Abstract
Before analysing the data, it is vital to organise and manage it. The chapter thus begins by focusing on how to organise and manage the data—that is, checking, reviewing, coding, reducing and re-coding it. These are the initial tasks in preparing the data for analysis. The second part of the chapter deals with analysing both qualitative and quantitative data. Qualitative analysis—thematic, narrative, semiotic, content, ethnographic, conversation, constant companion—keyword analysis are discussed. This chapter also offers some guidance for researchers to choose appropriate techniques with which to analyse their qualitative data. The last part of the chapter is dedicated to quantitative data analysis. This section focuses on descriptive statistics and provides guidance on how to analyse quantitative data by using inferential statistics.
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Haider, S. (2022). Analysing Data for Sensitive Social Work Research. In: Sensitive Research in Social Work. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85009-8_8
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