C316 Part 14/Chap 17 Analyzing Qualitative Data

Analysis

in qualitative research, the process of identifying and labeling raw data (text) to find patterns, themes, concepts, and propositions

Analytical Memo

used in qualitative research to capture first impressions and reflections about the setting, people, and interactions; informal writing to distinguish the analysis from the data

Axial Coding

used in coding qualitative data after open coding, this coding pass links categories together in a meaningful way

Category

in qualitative research, a label for a set of excerpts, examples, or themes that are similar; may be drawn from the literature or emerge from the data

Constant-Comparative Method

an approach for coding qualitative data; the coding and categorizing process continues to change as the researcher analyzes the data and as additional data are collected

Credibility

the criterion used in qualitative research to assess the effectiveness and accuracy of the research design and findings drawn from its data

Emic

view that interprets data from the participant’s point of view in the context of in which the data are collected

Etic

view in which the participant’s talk or behavior is analyzed more conceptually without specific regard to context

Grounded Theory

an approach to analyzing qualitative data in which theory emerges from the data and the relationships among the emergent categories of data

Interpretation

in qualitative research, making sense of or giving meaning to the identified patterns, themes, concepts, and propositions

Memo Writing

in qualitative research, a writing process that serves as an intermediate step between coding and the first draft of the analysis; used as the basis for organizing the research project

Open Coding

the first and unrestrictive pass in coding qualitative data

Thematic Analysis

a method of qualitative analysis based on participants’ conceptions of actual communication episodes; a theme is identified based on recurrence, repetition, and forcefulness

Theme

a conceptualization of an interaction, relationship, or event drawn by the researcher from close reading and analysis of textual data

Theoretical Saturation

the point at which all data can be coded into a category; new categories are not emerging, and the existing category structure appears stable

Triangulation

use of several kinds of methods or data to further validate research outcomes and results