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After reading this chapter, you should be able to:
- Distinguish between the analysis and interpretation of qualitative data.
- Write an analytical memo while collecting qualitative data.
- Search textual data for relevant codes to be analyzed.
- Create a coding scheme for qualitative data.
- Use grounded theory, or constantcomparative method, to analyze qualitative data.
- Use recurrence, repetition, and forcefulness to analyze qualitative data.
- Recognize when qualitative data analysis is theoretically saturated.
- Decide whether or not a computer program will be helpful in the data analysis process.
- Create an interpretation for categorized qualitative data.
- Enhance the credibility of a qualitative research design.
- Conduct a member check or member validation.
- Use triangulation to strengthen data analysis and interpretation.
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