APSY2216 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Survey Data Collection, Data Analysis, Internal Validity

• School: Boston College
• Department: Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology
• Course: APSY2216
• Professor: Thomson

Document Summary

Today we will finish up qualitative research and discuss survey research. Friday we will discuss quantitative data analysis. Exam 2 if two weeks from today. Coding qualitative research than on prior information or literature justify why you did it the way you did. The coding activity we did in class was inductive - we based our themes on the interview rather. Requires judgment calls - there are many ways of organizing the data, but you must be able to. Support/evidence - direct quotes or details from specific observations. Narrative - sometimes first person, you are telling a story. Triangulation - if there is evidence from multiple sources, it adds to the confidence you can feel in. Member-checking - go back to participants and ask them to review the findings and ask if we. Transferability - to what degree can other samples see in the sample something that is.