The Group versus the Individual as the Unit of Analysis in Small Group Research
- 26 February 1987
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Social Work With Groups
- Vol. 9 (3) , 15-30
- https://doi.org/10.1300/j009v09n03_04
Abstract
It is common for social work researchers to use the individual as the unit of analysis in small group research. This paper examines the discrepancies that may exist between analyses that incorporate the individual and those that incorpo- rate the group as the unit of analysis. An example is presented with data collected from 331 members of 53 workgroups in 22 different human service organizations. Researchers are cau- tioned against drawing conclusions about groups from data based on the individual as the unit of analysis.Keywords
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