Workshop 2

Question 1

What is qualitative data?

Answer 1

Non-numerical data to understand beliefs, perceptions and opinions. Tends to be based on research questions but not hypotheses.

Question 2

State 4 ways of obtaining qualitative data

Answer 2

1. Individual Interviews
2. Focus Groups
3. Observations
4. Action research

Question 3

State 3 ways of obtaining quantitative data

Answer 3

1. Surveys
2. Observation
3. Experiments

Question 4

State the 6 steps of analysing qualitative data

Answer 4

1. Familiarisation- read and develop general impressions
2. Focus- identify issues
3. Coding- categorise the data by looking for meaningful words
4. Mapping- look for similarities, overlaps and contradictions to codes
5. Themes- identify key themes and connections between them
6. Interpretation and Explanation