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Area of Science:

  • Biological anthropology
  • Qualitative data analysis (QDA)

Background:

  • Qualitative data analysis (QDA) is integral to biological anthropology, though often not explicitly highlighted.
  • Understanding and advancing systematic QDA is crucial for the discipline.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To define the types of qualitative data and analysis employed in biological anthropology.
  • To review QDA applications across six subfields: primatology, human biology, paleoanthropology, dental and skeletal biology, bioarchaeology, and anthropological genetics.
  • To outline QDA methods for research, including simple techniques and model-building approaches.

Main Methods:

  • Exploration of QDA's role in inductive and community-based research.
  • Discussion of QDA in mixed-methods, participatory action, and Black feminist research.
  • Consideration of QDA project closure, data sharing ethics, and the CARE Principles for Indigenous data sovereignty.

Main Results:

  • QDA is broadly applied across biological anthropology subfields.
  • Specific QDA methods like content analysis, semantic network analysis, and grounded theory can support model-building.
  • QDA is vital for transformative research, particularly in community-engaged and decolonial frameworks.

Conclusions:

  • Rigorous QDA enhances biological anthropology research.
  • QDA facilitates inductive, community-based, and transformative research designs.
  • Ethical data sharing and Indigenous data sovereignty are key considerations for QDA projects.