chapter 8 analysing qualitative data. learning outcomes apply an appropriate process to analyse your...
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CHAPTER 8
Analysing qualitative
data
Learning outcomes• Apply an appropriate process to analyse your
qualitative data• Identify and categorise themes and categories
emerging from the data• Group different items or units of data and
examine potential relationships between them• Evaluate alternative explanations and formulate
credible and plausible conclusions• Evaluate computer-assisted qualitative data
analysis software in relation to your project objectives
• Evaluate the trustworthiness of your data-gathering and analysis process
Analysing qualitative data
The qualitative data analysis process in practice
The qualitative data analysis process
• Descriptive/manifest codes– First-level codes: identify them for further
analysis later– Case codes
• organisation codes• sector codes • codes for individuals
• Analytical codes– Second-level codes– Themes, topics, concepts, ideas
• Axial/relationship codes– To show relationships or connections within or
between categories or sub-categories
Categorising and coding data
1) Clarify the research questions and the data sources that are required to answer them
2) Make use of an appropriate sampling strategy
3) Decide on the initial categories for the analysis
4) Pilot the analysis process
5) Carry out the analysis
The qualitative data analysis ‘journey’
• Counting
• Patterning
• Clustering
• Factoring
• Relationships
• Causal networks
• Relationship to theory
Factors in drawing conclusions from qualitative data
Evaluating explanations and formulating conclusions