Resources

The following resources will help you learn more about QE.

Suggested Readings

Shaffer, D. W. (2017). Quantitative ethnography. Madison, WI: Cathcart Press.

This book is an introduction into the field of Quantitative Ethnography and covers, among others:

  • Integration of quantitative and qualitative research methods
  • Taxonomy of observations (thick and thin descriptions)
  • Issues related to data collection, coding, segmentation and modeling
  • The rationale behind Epistemic Network Analysis

The QE Zotero Library

The QE Zotero library (https://bit.ly/3MBZdTV) provides a comprehensive bibilography of publications that use QE methods or practices.

Acknowledgments

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This work was funded in part by the National Science Foundation (DRL-2225240) and supported by the Quantitative Ethnography Fellows Institute at the University of Wisconsin—Madison. The opinions, findings, and conclusions do not reflect the views of the funding agencies, cooperating institutions, or other individuals.