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Bringing Qualitative and Quantitative Data Together: Collecting Network Data with the Help of the Software Tool VennMaker

Bringing Qualitative and Quantitative Data Together: Collecting Network Data with the Help of the Software Tool VennMaker

Markus Gamper, Michael Schönhuth, Michael Kronenwett
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781613504444|ISBN10: 1613504446|EISBN13: 9781613504451
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61350-444-4.ch011
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Gamper, Markus, et al. "Bringing Qualitative and Quantitative Data Together: Collecting Network Data with the Help of the Software Tool VennMaker." Social Networking and Community Behavior Modeling: Qualitative and Quantitative Measures, edited by Maytham Safar and Khaled Mahdi, IGI Global, 2012, pp. 193-213. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-444-4.ch011

APA

Gamper, M., Schönhuth, M., & Kronenwett, M. (2012). Bringing Qualitative and Quantitative Data Together: Collecting Network Data with the Help of the Software Tool VennMaker. In M. Safar & K. Mahdi (Eds.), Social Networking and Community Behavior Modeling: Qualitative and Quantitative Measures (pp. 193-213). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-444-4.ch011

Chicago

Gamper, Markus, Michael Schönhuth, and Michael Kronenwett. "Bringing Qualitative and Quantitative Data Together: Collecting Network Data with the Help of the Software Tool VennMaker." In Social Networking and Community Behavior Modeling: Qualitative and Quantitative Measures, edited by Maytham Safar and Khaled Mahdi, 193-213. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-444-4.ch011

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Abstract

In this chapter, the authors investigate the issue of gathering network-related social data by means of both qualitative and quantitative methodology. An overview of the most relevant visual approaches such as network pictures and different kinds of network maps (“paper and pencil”, “paper, pen, and tokens,” and “digital network maps”) will be given, including an example of a migration study in which a network survey was carried out with the aid of the software program VennMaker. Finally, the authors discuss the advantages and disadvantages of data collection based on digital network maps and make suggestions for future research.

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