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Sample Size in Qualitative Research Using In-Depth Interviews: A View from The Associate Editor 12 Years Later.

The author offers his views on sample size in qualitative research using in-depth interviews. He notes that researchers are considering the importance of the concept of saturation for qualitative research. He states that there is saturation when no new themes, categories, information, or theory can...

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Published in:Archives of Sexual Behavior Vol. 53; no. 10; pp. 3701 - 3705
Main Author: Dworkin, Shari L.
Format: Editorial
Published: Springer Nature Nov2024
Subjects:
Qualitative research
Social constructionism
Sample size (Statistics)
Sampling (Process)
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The author offers his views on sample size in qualitative research using in-depth interviews. He notes that researchers are considering the importance of the concept of saturation for qualitative research. He states that there is saturation when no new themes, categories, information, or theory can be produced through additional sampling. She also discusses the tactics to determine sample size and considerations for determining sample size.