Hi,

I'm seeking advice and possibly a collaborator with undertaking an IPA on some data I have gathered. I have used non-conventional question styles to gather data, and I want to check with an IPA expert whether I can run a IPA on these data. The grid plot comes out fine, but I want to check if i have transgressed any aspects of the theory behind the method.

For example. The Performance scale I used in my survey was Likert-style questions with a 5 point scale, but not from 1 to 5, it ran from Much Worse, Somewhat worse, neither worse nor better, Somewhat better, Much better. ie it runs from -2 to +2. Has anyone else done this? So my grid plot is similar to normal IPAs but includes negative values, where the performance on a particular aspect was worse than before the service began.

Might anyone experienced be interested in collaborating and advising on this chapter of my PhD please?

kind regards,

Emily.

PhD student.

Imperial College London.