Qualitative Data Analysis

The process of collecting, analyzing, and interpreting non-numerical data.

• Interview

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

Is information that has been translated into a form that is efficient for movement or processing.

• Statistics

• Details

• Data

The process of breaking a complex topic or substance into smaller parts in order to gain a better understanding?

• Investigation

• Analysis

• Inquiry

A piece of information that is discovered during an official examination of a problem, situation.

• Findings

•     Interpretation

• Conclusion

A structured conversation where one participant asks questions, and the other provides answers.

• Interview

• Examination

• Interrogation

Refers to how accurately a method measures what it is intended to measure.

• Plausibility

• Viability

• Validity

  Is defined as the probability that a product, system, or service will perform its intended function adequately for a specified period of time.

• Accuracy

• Authenticity

•    Reliability

Is a regularity in the world, in human-made design, or in abstract ideas?

• Method

•   Model

• Pattern

  A reaction to a question, experience, or some other type of stimulus.

•    Answer

•      Acknowledgement

• Response

A method used to increase the credibility and validity of research findings.

• Qualitative Data

•   Triangulation

• Quantitative Data