ABSTRACT
This chapter presents two different examples where data inclusion and exclusion became an issue: one where the inclusion of atypical data changed, in a significant way, the insights that were gained from the research, and another where outlier data was initially included but later excluded, even though the results remained essentially the same. It displays the result of a clash of epistemologies and related assumptions that led to the arguments being made about what data to include from the studies. Both of the studies were qualitative in orientation and although the N size for both studies were within the range of N sizes of the quantitative studies. The chapter provides sufficient details on the nature and source of the sample texts and analyses of them, so that readers can consider the extent to which the findings can be transferred or compared to what might be found in another, similar set of texts in similar academic settings.
