that all relate to a single code are called a ________________________.
text segment
is Coding data an inductive or deductive process?
INDUCTIVE
When researchers state codes in the participant’s actual words, these codes are called_____________
in vivo codes
What is the object of Coding Data?
to make sense out of ___________________
text data
Is Coding data an inductive or deductive process?
inductive process of narrowing data into a few themes
Codes can address many different topics
- Perspectives held by _______________________
participants
How do I know what to code? You might decide that something is relevant because:
It _____________________you
surprises
How do I know what to code? You might decide that something is relevant because:
- The Interviewee explicitly states that it is____________
important
The qualitative researcher begins data analysis from the initial interaction with ______________________
participants