Chapter Eleven. Unobtrusive Research
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INTRODUCTION TO UNOBTRUSIVE RESEARCH
CONTENT ANALYSIS
Topics Appropriate to Content Analysis
Sampling in Content Analysis
Coding in Content Analysis
Illustrations of Content Analysis
Strengths and Weaknesses of Content Analysis
ANALYZING EXISTING STATISTICS
An Illustration of the Analysis of Existing Statistics:
Durkheim’s Study of Suicide
Units of Analysis
Problems of Validity
Problems of Reliability
Sources of Existing Statistics
HISTORICAL/COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
Examples of Historical/Comparative Analysis
Sources of Historical/Comparative Data
Analytical Techniques