Typical Q methodology studies include either tables of statements or sorting grids with statement numbers representing the views of each factor that has emerged within the study. Yet it could be useful to Q methodologists to have a simpler, more visua...
Typical Q methodology studies include either tables of statements or sorting grids with statement numbers representing the views of each factor that has emerged within the study. Yet it could be useful to Q methodologists to have a simpler, more visual way to present this data to present the "big ideas" of perspectives and consensus de/ermined in these studies. In this article, the benefits of visual representations of data, especially in mixed research methods like Q methodology, are discussed. Word clouds are a method for visually presenting text data, typically keywords on websites and in this paper we present a data set as a series of word clouds and also tables and sort-grids that are more typically seen in Q methodology presentations within this journal and elsewhere.