15 Methods of Data Analysis in Qualitative …（15的数据分析方法定性u2026）.pdfVIP

15 Methods of Data Analysis in Qualitative Research Compiled by Donald Ratcliff 1. Typology - a classification system, taken from patterns, themes, or other kinds of groups of data. (Patton pp. 393,398) John Lofland Lyn Lofland Ideally, categories should be mutually exclusive and exhaustive if possible, often they arent. Basically a list of categories. example: Lofland and Loflands 1st edition list: acts, activities, meanings, participation, relationships, settings (in the third edition they have ten units interfaced by three aspects--see and each cell in this matrix might be related to one of seven topics--see chapter seven). 2. Taxonomy (See Domain Analysis - often used together, especially developing taxonomy from a single domain.) James Spradley A sophisticated typology with multiple levels of concepts. Higher levels are inclusive of lower levels. Superordinate and subordinate categories 3. Constant Comparison/Grounded Theory (widely used, developed in late 60s) Anselm Strauss • Look at document, such as field notes • Look for indicators of categories in events and behavior - name them and code them on document • Compare codes to find consistencies and differences • Consistencies between codes (similar meanings or pointing to a basic idea) reveals categories. So need to categorize specific events • We used to cut apart copies of field notes, now use computers. (Any good word processor can do this. Lofland says qualitative research programs arent all that helpful and I tend to agree. Of the qualitative research programs I suspect that NUD*IST probably the best--see Sage Publishers). • Memo on the comparisons and emerging categories • Eventually category saturates when no new codes related to it are formed