Qualitative Analysis

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Definition

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Qualitative Analysis is the determination of non-numerical information about a chemical species, a reaction, etc. Examples would be observing that a reaction is creating gas that is bubbling out of solution or observing that a reaction results in a color change.

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Major Approaches

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There are three major approaches to qualitative research: ethnography (drawn from anthropology); phenomenology (drawn from philosophy) and grounded theory (drawn from sociology).

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Grounded Theory

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Grounded theory is a systematic framework involving the development of theories based on analysis of data. Participants engage in a world that requires reflexive interaction due to goals being driven by behavior relating to social interaction.

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Phenomenology

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A phenomenological model is a scientific model that describes the empirical relationship of phenomena to each other, in a way which is consistent with fundamental theory, but is not directly derived from theory.

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Ethnography

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Ethnography is a research method central to knowing the world from the standpoint of its social relations.

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Types of Qualitative Anaylsis