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Analyzing Qualitative Data 

Based on the book Educational Research by Johnson and Christensen (2013).

Basic DefinitionsBasic Definitions• Interim AnalysisInterim Analysis• MemoingMemoing• CodingCoding• EnumerationEnumeration

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Interim AnalysisInterim Analysis• Cyclical process of collecting and analyzing dataCyclical process of collecting and analyzing data

Often need for more data felt when available data Often need for more data felt when available data analyzedanalyzed

The cycle continues until no significant insights The cycle continues until no significant insights gainedgained

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MemoingMemoing• Reflectives notes about what you are learning Reflectives notes about what you are learning

from your data analysisfrom your data analysis• Diary or post-it-notesDiary or post-it-notes• Very useful as memory lapse is certain to Very useful as memory lapse is certain to

happen over the course of timehappen over the course of time

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Coding Qualitative DataCoding Qualitative Data• Read Transcribed data and divide into Read Transcribed data and divide into

meaningful analytic unitsmeaningful analytic units• These units are marked with symbols, signs, These units are marked with symbols, signs,

descriptive words, or category namesdescriptive words, or category names

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Hierarchical CategorizationHierarchical Categorization

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Typologies (Categorization on two Typologies (Categorization on two axis)axis)

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EnumerationEnumeration• Process of quantifying dataProcess of quantifying data

Example: how many times the word ”inflation” Example: how many times the word ”inflation” occured in the speech of the prime ministeroccured in the speech of the prime minister

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