*3.2. Data Analysis*

To organize, clean, and, analyze or display the collected data, we followed Onwuegbuzie and Teddlie's [19] suggested approach for multi-strategy data analysis, though modified to fit our process that was dictated by our questions and sources, as described below. This included the following steps, though not always in this order because the process was recursive as new data was discovered and refined:


(5). Data display—Organized database outcomes were analyzed using the USA version of Microsoft Excel and the accompanying Quick Analysis feature to produce visualizations in the form of tables, charts, and graphs. The outcomes of the data display step are the core of our findings, presented in the next section.

This process allowed us to answer the following questions:


The cleaned, reduced data produced 286 publications referencing or employing SSM as a research approach and illustrate the impact of SSM on published academic works as a means of depicting its reach.
