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Inferring and Explaining Patterns and Themes From Data: Lesson 2
Inferring and Explaining Patterns and Themes From Data: Lesson 2
INFERRING AND
EXPLAINING PATTERNS
AND THEMES FROM DATA
IDENTIFYING MEANINGFUL PATTERNS AND THEMES
Content analysis
Thematic analysis
IDENTIFYING MEANINGFUL PATTERNS AND THEMES
(Content Analysis)
Used when qualitative data had been collected through interviews,
focus groups, observation and documentary analyses.
Higher Level
a more interpretative analysis that combine the specific responses,
as well as what may have been inferred or implied from the data.
IDENTIFYING MEANINGFUL PATTERNS AND THEMES
(Content Analysis)
Content Analysis also involves coding and classifying of data, also
referred to as categorizing or indexing. The aim of content analysis is
to make sense of data and to make inferences about the messages
or findings.
IDENTIFYING MEANINGFUL PATTERNS AND THEMES
(Steps of Content Analysis – Hsieh and Shannon, 2005)
1. Prepare your data
2. Determine the unit of analysis
3. Develop the categories and coding system
4. Pre-test the coding system
5. Code all textual data
6. Check the validity and reliability of the data
7. Draw inferences
8. Present the results
IDENTIFYING MEANINGFUL PATTERNS AND THEMES
(Thematic Analysis)
a form of pattern recognition within the data. It provides a simple
interpretation and concise descriptions of themes and patterns in the
data set.
No matter how insignificant your work is and no matter how your project
seems similar to other works, you first discuss and explain fully the
results of your findings and how they will contribute to the knowledge
base.
QUESTIONS?
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