Qualitative methods are ultimately methods for making classifications of meaningful phenomena. Concepts used in qualitative research have an intentional component. Such classifications concern individuals, groups, or the result of the actions of individuals or groups. The resulting categories are interpretations of human actions and the artefacts produced by those actions. The question about the objectivity of these interpretations is thus the question about the objectivity of interpretation.
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