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Qualitative analysis: What it is and how to begin
Author(s) -
Sandelowski Margarete
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.4770180411
Subject(s) - interpretation (philosophy) , data science , qualitative analysis , computer science , qualitative research , content analysis , qualitative property , key (lock) , order (exchange) , epistemology , psychology , sociology , machine learning , social science , philosophy , economics , programming language , computer security , finance
One of the most paralyzing moments in conducting qualitative research is beginning analysis, when researchers must first look at their data in order to see what they should look for in their data. Although temporally and conceptually overlapping processes, data analysis should be distinguished from interpretation. Practical suggestions for beginning analysis include getting a sense of the whole, extracting the facts, identifying key topics or major storylines and dimensionalizing their informational content, and using frameworks to reduce data. ©1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.