Chapter 7. Analysing Qualitative Data
- Catherine Pope,
- Nicholas Mays
Published Online: 26 NOV 2007
DOI: 10.1002/9780470750841.ch7
© 2006 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Book Title
Qualitative Research in Health Care, Third Edition
Additional Information
How to Cite
Pope, C., Ziebland, S. and Mays, N. (2007) Analysing Qualitative Data, in Qualitative Research in Health Care, Third Edition (eds C. Pope and N. Mays), Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470750841.ch7
Publication History
- Published Online: 26 NOV 2007
- Published Print: 1 JAN 2006
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405135122
Online ISBN: 9780470750841
- Summary
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Keywords:
- qualitative data;
- scale;
- data preparation;
- thematic analysis;
- grounded theory
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Analysing qualitative data
The nature and scale of qualitative data
Data preparation
The relationship between data and analysis
Counting and qualitative data
Initial steps
Thematic analysis
Grounded Theory
Framework
Software packages designed to handle qualitative data
Developing explanations — the role of the researcher
Conclusion