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The Constant Comparative Method of Qualitative Analysis

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Glaser, Barney G.·1965·Social Problems
DOI 10.2307/798843
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Currently, the general approaches to the analysis of qualitative data are these:1.) If the analyst wishes to convert qualitative data into crudely quantifiable form so that he can provisionally test a hypothesis, he codes the data first and then analyzes it. He makes an effort to code “all relevant data [that] can be brought to bear on a point,” and then systematically assembles, assesses and analyzes these data in a fashion that will “constitute proof for a given proposition.”i2.) If the analyst wishes only to generate theoretical ideasnew categories and their properties, hypotheses and interrelated hypotheses- he cannot be confined to the practice of coding first and then analyzing the data since, in generating theory, he is constantly redesigning and reintegrating his theoretical notions as he reviews his material.ii Analysis with his purpose, but the explicit coding itself often seems an unnecessary, burdensome task. As a result, the analyst merely inspects his data for new properties of his theoretical categories, and writes memos on these properties.We wish to suggest a third approach

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Authors
Glaser, B. G.
Venue
Social Problems
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
1965-04
Volume
12
Issue
4
Pages
436-445
ISSN
  • 0037-7791 (ISSN-L)
  • 1533-8533
DOI
10.2307/798843
OpenAlex
W1971796909
Cited by
4,588
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Type
journal article
Language
en
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