Characterising and justifying sample size sufficiency in interview-based studies: systematic analysis of qualitative health research over a 15-year period

Background Choosing a suitable sample size in qualitative research is an area of conceptual debate and practical uncertainty. That sample size principles, guidelines and tools have been developed to enable researchers to set, and justify the acceptability of, their sample size is an indication that...

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Published in:	BMC medical research methodology Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 148 - 18
Main Authors:	Vasileiou, Konstantina, Barnett, Julie, Thorpe, Susan, Young, Terry
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 21.11.2018 BioMed Central Ltd Springer Nature B.V BMC
Subjects:	Data adequacy Data collection Evaluation Health Sciences Humans Interviewing Interviews Interviews as Topic - methods Interviews as Topic - statistics & numerical data Medical research Medicine Medicine & Public Health Periodicals as Topic - statistics & numerical data Qualitative health research Qualitative interviews Qualitative Research quality reporting Research Article Research design Research Personnel - psychology Researcher-Subject Relations - psychology Researchers Sample Size Sample size characterisation Sample size justification Statistical Theory and Methods Statistics for Life Sciences Systematic Reviews as Topic Theory Theory of Medicine/Bioethics Sample size justification Sample size Qualitative health research Qualitative interviews Sample size characterisation Review Data adequacy Systematic analysis
ISSN:	1471-2288, 1471-2288
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