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Theory and knowledge about the expected sample can help the researcher to determine exhaustiveness. The third factor involves the detail of categories when devising a coding system to engage in qualitative data analysis of survey results. It is well advised for a qualitative researcher to devise as many categories as possible in order to ensure that all categories of responses are included within the qualitative data analysis. If a category is not utilized, it is easier for a category to be removed than to added later and fit to the data. Once the data has been coded, it is time for the data to placed into raw analytical constructs (Patton, 2002).
The most common construct is that of a Frequency Distribution. The purpose of using a Frequency Distribution is to examine the relationship between each individual's response to the various survey questions. A frequency distribution of a single variable, is known as "Uni-variate Frequency Distribution" (Patton, 2002). A Uni-variate Frequency Distribution shows the frequency of observations in each category of variable. To construct this Frequency...
Summarizing the data by constructing a Frequency Distribution of a single variable is on the first step in qualitative data analysis (Patton, 2002).
The researcher must convey frequencies into measures that can be interpreted significantly. An absolute frequency is useless unless percentages are included into the data analysis. Translating frequencies into percentages allows the researcher to engage in meaningful comparisons of responses. These percentages allow a researcher to engage in a meaningful comparative analysis to determine which response was more prevalent than others and what if anything, this prevalence means to the overall research. The researcher may then utilize these percentages in the construction of pie charts, graphs or other models that can bring the contrasts of the occurrences of certain responses and the development of pattern analysis.
References
Patton, M.Q. (2002). Qualitative research and evaluation methods (3 ed.). Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications.
She had read Canter's various books; had seen his skills in practice, and was impressed. She decided to use Paul as 'case study' in order to base Canter's techniques on him. The Cycle in practice 1. Rules On Ms. Z's first day in school she underlines three letters on the blackboard: SWL. This she explains stands for: Students Will Learn. Beneath these she groups 4 rules (1. No calling out; 2. No leaving chair,
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"…people with NES tend to be more depressed than obese people without NES, and the mood of those with NES tends to worsen during the evening, something not seen in other obese people"(Logue, 2004, p. 185). Among the many studies that provide insight into the background and origins of this syndrome, one of the most enlightening was Obesity by Stunkard, in Fairburn and Brownell (2002). This provides an in-depth analysis