Data Analysis Services
[Actual or Full Study - Doctoral Learners or Candidates]

Inductive or Emergent (Implicit) Coding: Categories [data sets] are established after preliminary examination of the data (Stemler, 2001)

a priori (Explicit) Coding: Categories [data sets] are established before the analysis based upon some theory or concept (Stemler, 2001)

Contextual Analysis: Coding meaningful terms or small phrases derived from the data

Relational Analysis: Coding meaningful terms or small phrases and exploring relations between frequency of selected terms or small phrases

Qualitative Research Defined

    Phenomenological

• Identify Categories Based On "Unexamined Events" (Meaningful Units: Text that are Meaningful by Themselves) [a priori coding] OR
  • Document Categories while Reviewing Transcriptions [inductive/emergent coding]
• Index or Code Raw Data
• Look for Hidden Themes (Premises or Arguments) and Patterns (Relationships)
• Describe Themes (Premises or Arguments) and Patterns (Relationships)

    Ethnography

•     Identify Categories Before the Analysis Focusing on "Everyday Events" [a priori coding] OR
  •     Document Categories while Reviewing Transcriptions [inductive/emergent coding]
•     Index or Code Raw Data
•     Identify and Name More Categories That Group Data (Constant Comparative Method)
•     Describe Similarities and Distinctions of Patterns (Relationships)

    Ground Theory

• Compare Data Segments and Codes
      Open coding - Break Down Raw Data and Form Categories (Similar Topics) Before the Analysis [a priori coding] OR
                         Break Down and Categorize Data while Reviewing Transcriptions [inductive/emergent coding]
      Axial coding - Reassemble Data
      Selective coding - Select Primary Category and Relate to Other Categories
• Assess Patterns (Relationships)
• Generate a Theory (not included in services; researchers must generate their own theory)

    Case Studies

• Break Down and Categorize Data (Similar Topics) Before the Analysis [a priori coding] OR
  • Break Down and Categorize Data while Reviewing Transcriptions [inductive/emergent coding]
• Interpretational Analysis: Examine Data for Constructs (Ideas Related to Other Concepts), Themes (Premises or Arguments), or Patterns (Relationships)
• Structural Analysis: Search for Inherent Patterns (Relationships)
• Describe "Little" Meaning of the Patterns (Relationships)
• Reflective Analysis: Use Primarily Intuition and Judgment (not included in services; researchers must use their own intuition and judgment)

Reference:

Leedy, P. D. (1997). Practical research: Planning and design (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Leedy, P. D., & Ormrod, J. E. (2001). Practical research: Planning and design (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill: Prentice-Hall.

Stemler, S. (2001). An overview of content analysis. Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 7(17). Retrieved from http://PAREonline.net/getvn.asp?v=7&n=17

Services

I. Consolidate (Merge) Responses Only

• List (Merge) from Word Documents Submitted the Participants' Responses to Each Question Under a Specific Research Question. For example, ALL responses to Question 1 will be Listed Under Question 1.
   
  • OR List (merge) the participants' responses from Word Documents to each question under a specific category. For example, ALL responses relating to a specific [variable] will be grouped together then research questions will be submerged under each variable (Specifics Variable Examples include: Industry, Company (e.g., Telecommunication responses then list Technology responses), Sector (e.g., government employee responses then list the private sector responses), Title, Race (African American responses then list Hispanic Americans responses), and so forth)
     
• Correct some grammar to already edited or unedited document
• Add some [text] to quote for clarity
• Does not include:
  • Transcribing Data (Digital Audio Files)
  • Coding Text (Data)
  • Describing Individual (Sub) or Major Themes (see below, II, if you need this service)
  • Composing Chapter 4, 5, and so forth OR Section 3 (for this service, data analysis must be complete; then secure a composition service contract for assistance)
  • Synthesizing, Comparing, or Contrasting Findings with Literature or Methodologies in Other Chapters [Confirmability: Validity; (for this service, secure a composition contract for Chapter 5 and so forth for assistance)]
     

II. Code Data and/or Discover and Describe Sub Themes and/or Patterns Only

• Outline Each Sub Code Under a Main/Specific Code (Master List)
• Open Code Text and/or
  • Discover and Describe Individual or Sub Themes and/or Patterns of Individual Participants: Individual Meaning
• Generate 2 Coding Scheme Reports: Code Frequency (Enumeration) and Code Frequency with Source Materials (Coded Data)
• Does not include:
  • Transcribing Data (Digital Audio Files)
  • Consolidating (Merging) Responses (see above, I, if you need this service)
  • Analyzing Demographic Data (e.g., Age, Race, Job Description) or Making Charts and Tables for Demographic Data
  • Listing Individual Responses Under Each Category Manually. Note: Coded Data (Text) will Appear in Report Generated by Software

  • Describing the Overall Emergent (Major) Themes: Composite meaning (for this service, secure a composition service contract for Chapter 4 for assistance)

  • Describing the Overall Conclusions (for this service, secure a composition service contract for Chapter 4 for assistance)

  • Composing Chapter 4, 5, and so forth OR Section 3 (for this service, secure a composition service contract for assistance)

  • Synthesizing, Comparing, or Contrasting Findings with Literature or Methodologies in Other Chapters [Confirmability: Validity; (for this service, secure a composition contract for Chapter 5 and so forth for assistance)]

III. Consolidate (Merge) Responses, Code Data, and/or Discover and Describe Sub Themes and/or Patterns

• List (Merge) from Word Documents Submitted the Participants' Responses to Each Question Under a Specific Research Question. For example, ALL responses to Question 1 will be Listed Under Question 1.
   
  • OR List (merge) the participants' responses from Word Documents to each question under a specific category. For example, ALL responses relating to a specific [variable] will be grouped together then research questions will be submerged under each variable (Specifics Variable Examples include: Industry, Company (e.g., Telecommunication responses then list Technology responses), Sector (e.g., government employee responses then list the private sector responses), Title, Race (African American responses then list Hispanic Americans responses), and so forth)
  • Correct some grammar to already edited or unedited document
  • Add some [text] to quote for clarity
     
• Outline Each Sub Code Under a Main/Specific Code (Master List)
• Open Code Text and/or
• Discover and Describe Sub Themes and/or Patterns of Individual Participants: Individual Meaning
• Generate 2 Coding Scheme Reports: Code Frequency (Enumeration) and Code Frequency with Source Materials (Coded Data)

• Does not include:

  • Transcribing Data (Digital Audio Files)

  • Listing Individual Responses Under Each Category Manually. Note: Coded Data (Text) will Appear in Report Generated by Software

  • Analyzing Demographic Data (e.g., Age, Race, Job Description) or Making Charts and Tables for Demographic Data

  • Describing the Overall Emergent (Major) Themes: Composite Meaning (for this service, secure a composition service contract for Chapter 4 for assistance)

  • Describing the Overall Conclusions (for this service, secure a composition service contract for Chapter 4 for assistance)

  • Composing Chapter 4, 5, and so forth OR Section 3 (for this service, secure a composition service contract for assistance)

  • Synthesizing, Comparing, or Contrasting Findings with Literature or Methodologies in Other Chapters [Confirmability: Validity; (for this service, secure a composition contract for Chapter 5 OR Section 3 and so forth for assistance)]

Prices

Note. For any total number of responses exceeding five hundred and twenty-five (525), please contact another data analysis firm.

Even after transcription, documents may need extensive editing [smart copy]. This process also include awaiting researcher to send transcript back to participants to verify responses [transcript validity--not member checking process]. For detailed editing to the merged documents, add an additional $775.00. The data that are loaded into the software are what come out in the coding process and report.

Additional reports (queries) may be generated from the coding scheme already established for an additional $100.00 per report.

Instructions:

Email proposal and textual data (Word document(s) of all responses) to brigettebrenda@aol.com. Ensure Word document(s) does not have the participants' identity (name) indicated and that the identity is coded; for example, Joe Smack should be listed as PART1. When signed and payment are received, the Firm will begin performing the service(s) specified. Allow up to 15-40 days for return of final documents (i.e., reports--in Word and/or text format) and/or another 10-20 days if conducting transcription validity checks (when participants review the merged transcript not the themes). The Firm does not guarantee that instrument will obtained the data needed or desire results. No refunds will be provided once signed service contract (invoice) and payment are received.
 

Quantitative Research

• Contract a Statistician for statistical (numerical; percentile) data analysis. The Firm does not provide this service. The following data analysts are listed for informational purposes only. The Firm will not be held liable for the services rendered by quantitative analysts external of the Firm.
   
  • David Molnar, Statistician (email for in-depth complex studies)

Qualitative Data Analysis

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