Analysing Qualitative Data

Table of Contents

1. Analysing Qualitative Data
2. Data Management
3. Data management
4. Data management
5. Data management
6. Identifying initial themes
7. Data coding
8. Answer
9. Identifying initial concepts
10. Developing descriptions of the data
11. Developing descriptions of the data
12. Building your conclusions
13. In summary

Data management

The same problems apply with focus groups, once we start to make data manageable we lose potentially important information. This can be difficult for qualitative researchers in the beginning but it's important to recognise that everyone has to jettison some of the details to make progress in analysis.

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Which of the following details that might be important can be lost in analysing transcripts of focus group recordings? a) Being able to identify who said what b) Being able to identify whether people's opinions varied according to age c) Being able to identify whether people from different areas held different views d) Being able to identify what medication people were taking e) Being able to identify individuals experiences f) Being able to identify whether people from different ethnic backgrounds held different views That is right. We can lose the ability to identify what individuals have said. One way round this is to ask participants to identify themselves at the start and so we can tell whose voice belongs to whom. However, this only works for quite small groups.We can lose the ability to identify what individuals have said. One way round this is to ask people to identify themselves at the start and so we can tell whose voice belongs to whom. However, this only works for quite small groups. Your answer has been saved.