Qualitative data analysis : Ian Dey.
Dey, Ian.
Qualitative data analysis : Ian Dey. a user-friendly guide for social scientists / - London : New York, NY : Routledge, 1993. - xiii, 285 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-279) and index.
First Published in 2004. Learning how to analyze qualitative data by computer can be fun. That is one assumption underpinning this introduction to qualitative analysis, which takes account of how computing techniques have enhanced and transformed the field. The author provides a practical discussion of the main procedures for analyzing qualitative data by computer, with most of its examples taken from humour or everyday life. He examines ways in which computers can contribute to greater rigour and creativity, as well as greater efficiency in analysis. He discusses some of the pitfalls and paradoxes as well as the practicalities of computer-based qualitative analysis. The perspective of "Qualitative Data Analysis" is pragmatic rather than prescriptive, introducing different possibilities without advocating one particular approach. The result is a largely discipline-neutral text, which is suitable for arts and social science students and first-time qualitative analysts.
0415058511 041505852X (pbk.)
Social sciences--Statistical methods--Computer programs.
Social sciences--Data processing.
001.422502 D5 1993
Qualitative data analysis : Ian Dey. a user-friendly guide for social scientists / - London : New York, NY : Routledge, 1993. - xiii, 285 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-279) and index.
First Published in 2004. Learning how to analyze qualitative data by computer can be fun. That is one assumption underpinning this introduction to qualitative analysis, which takes account of how computing techniques have enhanced and transformed the field. The author provides a practical discussion of the main procedures for analyzing qualitative data by computer, with most of its examples taken from humour or everyday life. He examines ways in which computers can contribute to greater rigour and creativity, as well as greater efficiency in analysis. He discusses some of the pitfalls and paradoxes as well as the practicalities of computer-based qualitative analysis. The perspective of "Qualitative Data Analysis" is pragmatic rather than prescriptive, introducing different possibilities without advocating one particular approach. The result is a largely discipline-neutral text, which is suitable for arts and social science students and first-time qualitative analysts.
0415058511 041505852X (pbk.)
Social sciences--Statistical methods--Computer programs.
Social sciences--Data processing.
001.422502 D5 1993