Supporting thinking on sample sizes for thematic analyses: a quantitative tool

• Published in: International journal of social research methodology Vol. 18; no. 6; pp. 669 - 684
• Main Authors: Fugard, Andrew J.B., Potts, Henry W.W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 02.11.2015; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Computation; Health care; Health services; Knowledge; Power; power analysis; Prevalence; Prior knowledge; Prior Learning; Qualitative Research; Research Methodology; Sample Size; sample size determination; Social psychology; Social research; Software; Statistical Analysis; thematic analysis

Thematic analysis is frequently used to analyse qualitative data in psychology, healthcare, social research and beyond. An important stage in planning a study is determining how large a sample size may be required, however current guidelines for thematic analysis are varied, ranging from around 2 to...