: Providing a detailed account of people, places, or events. Ordering : Arranging data by time or sequence.
: Developing reasons or causes for why things happened. Qualitative Data Analysis: A Methods Sourcebook
: Using multiple data sources, methods, or researchers to cross-verify findings. : Providing a detailed account of people, places, or events
To ensure "trustworthiness" in findings, the text outlines specific tactics for testing and confirming conclusions: Qualitative Data Analysis: A Methods Sourcebook
: Beginning to decide what things mean and noting regularities, patterns, or explanations. These conclusions are then verified for validity and rigor. Key Analytical Strategies
: Formulating what might happen next based on current patterns. Core Principles for Rigor
: Acknowledging how the researcher's own background and biases influence the interpretation.