Chat with AIExam 15: Analysis of Qualitative Data
How does the narrative method differ from other qualitative analytical strategies? What is an important argument against using the narrative method?
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Verified-Unlike other analytical strategies,in the narrative,the researcher-author largely "disappears" from the analysis in favour of presenting the concrete details in chronological order as if they were the product of a unique and naturally unfolding sequence of events.
-The narrative most closely resembles a "story" of what occurred.
-Unlike most other qualitative forms of analysis,analysis in a narrative is "light" and subtle and thus the researcher intrudes as little as possible in the way of commentary and interpretation-he or she allows the "text" to speak for itself.
-In the narrative,data are analyzed or "explained" in the terminology and concepts of the people being studied.
-Two criticisms of narratives are the following:
-The narrative approach is criticized for being too complex,particular,and idiosyncratic in that it does not provide a general explanation that researchers can apply to other people,situations,or time periods.
-Some argue that the narrative approach is a presentation of data without analysis.
Define the following terms
-illustrative method
(30) VerifiedA method of qualitative data analysis in which a researcher takes the concepts of a social theory or of an explanation and treats them as empty boxes to be filled with empirical examples and descriptions.
Compare the key differences that set qualitative data analysis apart from quantitative data analysis.What four features differentiate these two approaches? Identify and briefly describe each one.
(37) Verified-Types and numbers of analysis techniques: Quantitative researchers choose from a specialized,standardized set of data analysis techniques,whereas qualitative data analysis is less standardized.
-Starting points for data analysis: Quantitative researchers do not begin data analysis until they have collected all of the data and condensed them into numbers,whereas qualitative researchers begin analysis early in a research project while they are still collecting data.
-Relationship between data and social theory: Quantitative researchers manipulate numbers that represent empirical facts to test theoretical hypotheses,whereas qualitative researchers create new concepts and theory by blending together empirical evidence and abstract concepts.
-Degrees of abstraction/distance from the details of social life: Quantitative researchers assume that social life can be represented by using numbers,whereas in qualitative analysis,the data are in the form of words.
Professor Terry Tanker asked the people she was studying to look at a set of 150 photos she had collected of their community.Each person was instructed to take a set of the photos and sort and organize them into piles that represented categories that made sense to them.Professor Tanker then asked the participants to explain the criteria they used to organize their photos.The method used by Professor Tanker in this instance was
(29) How is the illustrative method used in the analysis of qualitative data? Describe two variations of the illustrative method.
(39) Describe the features of the analytical memo.In what ways is it related to the coding process during the analysis of qualitative data?
(38) With which method of data analysis does a researcher begin with "empty boxes" or concepts and then go looking for empirical evidence showing that the concepts are useful in organizing information?
(37) Professor Shelly Gizmo asked 10 nurses to describe,in as much detail as possible,their duties during the first hour at work during a typical working day.Each nurse was also asked to write down the decisions they made during the course of the first hour of work on a typical day and to sketch out how each decision was related to others.This type of research procedure is known as
(29) What is successive approximation? Where does successive approximation get its name from? How is successive approximation used in the analysis of qualitative data?
(38) What are the three main steps in coding qualitative data? What happens at each step in relation to the development of themes? How are the steps related to each other? What distinguishes each step from the others?
(38) Which of the following statements describes both qualitative and quantitative approaches to data analysis?
(30) Graduate student Hannah Hubert developed an abstract model of the "perfect" poem.Her model included five factors: (1)clear cadence of words when spoken,(2)expressive emotional tone or mood,(3)powerful imagery,(4)creative word choice,and (5)overall appearance on the page.She used the factors to evaluate how well a group of 50 poems fit her model.In this case,Hannah used ________ as her research technique.
(33) Which one of the following features is a specific benefit of axial coding?
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