Qualitative Data Analysis : An introduction

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Qualitative Data Analysis An introduction

• Carol Grbich
• Chapter 24
• Innovative Data Display

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Data display

• Key points
• Your final writing up and display of data will
  be influenced by
• The audience to which the results are targeted
• Your position in your research study

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Report writing

• Abstract summary gt 200 words (question,
  methods, findings)
• Introduction, literature review,
  theoretical/conceptual frames
• Methods process, methodology, sample,
  access, demographic profiles
• Results display of findings
• Discussion link to literature review,
  explanation of findings in terms of frames
• Conclusion Recommendations, shortcomings.

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Researcher position

• Authoritative position with realist display
• Researcher -authoritative voice
• limited display with the voices of participants
  are often limited to key quotes that illustrate
  the findings gained.
• Subjective/decentred position with innovative
  display
• researcher personal experiences included
• decentred researcher - the voices of
  participants heard.
• formats from poetry to dramatic dialogue,
  fictionalised versions, polyphonic presentation
  and visual displays.

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Display options for qualitative data

• Graphical display
• Non graphical display
• Aural and Visual displays

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1. Graphical display

• Social networks
• Pie charts, bar graphs
• Matrix,
• Table
• Decision Tree Modelling
• Flow Chart
• Ladder
• Metaphorical Visual Display
• Modified Venn Diagram.
• Network
• Scatterplot.
• Taxonomy

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2. Non graphical display

• Boxed display
• Quotes
• Vignettes
• Case studies
• Mixed methods
• Anecdotes (researchers gestalt)
• Layers (different perspectives)
• Pastiche (quilting of perspectives)
• Juxtaposition (of voices)
• Fiction, poetry, drama
• Interactive
• Hyperlinks
• Parody and irony

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3. Aural and Visual displays

• Pictogram
• Videos, self cam, You tube, computer links
• Photos, photo collages
• Films
• Aurals
• Drawings, paintings