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The analytic process of Q methodology
Siti Maftuhah Damio1.
The purpose of this article is to describe the analytic process of a method of data collection
known as Q Methodology. This method is an alternative method in collecting data especially
suited to research on “points of views” (Coogan & Herrington, 2011, p. 24). The analytic
process of Q methodology involves factor analysis, a mathematical technique that reveals
underlying explanations for patterns in a large set of data (Webler, Danielson and Tuler, 2007).
This is known as Q technique factor analysis which “look for groupings of similar Q-sorts
which represent similar viewpoints” (Bradley, 2007). To identify the factors, a statistical
program known as Method, a program which has been tailored to meet the requirement of Q
Methodology is utilised. This is a free downloadable program which can be accessed from the
web. Method Version 2.11 was used to exemplify the process of Q Methodology analysis in this
article. The analysis process involves three main stages. The first is data entry where
encompasses 6 steps of keying in data. Data exploration is the second stage where a number
of factors are produced by looking at patterns from the Q sorts. The final stage is data
interpretation of the factors which is guided by the desire to remain true to what the data
showed. This paper, however, looks into the first stage of Q analysis process which is data entry.
Affiliation:
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
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