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DATA ANALISIS AND INTERPRETATION - Coggle Diagram
DATA ANALISIS AND INTERPRETATION
DEFINITION AND PURPOSE
Data analysis in qualitative research involves
summarizing data dependably and accurately.
Is an attemp by the researcher to find meaning in the data and to answer the "So What" question.
A great deal of data analysis occurs before
data collection is complete.
Important Step
Reflect on two questions
Are your data collection techniques catching the kind of data you want and filtering
out the data that you don’t want?
Is your research question still answerable
and worth answering
The researcher works to narrow a large set of issues and data into small and important groups of key data.
STEPS IN ANALYZING QUALITATIVE RESEARCH DATA
Approach
To analysis is to follow three interative steps
Reading/memoing
Is the process od writing notes in the field notes margin and underlining sections or issues that seem important during the initial reading of narratibe data.
Describing what is going on in the setting
Involves developing thorough and comprehensive descriptions of the participants, the setting, and the phenomenom studied to convey the rich complexity of the research.
Classifying research data
Classifying small pieces of data into more
general categories s is the qualitative researcher’s
way to make sense.
DATA ANALYSIS STRATEGIES
Identifying themes is a strategy that relies on
the identification of ideas that have emerged from the review of literature and in the data
collection.
Coding is the process of marking units of
text with codes or labels as a way to indicate
patterns and meaning in data.
Asking key questions is a strategy that involves
the researcher asking questions
“What major
activities, events, or issues are relevant to the
problem?
“Who is centrally involved?”
Analyzing antecedents and consequences
allows the researcher to map the causes and
effects that have emerged throughout the study.
DATA INTERPRETATION STRTEGIES
Extending the analysis is a data interpretation
strategy in which the researcher raises
questions about the study.
Connecting findings with personal experience
encourages the researcher.
Seeking the advice of critical friends involves
inviting trusted colleagues to offer insights that may have been missed due to the
researcher’s closeness to the study.
Contextualizing the findings of the study in
the related literature e involves using the review
of related literature to provide support.
Turning to theory encourages researchers to
link their findings to broader issues of the
day
Knowing when to say when means that
the researcher refrains from offering an
interpretation
ENSURING CREDIBILITY IN YOUR STUDY
Qualitative researchers should
ask themselves the following six questions.
In what circumstances was an observation
made or reported?
How reliable are those providing the data?
Are observations corroborated by others?
What motivations may have influenced a
participant’s report?
Are the data based on one’s own observation or on hearsay?
What biases may have influenced how an
observation was made or reported?
