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This chapter covers the two statistical analyses used in the research. As pointed out in the Introduction of this book, the principal methodological framework employed for this project was that of ethnography. This was not an easy option or alternative to a purely quantitative methodological approach. The project did, however, include a quantitative element within this ongoing and detailed work. This quantitative aspect involved two measures. As well as analysis of the data, the various limitations of these two measures are detailed more fully in this chapter. Notwithstanding these limitations, the resultant quantitative data was used to complement, inform and support the extensive qualitative aspects of the study and contributed to the far more immersive aspects of the ethnography. As such, the overall conduct of this research followed the key methods and principles of ethnography.
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McIntyre, P., Kerrigan, S., Fulton, J., King, E., Williams, C. (2023). Statistical Analysis. In: Creativity and Creative Industries in Regional Australia. Palgrave Studies in Creativity and Culture. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45972-6_4
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