How to Analyze Data and Evidence : The Third Stage of The Social Research Toolbox, QGAP / Kathryn Wheeler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wheeler, Kathryn, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evidence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2025.

Summary:

This guide offers an overview of some of the key tasks required for analyzing qualitative and quantitative research data and evidence. As part of the social research toolbox, or QGAP, series, it considers what should happen once you have gathered data and evidence in pursuit of your research question. The guide begins with the important task of preparing your data for analysis, which involves formatting it so that it is free from errors and that all identifiable features (which could compromise anonymity) are removed. It then considers the key features of social science data analysis, which are argued to be categorization and comparison. Theory also plays an important role in this process as comparisons within our data are used to test, refine, or develop theories. We finally discuss the use of software packages in the analysis stage and some of the possibilities they offer for managing, categorizing, and visualizing relationships within your data.

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ISBN:

1-03-622072-9

9781036220723

OCLC:

1523170301