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Multimethodology
Multimethodology or multimethod research includes the use of more than one method of data collection or research in a research study or set of related studies. Mixed methods research is more specific in that it includes the mixing of qualitative and quantitative data, methods, methodologies, and/or paradigms in a research study or set of related studies. One could argue that mixed methods research is a special case of multimethod research. Another applicable, but less often used label, for multi or mixed research is methodological pluralism. All of these approaches to professional and academic research emphasize that monomethod research can be improved through the use of multiple data sources, methods, research methodologies, perspectives, standpoints, and paradigms. The term ''multimethodology'' was used starting in the 1980s and in the 1989 book ''Multimethod Research: A Synthesis of Styles'' by John Brewer and Albert Hunter. During the 1990s and currently, the term ''mixed metho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Computer-assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software
Computer-assisted (or aided) qualitative data analysis software (CAQDAS) offers tools that assist with qualitative research such as Transcription (linguistics), transcription analysis, coding and text interpretation, recursive abstraction, content analysis, discourse analysis, Grounded theory, grounded theory methodology, etc. Definition CAQDAS is used in psychology, marketing research, ethnography, public health and other social sciences. The CAQDAS networking project lists the following tools a CAQDAS program should have: * Content searching tools * Coding tools * Linking tools * Mapping or networking tools * Query tools * Writing and annotation tools Comparison of CAQDAS software Project Exchange Format In March 2019 the Rotterdam Exchange Format Initiative (REFI) launched a new open exchange standard for qualitative data called QDA-XML. The aim is to allow users to bring coded qualitative data from one software package to another. Initially support was included in Atlas.t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |