constant comparison

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Constant comparison is an analytical technique used in qualitative data analysis, especially in research described as 'grounded theory' – it seeks to iteratively test increasingly refined hypotheses about patterns in the data  (a process that has been labelled 'post-inductive resonance')

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Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.