Abstract: Abstract Many people tend to privilege evidence generated from quantitative research over, for example, qualitative research. Politicians and the public often demand “hard evidence” to support decisions. The descriptor ‘hard” often implies evidence generated by quantitative research. Although quantitative research and methods can provide good evidence, it is important for novice researchers to learn basic elements of quantitative data analysis in order to better understand and interpret their own research or that of others. This chapter discusses how to analyze and interpret quantitative data and connect data analysis to stakeholder inclusion, positionality, and ethics. The chapter provides additional resources for further exploration of quantitative data analysis.
Publication Year: 2022
Publication Date: 2022-03-08
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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