Oncology nursing forum· 2014Q3
The Use of Triangulation in Qualitative Research
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This paper clarifies triangulation, a qualitative research strategy using multiple methods or data sources to enhance understanding and validity, and illustrates it with data source triangulation via focus groups and in-depth interviews.
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Key points
- Triangulation involves using multiple methods or data sources in qualitative research.
- It aims to develop a comprehensive understanding and test validity through information convergence.
- Four types of triangulation are identified: method, investigator, theory, and data source.
- The article uses focus groups and in-depth interviews as an example of data source triangulation.
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Abstract
Triangulation refers to the use of multiple methods or data sources in qualitative research to develop a comprehensive understanding of phenomena (Patton, 1999). Triangulation also has been viewed as a qualitative research strategy to test validity through the convergence of information from different sources. Denzin (1978) and Patton (1999) identified four types of triangulation: (a) method triangulation, (b) investigator triangulation, (c) theory triangulation, and (d) data source triangulation. The current article will present the four types of triangulation followed by a discussion of the use of focus groups (FGs) and in-depth individual (IDI) interviews as an example of data source triangulation in qualitative inquiry.
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