Qualitative analysis using semimicro methods

Qualitative Analysis Methods

Evaluation and synthesis of studies using qualitative methods of analysis

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Evaluation and synthesis of studies using qualitative methods of analysis

Classifying qualitative information using centroid based methods

In this paper we consider the problem of classification of qualitative data. We present an approach to overcome several difficulties which show SAHN (sequential, agglomerative, hierarchic, nonoverlapping) clustering methods to classify qualitative data when using centroids to compute similarities between pairs of classes. The approach is based on a recently proposed class of qualitative weighte...

Using Qualitative Methods to Inform Scale Development

This article describes the process by which one study utilized qualitative methods to create items for a multi dimensional scale to measure twelve step program affiliation. The process included interviewing fourteen addicted persons while in twelve step focused treatment about specific “pros” (things they like or would miss out on by not being involved in twelve-step programs) and “cons” (thing...