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Table 4 A comparison of four CCN simplification techniques against our chosen criteria

From: Operationalizing anthropological theory: four techniques to simplify networks of co-occurring ethnographic codes

Criteria

Ass. depth

Ass. breadth

Core values

Simmelian backbone

Inference

Yes

Yes

Somewhat

Yes

Transparency

Yes

Yes

Somewhat

Somewhat

Abductive reasoning

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Harmonious combination

Yes

Yes

No

somewhat

  1. The reproducibility criterion is met by all techniques equally
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