QUALITATIVE

DATA
ANALYSIS
PRACTICAL RESEARCH 1
QUALITATIVE
DATA ANALYSIS
It involves the identification,
examination and interpretation
of patterns and themes in
textual data and determines
how these patterns and
themes help answer the
research question at hand.
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ANALYSIS

1 Getting to know
the data.
This is done by reading and
re-reading the text. The
taped recording should be
played and listened several
times.
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2 Focus the
analysis
A. Focus by question or
topic, time, period or
event
B. Focus by case, individual
or group
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3 Coding
This is the process of
categorizing data. This
process reduces the data
into smaller groupings so
that they are more
manageable.
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3 Coding
PREDEFINED CODES
refer to codes that are
formulated by the
researcher based on his
her knowledge through
the reviewed literatures
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3 Coding
EMERGENT CODES
refer to the codes that
become apparent as one
reviews the data.
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4 Entering
and
organizing
the data
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5 Cleaning the data

1. Spot-checking
2. Eye-balling
3. Logic checking
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5 Identifying
meaningful
patterns and
themes
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6 Interpreting the
data