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Category Archives: qualitative data
beginning data analysis – orienting yourself
This post is a response to a question about how to begin data analysis. When you were little, I bet you played sorting games. You might have organised pencils into colours, or blocks into various shapes. Later on, you may … Continue reading
play with your data
Data analysis can be pretty scary. That moment when you realise that making sense of the stuff you’ve so painstakingly generated comes down to you – just you. Well, relax. It’s not just you that has to leap into the … Continue reading
Posted in data, data analysis, play, qualitative data, Uncategorized
Tagged data, data analysis, data play, Pat Thomson
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analysing blogs is messy, but that’s OK. #acwrimo work in progress
This post is from Inger, Thesis Whisperer, about the process of researching academic blogs. Here she discusses making decisions about method, and provides a glimpse, via a link to her google doc, of actual data analysis happening in real time. … Continue reading
Posted in academic blogging, acwrimo, data, epistemology, grounded theory, mess, qualitative data, spread sheet
Tagged academic blogging, acwrimo, data analysis, Inger Mewburn, mess, spreadsheet, Thesis Whisperer
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