Qualitative data analysis
What are memos?
Notes that researchers write to themselves
Reminders of what is meant by key terms or phrases
Building blocks for theorizing
All of the above
All of the above
Memos can be used to assist the process of generating a grounded theory. Researchers write these notes to themselves, to remind themselves of any emerging ideas or concepts that they have observed as they read through the data. This can help the researcher to forge connections between categories of concepts, which in turn are used to formulate a theory. In “Research in focus 24.4” (on page 579), Bryman gives an example of a memo he wrote for a particular research study (Bryman et al. 1996). As can be seen, it is quite detailed, so “memos” should not be confused with “scratch notes”.
Reference: Bryman: Social Research Methods: 5th Edition Page(s) 579
Reference: Bryman: Social Research Methods: 5th Edition Page(s) 579
All of the above Memos can be used to assist the process of generating a grounded theory. Researchers write these notes to themselves, to remind themselves of any emerging ideas or concepts that they have observed as they read through the data. This can help the researcher to forge connections between categories of concepts, which in turn are used to formulate a theory. In “Research in focus 24.4” (on page 579), Bryman gives an example of a memo he wrote for a particular research study (Bryman et al. 1996). As can be seen, it is quite detailed, so “memos” should not be confused with “scratch notes”.
Reference: Bryman: Social Research Methods: 5th Edition Page(s) 579
Reference: Bryman: Social Research Methods: 5th Edition Page(s) 579
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A. Breaking data down and examining it to identify themes and concepts
B. Coding without the intention of building a theory
C. Drawing open brackets alongside key words and phrases
D. Telling everybody about the way you have coded the data
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A. They ignore it and carry on
B. They must either redefine or reformulate the hypothesis
C. They conduct a parametric statistical test
D. They give up and decide to be quantitative researchers instead
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A. Theoretical sampling
B. Coding
C. External validity
D. Constant comparison
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B. The iterative process of grounded
C. The ethical implications of conducting a secondary analysis of qualitative data
D. The ways in which people use stories to make sense of events in their lives
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A. One that operates at the highest level of abstraction
B. One that is highly controversial and provokes a critical response
C. One that relates to an empirical instance or substantive topic area
D. One that is amenable to statistical analysis
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