Coding and Counting- Frequency Analysis for Group Interaction
Datum
2018Metadata
Zur LanganzeigeType
04 - Beitrag Sammelband oder Konferenzschrift
Projekt
Technology Affordances of Interactive Surfaces (IS) - Effects on Collaborative Processes and Outcomes in Different Tasks
Zusammenfassung
The basic idea of this chapter is to provide an introduction to the design and conduct of
frequency analysis for group research. Frequency analysis has been commonly used for
decades in several disciplines and fields of research as stand alone procedures (e.g.,
configural frequency analysis in clinical psychology, Lienert, 1971). But, despite of
specialised articles in experimental psychology journals (e.g., Wickens, 1993), the
description of frequency analysis as a specific method within group studies (e.g., coding
group interaction data like chat protocols, then calculating frequencies across
categories) is rare. This is remarkable, because the interests in frequency analysis
nowadays have moved towards to the procedures of implementing its results as indices
for further analysis, e.g. for the investigation of relationships between group processes
like collaboration and outputs like performance by using the results of frequency analysis
as inputs in inferential statistics. In this vein, this chapter attempts to highlight the most
important options to use frequency analysis in group research as a relevant brick to gap
the bridge between qualitative and quantitative methods (mixed method research).
Furthermore, we fold into our descriptions and discussions empirical examples to
illustrate the prerequisites, requirements and consequences of using frequency analysis
in the field of group research. Finally, we clarify ways to present the results of frequency
analysis for analyzing group data.
DOI der Originalausgabe
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316286302Übergeordnetes Werk
The Cambridge Handbook of Group Interaction Analysis
Auflage
1
Seiten
277-294
Verlag / Hrsg. Institution
Cambridge University Press
Verlagsort / Veranstaltungsort
Cambridge