Quirkos Qualitative Research Blog (Page 2)

In-depth interviews in qualitative research: Not 'just a chat'

'In-depth interview, that's just a chat', you might say. Well, no, it's not, and here's why, and when to use it.

Transcribe everything! Formal and informal data collection in qualitative research

this post focuses on ways that the speed and volume of our transcription service can change how you design research, and think about data.

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Analysing Qualitative Research with Quirkos: interactive workshops

Hundreds of codes, grouped into descriptive themes; what are you going to do with all those codes? Come to our workshop and find out...

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Automated transcription and some risks of machine interpretation

Automated transcription systems can be negatively affected by systematic cultural prejudice... it's important to understand that, just like us, these machine learning systems have learnt from our dominant global culture and society

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How can I get them to talk? Talking naturally in qualitative research interviews

I once did some auto-ethnography in nightclubs. I didn't have difficulty getting people to share their stories with me even though we had to take turns shouting into each other's ear. So what is going on, what's getting in the way of talking and sharing?

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What’s in the Black-Box of the Quirkos Qualitative Researcher Journeys Project?

When learning about qualitative research methodology, novice researchers want to see and use practical examples of how research was undertaken that go beyond the kind of overview found in research outputs

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Researching apart, together: the power of working in tandem

I want to explain why I think this form of social co-working can be so helpful for work and research.

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Announcing Quirkos Transcribe

One of the most requested features from our users has been an automated transcription service. A way that researchers can still be in the cafe, energised from an interview, and turn that precious recording straight into text they can revisit, explore, start to analyse and use for writing up.

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Quirkos 2022 Unwrapped: A Year in Research!

This year, there were at least 180 scholarly papers and monographs, and 140 postgraduate theses, which cited Quirkos

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What's the difference between codes and themes in qualitative analysis?

You'll see lots of literature on qualitative analysis talk about using both codes and themes, but they are difficult concepts to explain and often the lines between them are blurred.

Handling interviews in other people’s homes

Previous blogs focused on safety aspects of researching in the field [https://www.quirkos.com/blog/post/practical-advice-for-your-safety/], and one aspect of this is doing qualitative interviews in someone's home. Even though changing COVID rates and restrictions may make this more challenging, there are multiple reasons you might

Creating 'Google Docs' for qualitative analysis

Qualitative analysis software should be just like using Google Docs. That means it should be easy to create a document or project. It should just work in your browser without needing to install anything. That you should be able to access your work anywhere. That it should have all the same features

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How to actually start your qualitative analysis

Some practical solutions you can use to help break through the initial overwhelm of having a lot of qualitative data to analyse, and get close to your data in record time.

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Using Emoji for Qualitative Data Analysis

It is possible to use emoji instead of words for codes, I was curious. I had not come across this before, and became intrigued about how emoji might be used for coding as well as analysis.

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When do you have enough data to start your analysis?

The more data you have, the less likely it is you'll have the time to analyse all of it, especially with looming university deadlines in mind.

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The Animal Crossing villagers have self-esteem issues, and here's why: A qualitative investigation

Compared with the GameCube version I enjoyed so much growing up, the New Horizons villagers seem less ‘genuine’. How does that balance affect your relationship with the characters? To find out, I completed some qualitative analysis.

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Welcome to Quirkos Web!

Today we are excited to finally unleash the new version of Quirkos - Quirkos Web! It's all the features and ease of use of regular Quirkos, but running in your browser! It's a option available to any Quirkos Cloud users at no additional cost.

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Examples of qualitative research data

Qualitative data can be in many more formats, so it's useful to see some examples of what qualitative data can look like, and to use for practice while you learn analysis and before you collect your own data

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Updates on Quirkos Web

Last year we announced and teased Quirkos The Next Generation - all new Quirkos designed afresh for your browser, with all the projects, data, features and functionality on any device, and it's coming soon!

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Constant comparative method in qualitative analysis

The constant comparison method isn't restricted to Grounded Theory, and is a frequently applied approach to analysing and exploring qualitative data. It's essentially a really common-sense approach for examining qualitative data...

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Collaboration, team-work and qualitative project sharing

Quirkos Cloud is one of the few qualitative data analysis software packages to allow live, unlimited collaboration and project sharing. It's not an extra add-on, it's available to all users without any additional costs. There are no limits...

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Writing the New Ethnography (Goodall 2000, Review)

In his book, Writing the New Ethnography (2000), H. L. Goodall Jr. offers an alternative way of writing qualitative research: writing “creative narratives shaped out of a writer’s personal experiences within a culture

Conversation Analysis

Conversation analysis. What is it and when should I use it?

Conversation Analysis is used to understand the meanings of real language and how people really speak.

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A priori coding is A-OK!

There are many different ways of coding qualitative data. Two of the most frequently mentioned are in vivo coding, in which participants’ actual words become codes while the researcher is coding, and a priori coding, in which the researcher has defined codes before beginning to analyze the data.

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What do I need to do and know before a qualitative research interview?

When I’m helping researchers prepare to conduct research interviews for the first time, there is a variety of attitudes. Some start with under-estimating the complexity of research interviews. Others are almost paralysed by the fear of the “what if”s. Most experience the more usual mild anxiety...