A PICTURE PAINTS A THOUSAND NUMBERS - AND TELLS A STORY: A POSTPOSITIVIST APPROACH TO BUILDING SUBSTANTIVE GROUNDED THEORY USING DECISION TREE ANALYSIS.

This article illustrates how decision tree analysis, using quantitative data normally associated with deductive methodologies, can be employed to inductively generate substantive grounded theory (GT). Within the context of academic disadvantage and development, a practical demonstration is provided...

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Published in:	South African Journal of Higher Education Vol. 29; no. 6; pp. 124 - 145
Main Authors:	Kirby, N. F., Dempster, E. R.
Format:	Article
Published:	Sabinet Online Limited 2015
Subjects:	Decision trees Quantitative research Deductive databases Grounded theory CART algorithms
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