Data analysis in qualitative research: A plea for sharing the magic and the effort

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-56

  Dickie, Virginia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Data analysis; Qualitative method; Research design

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERVIEW; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PERFORMANCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; SCIENCE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY; VALIDATION PROCESS; WRITING; STATISTICS;

HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; STATISTICS;

EID: 0037264514     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.57.1.49     Document Type: Article

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