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Arel-Bundock, Vincent – Sociological Methods & Research, 2022
Qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) is an influential methodological approach motivated by set theory and boolean logic. QCA proponents have developed algorithms to analyze quantitative data, in a bid to uncover necessary and sufficient conditions where causal relationships are complex, conditional, or asymmetric. This article uses computer…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Qualitative Research, Attribution Theory, Computer Simulation
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Egilsson, Björn Rúnar; Dockett, Sue; Einarsdóttir, Jóhanna – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2022
Interpretation in cross-language qualitative research presents a range of methodological and ethical challenges. Among these are the interpreters' influence on data generation and interview power dynamics. Having translators review and/or produce an independent translation of recorded interview material for comparative purposes is regarded as one…
Descriptors: Translation, Ethics, Language Processing, Preschool Education
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Tang, Yang; Cook, Thomas D.; Kisbu-Sakarya, Yasemin – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2015
Regression discontinuity design (RD) has been widely used to produce reliable causal estimates. Researchers have validated the accuracy of RD design using within study comparisons (Cook, Shadish & Wong, 2008; Cook & Steiner, 2010; Shadish et al, 2011). Within study comparisons examines the validity of a quasi-experiment by comparing its…
Descriptors: Pretests Posttests, Statistical Bias, Accuracy, Regression (Statistics)