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In quantitative methods, reproducibility is held as the gold standard for demonstrating research integrity. But threats to scientific integrity, such as fabrication of data and results, …
It is not always possible to collect quantitative data to estimate a wide variety of population parameters. There may be logistical, ethical or physical barriers that …
Gerontology is the study of ageing across the life course, and is a large and varied area of research, spanning many disciplines. In 2014, the median …
It seems that everywhere we look, researchers are applying machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) to new fields. But what about qualitative analysis? Is there …
As our understanding of research and data has changed, so have data collection methods. Consequently, qualitative researchers are actively seeking to expand traditional interview and survey …
I’m going to begin this article by asking you to answer a survey question: In the last 12 months, how often, if at all, have you visited …
Participatory visual methods are those in which research participants are active in shaping the project as co-producers of visual knowledge. They can be traced back to …
Since the mid-1980s numerous software packages have been available to facilitate the analysis of qualitative data (see the CAQDAS Networking Project for reviews1). Many researchers have …