'“In this groundbreaking and incredibly engaging book, David Williamson Shaffer gives researchers the tools they need to focus on human sensemaking in the age of big data.”'

LESLIE HERRENKOHL

Professor of Learning Sciences and Human Development - University of Washington

'“Quantitative Ethnography… may be the next revolution in scientific inquiry.”'

ALLAN COLLINS

Professor Emeritus of Learning Sciences - Northwestern University

'“Quantitative Ethnography is an exceptionally readable book: remarkably thoughtful, useful, literate, and humane.”'

MATTHEW BERLAND

Associate Professor of Curriculum & Instruction - University of Wisconsin-Madison

'“Quantitative Ethnography is wonderfully instructive for learning analytics researchers. A great book for both undergraduate and graduate students in the field.”'

JAMES FOLKESTAD

Professor and Director, Center for the Analytics of Learning and Teaching - Colorado State University

'“David Williamson Shaffer has written a must-read book about research methodology in the age of Big Data.”'

AROUTIS FOSTER

Associate Professor of Learning Technologies - Drexel University

'“This book beautifully exemplifies Alan Kay's idea that a change in perspective is worth 80 IQ points.”'

CHRIS DEDE

Timothy E. Wirth Professor of Learning Technologies, Innovation, and Education - Harvard University

'“This is not your standard research methods book! … A fascinating exploration of topics at the nexus of learning research, pragmatics, and data science.”'

PETER REIMANN

Professor of Education - University of Sydney

'“Introductions to research methods rarely invite page turning or bring smiles to the reader, but David Williamson Shaffer manages to achieve both!”'

SIMON KNIGHT

Lecturer, Connected Intelligence Centre - University of Technology Sydney

'“Quantitative Ethnography sounds like an oxymoron, but so is Jumbo Shrimp, and they are delicious. This book is too.”'

DR. KRISTINE LUND

Senior Research Engineer in Cognitive Science, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - Chief Science Officer, Cognik, The personalization and recommendation engine for multimedia content

'“Quantitative Ethnography is the book to read for anyone who wants to bridge the gulf between qualitative and quantitative research.”'

ART GRAESSER

Professor, Department of Psychology and Institute for Intelligent Systems - University of Memphis

'“This book makes a compelling case for quantitative ethnography in the social sciences. Shaffer's argument unfolds in a most engaging writing style, without compromising on scholarship.”'

CHARLES CROOK

Professor of Information and Communication Technologies and Education - University of Nottingham

'“Quantitative Ethnography is a must read for researchers and scientists-and anyone who wants to have a relationship, whether in-depth or fleeting, with complex data.”'

CARLA M. PUGH

Susan Behrens Professor of Surgical Education and Industrial and Systems Engineering - University of Wisconsin

'“In his stellar new book, David Williamson Shaffer shows how oil and water can be mixed … [A]n exciting textbook that reads like a novel.”'

DRAGAN GAŠEVIĆ

Professor and Chair in Learning Analytics and Informatics - University of Edinburgh

'“A compelling philosophical and intellectual journey for anyone looking for a way to understand learning, culture and behaviour in the age of Big Data.”'

MORTEN MISFELDT

Professor of Education, Learning and Philosophy - Aalborg University

'“Here is how the realms of Big Data and Thick Data can be brought together to create a power tool for miners in any discipline working at the new coalface of data science, society and ethics.“'

SIMON BUCKINGHAM SHUM

Professor of Learning Informatics, Connected Intelligence Centre - University of Technology Sydney