SESSION 2:

Ensuring the Rigor

of Qualitative
Research
MICHAEL G. HORMACHUELOS PHD
QUALITATIVE RESEARCHER
 Rigor in qualitative research is the
quality of being thorough, careful,
and exact in the collection,
RIGOR IN analysis, and interpretation of
QUALITATI data.
VE
RESEARCH It is important to ensure that
qualitative research is rigorous in
order to produce reliable findings
that can be trusted by others.
 Qualitative Quantitative
Research Rigor Research Rigor

RIGOR IN 1. Credibility Internal validity

RESEARC
H 2. Transferability External validity

3. Dependability Reliability

4. Confirmability Objectivity
 CRITERIA QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

CREDIBILITY Accuracy of the findings

Extent to which the findings can be applied to other settings or

TRANSFERABILITY
contexts

DEPENDABILITY Consistency of the findings over time

CONFIRMABILITY Objectivity of the findings

 QUALITATIVE HOW TO ENSURE
RESEARCH RIGOR RIGOR

Triangulation, member
1. Credibility
ENSURIN checking, peer review
G RIGOR Thick description,
2. Transferability
purposeful sampling

Audit trail, clear research

3. Dependability
procedures

4. Confirmability Reflexivity, researcher bias