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May 29, 2023
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Dear Research Diary: How do I determine which questions to ask? 

Qualitative researchers often explore a new topic by interviewing those directly involved, aiming to learn from their expert experience.  In this entry, we’ll look at how to determine which questions help answer our exploratory question: “What is it like being … Continue reading

May 15, 2023
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Qualitative Analysis with QDA Miner and WordStat

Our qualitative archive provides new analyses of the themes discussed across locations and years. Some of the main analysis tools we’ve relied on are frequency and cooccurrence data, topic modeling, dendrograms, and link analysis. In this post, we’ll share how … Continue reading

May 1, 2023
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Dear Research Diary: How do I pick a research topic?

Choosing a research topic can be hard. You might know what topic you want to explore, but what specifically do you want to investigate and why? If you’re stuck, ask yourself, “what questions do I want to answer?” Below we … Continue reading

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