Data Saturation
Qualitative research
Definition
The point in qualitative data collection where additional interviews or observations stop producing new codes or themes — the principled answer to 'how many interviews?'
Where it's used
- Justifying qualitative sample size in the methodology chapter
- Deciding when fieldwork can defensibly stop
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