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Chapter 13 Qualitative Data Analysis. Key Terms. Qualitative analysis Methods for examining social research data without converting them to a numerical format.
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Chapter 13 Qualitative Data Analysis Key Terms
Qualitative analysisMethods for examining social research data without converting them to a numerical format. Variable-oriented analysisFocus of analysis is on interrelations among variables and the people observed would be the carriers of those variables.
Case oriented analysisAnalysis that aims to understand a particular case or several cases by looking at the details of each. Cross-case analysisAnalysis that involves an examination of more than one case, either a variable-oriented or case-oriented analysis.
Grounded Theory Method (GMT)An inductive approach to research in which theories are generated solely from an examination of data rather than being derived deductively.
Constant comparative methodComponent of the Grounded Theory Method in which observations are compared with one another and with the evolving inductive theory. SemioticsStudy of signs and and the meanings associated with them.
Conversational Analysis (CA)Meticulous analysis of the details of conversation, based on a complete transcript hat includes pauses, hems and also haws. MemoingWriting memos that become part of the data for analysis in qualitative research such as grounded theory.
Open codingInitial classification and labeling of concepts in qualitative data analysis. Codes are suggested by researchers examination and questioning of the data. Concept MappingPutting concepts in a graphical format.