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By: Deborah K. van den Hoonaard & Elise M. Will C. van den Hoonaard
In: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods
Edited by: Lisa M. Given
Subject:Qualitative Research

Data analysis is an integral part of qualitative research and constitutes an essential stepping-stone toward both gathering data and linking one's findings with higher order concepts. There are many variants of qualitative research involving many forms of data analysis, including ...

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  van den Hoonaard, D. & van den Hoonaard, E. (2008). Data analysis. In L. M. Given (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of qualitative research methods (pp. 187-188). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781412963909.n94
  
  van den Hoonaard, Deborah K. and Elise M. Will C. van den Hoonaard. "Data Analysis." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods, edited by Lisa M. Given, 187-188. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. doi: 10.4135/9781412963909.n94.
  
  van den Hoonaard, D & van den Hoonaard, E 2008, 'Data analysis', in Given, LM (ed.), The sage encyclopedia of qualitative research methods, SAGE Publications, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, pp. 187-188, viewed 12 August 2020, doi: 10.4135/9781412963909.n94.
  
  van den Hoonaard, Deborah K. and Elise M. Will C. van den Hoonaard. "Data Analysis." The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods. Ed. Lisa M. Given. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. 187-188. SAGE Knowledge. Web. 12 Aug. 2020, doi: 10.4135/9781412963909.n94.
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