Question-focused dataset

A question-focused dataset (QFD) is a subset of data that is derived from one or more parent data sources and substantively transformed in order to answer a specific analytic question or small set of questions. Since by definition a QFD is designed with a specific question in mind, it should perform much better at answering the question that the parent repository.

See also

Analytic induction Case study Content analysis Critical theory

Sensemaking Focus group Grounded theory Evidential reasoning approach

Quantitative research Qualitative research Sampling (case studies)