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This article delves into inductive thematic analysis and deductive thematic analysis.
This article introduces reflexive thematic analysis (RTA) in qualitative research, a flexible yet systematic approach to thematic analysis that values the researcher’s subjectivity.
Choose a deductive approach to start with predefined codes, an inductive approach to let the data guide your coding, or blend both for flexibility in your qualitative research.
Open coding, axial coding, and selective coding are all steps in the grounded theory method of analyzing qualitative data.
Pattern coding groups qualitative data into sets, themes, and constructs.
Structural coding when you to take a large set of semi-structured data, and structure it into smaller pieces for further analysis.
Initial coding is where you break down your qualitative data into discrete excerpts and create codes to label them with.
Learn how to create a codebook in thematic analysis, including best practices and tools to improve the quality of your research.
Exploring the differences between grounded theory and qualitative content analysis helps you choose the right approach for your research.
Grounded theory and thematic analysis are two popular qualitative research methods. This article explores the strengths, differences and uses cases of these two methods.