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From Qualitative to Quantitative :From Qualitative to Quantitative How to Turn Qualitative Data
Into Quantitative Instruments By Brandy Fleming
NSG913 Qualitative Research Methods
Answer these Questions… :Answer these Questions… What’s the point?
Why not go all Qual?
How can mixing help?
Why not always mix?
Quantitative Measurements :Quantitative Measurements Generalize findings
Particular outcome
Distinct variables
Precise conditions
Validate results
Replication
Hard sciences
Social Sciences :Social Sciences Behavior
Context
Decisions
Experiences
Qualitative Methods :Qualitative Methods Understand process
Grounded theory
Open coding
Axial coding
Drawbacks
Small, non-randomized populations
Non-replicable
Interpretive judgments
Hard to claim causality
Hard to get funding
Mixed-Methods Models :Mixed-Methods Models Complement
More detailed analysis
Increased validity
Increased generalizability
Other designs
Triangulation
Data transformation
Quantitative Instruments :Quantitative Instruments Questionnaires
Surveys
Structured interviews
Qualitative Data :Qualitative Data Semi-structured or open-ended interviews
Focus groups
Case-studies
Participation
Ethnography
Textual
Mixed-Methods Problems :Mixed-Methods Problems De-contextualization
Constant refining
Cost
Equally Weighed? :Equally Weighed? Is there more priority given to quantitative methods in this type of mixed methods model or are they of equal value?
The point is not what we expect… :The point is not what we expect…
But looking closer at what we might have missed. :But looking closer at what we might have missed.
So let’s discuss… :So let’s discuss… If qualitative data is used to create a survey or questionnaire, do you consider the qualitative data to be inconsequential or superficial to the research model?
Are there types of qualitative data that make for better quantitative instrument production, i.e. focus groups, case studies, interviews?
Could you justify using qualitative data in a quantitative analysis in your area of interest?
References :References Listed on blackboard…