RMP.9:5.3 - Repair interpretation within reflexive thematic analysis

A reflexive thematic analysis team receives a request to improve quality by maximizing agreement among coders. In this constructed case, the actual weakness is a topic list that does not develop a coherent interpretation. Disagreement alone does not identify a failure of this approach.

Rework the analysis through coherent interpretation and reflexive discussion, and judge the resulting themes against that purpose. A compulsory reliability study would address another question. If the research purpose instead requires repeatable fixed-category counts, select and qualify the corresponding Method and criteria. This distinction applies to reflexive thematic analysis; agreement criteria can be appropriate in other Methods.