Week 8

Question 1

Data Analysis?

Answer 1

It is a holistic approach (this for QUAL
- in QUANTITATIVE they use reductionist approach to analyse data (make it smaller)

It is the generation of themes, category and codes.

Question 2

Types of Data Analysis

Answer 2

THEMATIC ANALYSIS
making categories and then testing if they are the same with other participants (coffee: taste or presentation of cup is important to the next person etc

CONTENT ANALYSIS
look at trends, at the words and their frequency (why don’t you exercise; each person - time, time, time, bachelor, kids, kids) see a trend.
It can then be quantified, thematic analysis can’t
- 8 of 10 people said time was a barrier etc.

Question 3

RIGOUR

Answer 3

This is trustworthiness. Bias can’t be eliminated in qualitative research therefore we look for trustworthiness.

RIGOUR MEANS EVIDENCE HAS

• credibility
• transferability
• dependability (replicability)
• confirmability (confirmed by others)

Question 4

How to improve Rigour

Answer 4

Strategies include
- purposive sampling

• triangulation (more than one way of collecting data)
• multiple coders (more than one person analyse the data)
• external observer (have an outsider to critique and give feedback)
• peer debrief (with someone out of the research)
• REFLEXIVITY
  Examining and being aware of any influence the researcher might have the study and data