Software and Qualitative Analysis

7. Drawing and Verifying Conclusions

Exercise 3

Please review the tables provided. (All PDFs require the free Adobe Reader).

Question: Which of the tables here are syntagmatic, and which are paradigmatic?

Select which tables are Syntamatic or Paradigmatic.

Tables:

• Table 1: Characteristics of the agency overall- Site 2
• Table 2: Characteristics of the SMI program- Site 2
• Table 3: Quality Improvement Systems-Site 1
• Table 4: Summary of Internet Survey
• Table 5: Project Timeline- Site 2
• Table 6: Dimensional Summary of Implementation Process- 1st Version
• Table 7: Dimensional Summary of Implementation Process- 2nd Version

The user selects the ‘How did I do’ button.

Answers:

• Table 1: Characteristics of the agency overall- Site 2 [Paradigmatic]
• Table 2: Characteristics of the SMI program- Site 2 [Paradigmatic]
• Table 3: Quality Improvement Systems-Site 1 [Paradigmatic]
• Table 4: Summary of Internet Survey [Paradigmatic] Though there are two time periods represented, the overall organization of this matrix is fundamentally variable-oriented: it is set up to show what is known about each component, drawing from data collected at different points in time.
• Table 5: Project Timeline- Site 2 [Syntagmatic]
• Table 6: Dimensional Summary of Implementation Process- 1st Version [Paradigmatic] 6 would typically be considered paradigmatic, but could be at least partly syntagmatic as well because time is represented in the vertical axis.
• Table 7: Dimensional Summary of Implementation Process- 2nd Version [Paradigmatic]