A simple method to assess and report thematic saturation in qualitative research

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 15; no. 5; p. e0232076
• Main Authors: Guest, Greg, Namey, Emily, Chen, Mario
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 05.05.2020; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adequacy; Analysis; Data collection; Datasets; Design; Empirical analysis; Grounded theory; Identification methods; Interviews; Mathematical models; Methods; Physical Sciences; Population; Qualitative analysis; Qualitative research; Research and Analysis Methods; Research design; Researchers; Saturation; Size estimation; Social Sciences; Statistical analysis; Statistical models; Studies; Theory; California; North Carolina; United States > US

Data saturation is the most commonly employed concept for estimating sample sizes in qualitative research. Over the past 20 years, scholars using both empirical research and mathematical/statistical models have made significant contributions to the question: How many qualitative interviews are enoug...