Data saturation

How it is used

Explain how it was judged; a fixed interview count is not enough.

Example sentences

1. We assessed data saturation by tracking new themes after each interview.

   The decision rests on incoming information, not just numbers.

2. New rural interviews challenged our earlier claim of data saturation.

   A different setting brought information previously missed.

Common collocations

• reach data saturation
• assess data saturation

Related terms

• data collectionThe process of gathering information for a study, for example through questionnaires, interviews, observations, tests or existing records.
• thematic analysisA qualitative method for finding, organizing and interpreting patterns of meaning, called themes, across interviews, texts or other data.

More terms: Research Design

• research
• research question
• hypothesis
• methodology
• qualitative
• quantitative
• sample
• participant
• questionnaire
• case study
• carry out
• validity