Using tables to enhance trustworthiness in qualitative research
讨论表格如何帮助确保和增强定性研究的可信度,包括提高数据收集、分析和发现的透明度,以及有效组织和分析数据。
In this essay, we discuss how tables can be used to ensure—and reassure about—trustworthiness in qualitative research. We posit that in qualitative research, tables help not only increase transparency about data collection, analysis, and findings, but also—and no less importantly—organize and analyze data effectively. We present some of the tables most frequently used by qualitative researchers, explain their uses, discuss how they enhance trustworthiness, and provide illustrative examples to inspire readers in their use of tables in their own research.