Researching fantasy sports using mixed- and multi-methods / Rebecca Joyce Kissane.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kissane, Rebecca Joyce, author.

Series:

SAGE Research Methods. Cases.

SAGE Research Methods. Cases

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fantasy sports.

Social desirability.

Mixed methods research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2018.

Summary:

In this research methods case, I provide readers with a sense of the benefits to triangulating multiple types of data to study fantasy sports as well as some of the practical issues involved in conducting such research. Through my mixed- and multi-methods approach, I am able to gain a broad swath of information about a relatively large sample of fantasy sports players (e.g., through a survey); in-depth understandings of how fantasy sports players view the hobby, their and others' places in it, and their participation more generally (e.g., through qualitative interviews); and revealing points of comparison among what everyday players experience, what industry professionals focus upon, and what posters in anonymized settings display (e.g., through ethnographic research at a fantasy sports conference and content analyses of message and chat forums). With any method comes both positives and negatives, and this study is no exception. In this case method, I discuss a few of the practicalities of doing this sort of research, focusing in detail on my role as both an insider and outsider within this space.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-5264-4624-3

9781526446244

OCLC:

1023831515