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Big Data i CAQDAS a procedury badawcze w polu socjologii jakościowej
Big Data, CAQDAS and research procedure in the field of qualitative research

Author(s): Maciej Brosz, Grzegorz Bryda, Piotr Siuda
Subject(s): Methodology and research technology, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Uniwersytet Łódzki - Wydział Ekonomiczno-Socjologiczny
Keywords: big data; CAQDAS; computer-aided qualitative data analysis; data processing; datafication; qualitative data;

Summary/Abstract: The reality of everyday life is covered by huge amounts of various quantified and digitized data. The quantity of data grows everyday enormously. These data can be processed and treated as research material, also qualitative. The application of Big Data inqualitative research modifies the procedure on every step of research process: from research design up to conclusion. Does implementing Big Data strategy into qualitative research lead to a theoretical approach? What are the consequences of using the complete data sets instead of random sample technique? The purpose of this article is to indicate this changes and their brief characteristics considering the significant role of different kind of software (especially CAQDAS), and so the analysis that can be conducted.

  • Issue Year: XIII/2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 6-23
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish