Once the central concepts and their interrelationships have been identified, researchers may want to increase their understanding by searching for the one key concept around which all other concepts are organized. This step is called __________.
A) Axial coding
B) Selective coding
C) Open coding
D) Differential coding

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Selective coding involves identifying the core category or central concept that organizes the other categories or concepts identified during the research process, especially in grounded theory research.

Once the Central Concepts and Their Interrelationships Have Been Identified