Quantas entrevistas são necessárias para um estudo qualitativo? Linhas práticas de orientação

Translated title of the contribution: How many participants are necessary for a qualitative study? Practical guidelines

Arménio Rego, Miguel Pina e Cunha, Victor Meyer Jr.

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Abstract

One of the difficulties associated with qualitative research refers to sample size. Researchers often fail to present a justification for their N and are criticized for that. This article presents guidelines for determining and justifying sample size in qualitative research. It defends that (a) the increase of size is not, per se, an advantage and that (b) the answer depends on the orienting research question and on a number of interrogations it poses.
Translated title of the contributionHow many participants are necessary for a qualitative study? Practical guidelines
Original languagePortuguese
Pages (from-to)43-57
Number of pages15
JournalRevista de Gestão dos Países de Língua Portuguesa
Volume17
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018

Keywords

  • Sample size
  • Qualitative research
  • Interviews
  • Conceptual saturation

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