Photovoice: An Introduction to the Method and Analysis Tips
How do you analyze data in photovoice studies? Jean M. Breny, Shannon L. McMorrow offer an introduction.
Analyzing Aural and Sound Data
The baby crying next door. Chaotic street life that permeates the apartment. Music. The tone of voices in the interview recording. Whether intentional or not, sometimes important data can be heard. How do we analyze and interpret aural data? These open-access articles offer some examples.
Creative ways to teach from Dr. Gorard
Have you seen Dr. Gorard use card tricks to teach research methods? Watch this video!
The five pitfalls of coding and labeling - and how to avoid them
Whether you call it ‘content analysis’, ‘textual data labeling’, ‘hand-coding’, or ‘tagging’, a lot more researchers and data science teams are starting up annotation projects these days. Learn how to avoid potential pitfalls.
Teaching and Learning Excel for Data Analysis
Don’t have funds for data analysis software? Use Excel! Learn how in this interview with Charlotte Brookfield.
Teaching data analysis? Practical resources for new researchers
What does it all mean? Analysis and interpretation of data are difficult practices to learn. These open-access articles from SAGE journals offer practical how-to steps for new researchers.
From codes to theory-building
Learn what to do when you are faced with next steps after coding qualitative data.
Dr. Stephen Gorard Helps You Understand Statistics
Listen to Dr. Stephen Gorard discuss his no-nonsense approach to statistics.
Analytic Methods: How to Choose Ways of Analyzing Your Data
How do you ensure that your analytic strategy fits the qualitative methodology and methods selected for the study? Watch this recorded presentation and learn from the explanations offered by Dr. Linda Bloomberg and Dr. Janet Boberg.
From Analysis to Interpretation in Qualitative Studies
Qualitative data analysis can only get you so far - then you need to make sense of what you have found. Find open-access examples and guidance in this curated collection of articles.
Starting out with qualitative analysis software
Learn some important steps about using Quirkos software for qualitative data analysis.
Planning Tool for Qualitative Data Analysis and Interpretation
This hands-on post introduces a tool you can use in the analytic stage of a qualitative study.
Systematically Coding Qualitative Data
View this video for a series of short presentations about coding in qualitative research.
Meet the Authors: Analyzing and Interpreting Qualitative Data
Charles Vanover, Paul Mihas, and Johnny Saldaña discuss their excellent book in this lively video interview.
How can you analyze online talk? Researchers demonstrate!
This interview was a show-and-tell about analyzing online talk.
Qualitative Analysis with NVivo
Are you thinking about whether to use CAQDAS, Computer Assisted Qualitative Data AnalysiS, to manage, code, and assist in the analysis of your qualitative data? Reviewing available software is a good first step, before you decide whether and how to use what technology. In this post, find resources about how to use NVivo - other software options will be considered in additional posts.
Qual Data Analysis with Software
Qualitative researchers often collect large quantities of data that can include visuals or media, audio files or notes from interviews, text or artifacts. Some rely on software to organize, manage, and code data. This use of technology is described as CAQDAS, Computer Assisted Qualitative Data AnalysiS. Find resources about how to use CAQDAS in this post.
Making Statistics Accessible and Relevant in Politics and IR
After 20 years of teaching research and quantitative methods to students in Political Science in the US, UK, and the EU, Dr. Loveless has developed a teaching method that has resulted in greater student success in statistics in each passing year
Working with population data
Mentor in Residence Stephen Gorard explains how to use population data.
Teaching Statistical Analysis? Open-Access Resources about Regression Analysis
Find open-access instructional materials and articles about teaching how to use regression analysis methods.