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)