Connor Helene OGibson, Nancy2019-09-252019-09-252009-01-12200317057841http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/171924Collecting information, which researchers call data, is only the beginning of the research process. Once collected, the information has to be organized and thought about. Quantitative analysis uses data to provide answers which can be expressed numerically. Qualitative analysis, which this paper discusses, is more concerned with meaning. Data is a word which describes valid information that can help a researcher answer his/her question(s). It can come from many different sources:engWith permission of the license/copyright holderresearch ethicscommunityMethods of ethicsPhilosophical ethicsArticle