content analysis + case studies

Question 1

what is content analysis

Answer 1

studying people indirectly

Question 2

what data does a content analysis gather/ use

Answer 2

-qualitative data
- can be shown through different formats to gather this data

Question 3

what do researchers develop for content analysis

Answer 3

• categories
• they help convert qualitative data into quantitative data

Question 4

what are thematic analysis and how do they help

Answer 4

• helps identify themes in qualitative data and then will produce more qualitative data

Question 5

the difference between content analysis and thematic analysis

Answer 5

• content analysis requires codes to be identified before the data is being reviewed
• thematic analysis involves themes emerging from the data

Question 6

evaluations for content analysis

Answer 6

• content analysis can produce subjective findings
• easily to assess reliability
• has high ecological validity

Question 7

evaluations for thematic analysis

Answer 7

has high ecological validity

Question 8

what are a purpose of a case study

Answer 8

to provide a detailed analysis of an individual, established or real-life event

Question 9

what is the method for a case study

Answer 9

• it can be used for experimental or non-experimental methods to collect data

Question 10

evaluate a case study

Answer 10

• difficult to generalise findings
• researcher bias and subjectivity can interfere with the validity
• offer the opportunity to unravel rich, detailed information about a situation