Qualitative data analysis
In analytic induction, what happens if the researcher finds a deviant case?
They ignore it and carry on
They must either redefine or reformulate the hypothesis
They conduct a parametric statistical test
They give up and decide to be quantitative researchers instead
They must either redefine or reformulate the hypothesis
Analytic induction (see Key concept 24.1, p571) involves generating a hypothetical explanation of the research question and then testing this out on a range of data. If just one deviant case is found, the researcher must either redefine the hypothesis so as to exclude the deviant case, or reformulate the hypothesis and proceed with the data collection. It is, therefore, “an extremely rigorous method of analysis” (p572).
Reference: Bryman: Social Research Methods: 5th Edition Page(s) 571-572
Reference: Bryman: Social Research Methods: 5th Edition Page(s) 571-572
They must either redefine or reformulate the hypothesis Analytic induction (see Key concept 24.1, p571) involves generating a hypothetical explanation of the research question and then testing this out on a range of data. If just one deviant case is found, the researcher must either redefine the hypothesis so as to exclude the deviant case, or reformulate the hypothesis and proceed with the data collection. It is, therefore, “an extremely rigorous method of analysis” (p572).
Reference: Bryman: Social Research Methods: 5th Edition Page(s) 571-572
Reference: Bryman: Social Research Methods: 5th Edition Page(s) 571-572
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