1 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
2 The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Qual Health Res. 2018 Apr;28(5):824-831. doi: 10.1177/1049732317753586. Epub 2018 Feb 9.
The overarching aim of qualitative research is to gain an understanding of certain social phenomena. Qualitative research involves the studied use and collection of empirical materials, all to describe moments and meanings in individuals' lives. Data derived from these various materials require a form of analysis of the content, focusing on written or spoken language as communication, to provide context and understanding of the message. Qualitative research often involves the collection of data through extensive interviews, note taking, and tape recording. These methods are time- and labor-intensive. With the advances in computerized text analysis software, the practice of combining methods to analyze qualitative data can assist the researcher in making large data sets more manageable and enhance the trustworthiness of the results. This article will describe a novel process of combining two methods of qualitative data analysis, or Intramethod triangulation, as a means to provide a deeper analysis of text.
定性研究的首要目标是深入了解某些社会现象。定性研究涉及对经验材料的有针对性的使用和收集，旨在描述个人生活中的瞬间和意义。从这些不同材料中获得的数据需要对内容进行某种形式的分析，重点是书面或口头语言作为交流，以提供对信息的背景和理解。定性研究通常包括通过广泛的访谈、笔记和录音来收集数据。这些方法既耗时又费力。随着计算机化文本分析软件的进步，结合多种方法来分析定性数据的实践可以帮助研究人员更有效地管理大数据集，并提高结果的可信度。本文将描述一种新颖的定性数据分析方法的组合过程，即内部三角测量法，作为深入分析文本的一种手段。
