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Tag Archives: data
playing about with data
Not everything we do in our research has to have a definite end point. Sometimes it’s good to set aside all those anxieties about ‘getting through and getting done’. We might even like to take some time to simply play … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, data, data analysis, play
Tagged data, data analysis, data play, Pat Thomson, play
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the joys of creative re-description
Working with data is a creative process. Yes I know data word has got to be systematic and thorough. You can’t make up your results. But working with data is also always about interpretation. And interpretation, at some point, is … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, creativity, data, data analysis, redescription
Tagged categories, creativity, data, Pat Thomson, redescription, Richard Rorty
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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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pack ratting – a common or garden field work practice
Pack rats are nest builders. They use plant material such as branches, twigs, sticks, and other available debris. Getting into everything from attics to car engines, stealing their ‘treasures’, damaging electrical wiring, and creating general noisy havoc can easily cause … Continue reading
Posted in archive, data, data analysis, pack-ratting, Uncategorized
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a little Romantic messiness
A post for National Poetry Day. It is pretty common for research methods courses and books to suggest that qualitative researchers read through their data – such as interview transcripts – several times. Reading through happens before you get down … Continue reading
Writing for publication – it’s just a matter of meeting the conventions of a journal, right?
Well, no. Not exactly. There is more involved in making choices about how to write for your target journal than simply deciding to adopt their usual writing style. I need to explain this assertion. Let’s take the example of what … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, data, epistemology, knowledge production
Tagged data, epistemology, Pat Thomson, scientific writing, writing choices
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