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|Is About=This article presents a fictional case study of working with anonymized data on the research project, ''Knowledge Utilization and Policy Implementation'', a five-year program funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. This project involves the secondary use of qualitative data sets from multiple separate research projects across Canada. Based on this case studyuseful recommendations that address some of the central questions of anonymization and consider the strengths and weaknesses of the anonymization process are provided<ref>Thomson, Denise, et al. "Central questions of anonymization: A case study of secondary use of qualitative data." ''Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung/Forum: Qualitative Social Research''. Vol. 6. No. 1. 2005.</ref>.
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|Is About=A five-year research project, ''Knowledge Utilization and Policy Implementation'', funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, incorporates the secondary use of qualitative data sets from multiple separate research projects across Canada. The case study provides useful recommendations to deal with central questions regarding anonymization. It also considers the strengths and weaknesses of anonymization policies<ref>Thomson, Denise, et al. "Central questions of anonymization: A case study of secondary use of qualitative data." ''Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung/Forum: Qualitative Social Research''. Vol. 6. No. 1. 2005.</ref>.
 
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|Important Because=Anonymization—the removal of identifying information from data—is one way of preparing data for secondary use. This process has not received much attention from scholars, but close examination shows that it is full of methodological, ethical and theoretical tensions. Qualitative research focuses on how people live and act in very particular, situated contexts. Removing identifying information also, inevitably, removes contextual information that has potential value to the researcher<ref>Thomson, Denise, et al. "Central questions of anonymization: A case study of secondary use of qualitative data." ''Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung/Forum: Qualitative Social Research''. Vol. 6. No. 1. 2005.</ref>.
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|Important Because=Anonymization—the removal of identifying information from data—is one way of preparing data for secondary use. Close examination shows that the practice is full of methodological, ethical and theoretical tensions. Anonymization can hide important contextual information that is potentially valuable to the researcher<ref>Thomson, Denise, et al. "Central questions of anonymization: A case study of secondary use of qualitative data." ''Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung/Forum: Qualitative Social Research''. Vol. 6. No. 1. 2005.</ref>.
 
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A Case Study of Secondary Use of Qualitative Data

What is this about?

A five-year research project, Knowledge Utilization and Policy Implementation, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, incorporates the secondary use of qualitative data sets from multiple separate research projects across Canada. The case study provides useful recommendations to deal with central questions regarding anonymization. It also considers the strengths and weaknesses of anonymization policies[1].

  1. Thomson, Denise, et al. "Central questions of anonymization: A case study of secondary use of qualitative data." Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung/Forum: Qualitative Social Research. Vol. 6. No. 1. 2005.

Why is this important?

Anonymization—the removal of identifying information from data—is one way of preparing data for secondary use. Close examination shows that the practice is full of methodological, ethical and theoretical tensions. Anonymization can hide important contextual information that is potentially valuable to the researcher[1].

  1. Thomson, Denise, et al. "Central questions of anonymization: A case study of secondary use of qualitative data." Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung/Forum: Qualitative Social Research. Vol. 6. No. 1. 2005.

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