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Notes on research methods

Practical guides for every step of a study, from the protocol to the report. Written by researchers, for researchers.

Saturation in empirical tests

9–17 interviews · 4–8 focus groups

Hennink & Kaiser, 2022: a systematic review

Qualitative · Featured

How many interviews are enough? Sample size in qualitative research

What the evidence on saturation says, how information power sets your number, a separate number for each group, a stopping rule you can report, and the methods paragraph.

Tesfahun Mulatu · 30 October 2026 · 9 min read

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