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Keywords: qualitative research; numbers; counting; analysis; re-presentation One myth about qualitative research is that real qualitative researchers do not count. Contained in this myth are the depiction of words and numbers as two different and opposing entities that cannot easily or ‘‘shamelessly’’ coexist without consid-
- Margarete Sandelowski
- 2001
Two myths about qualitative research are that real qualitative researchers do not count and cannot count. These antinumber myths have led to the underutilization of numbers in qualitative research and to the simplistic view of qualitative research as non- or antinumber.
- Margarete Sandelowski
- 2001
Two myths about qualitative research are that real qualitative researchers do not count and cannot count. These antinumber myths have led to the underutilization of numbers in...
We explain what qualitative data and research are, the value of qualitative research, and features that make qualitative research excellent, as well as how qualitative data can be collected and used to study undergraduate research.
Qualitative researchers don’t count because they have sampling problems. They do not have a sample representative in the dimensions needed to make inferences from the sample to the population. The numbers in the sample mean little if the sample is demographically biased in one dimension or another.
Mar 1, 2011 · We review why counting is a controversial issue in qualitative research, and explain how this controversy creates what we call the “multiple audience problem” for qualitative researchers.
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Jan 3, 2020 · Counting can be used to produce new forms of information and provide checks against previously gathered evidence. It also blends easily with other more traditional qualitative or ethnographic research agendas, allowing for the easily seen and the virtually invisible to come under examination.
