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When I say … quantification in qualitative research

Monrouxe, Lynn V., Rees, Charlotte E.·2020·Medical Education
DOI 10.1111/medu.14010
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Researchers regularly quantify qualitative data in a variety of ways: a few …some…around half…the majority… But when is it appropriate? Monrouxe & Rees discuss the issues, and provide clarity and caution in their "when I say…" article.

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  • Quantifying qualitative findings by expressions such as percentages may not strengthen the research.

    “however, Monrouxe and Rees provide a compelling argument for why this may not be strengthening the research.8”

    From How to … assess the quality of qualitative research (2020) · cites this paper as [8]

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Authors
Monrouxe, L. V., & Rees, C. E.
Affiliations
  • The University of Sydney (AU)
  • Murdoch University (AU)
Corresponding author
Monrouxe, Lynn V.
ORCID
Venue
Medical Education
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2019-12-03
Volume
54
Issue
3
Pages
186-187
ISSN
  • 0308-0110 (ISSN-L)
  • 1365-2923
DOI
10.1111/medu.14010
OpenAlex
W2992999293
Cited by
50
References
6
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 4
FWCI
14.18
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • Medical Education (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Murdoch University Research Portal (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Qualitative Research Methods and Applications
  • Social Sciences › Education › Educational Research and Methods
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Innovations in Medical Education
Keywords
qualitative research
MeSH terms
Humans, Research Design, Qualitative Research

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