A2 RESEARCH METHODS - Content Analysis Flashcards
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What is content analysis?
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Analysis of a large amount of data by creating a coding system of predetermined categories that can be applied to the content.
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What is thematic analysis?
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Finding themes that emerge from data after coding has produced quantitative data, and then producing qualititive data from this
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Strengths of content analysis
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Allows for analysis of large data and data produced is reliable
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Limitations of content analysis
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Investigator bias from pre-determined catergories and data is interpreted differently from person to person
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