Approaches
This analytic approach to textual data analysis aims to inductively develop a conceptual theory based on the data.
What is grounded theory?
Sometimes data must be collected in language that the researchers do not all know. In these instances, this is a critical task for textual data preparation.
What is translation?
This should appear at the top of every transcript to provide key information about the participant, interviewer, setting, etc.
What is the transcript label?
This type of code is developed by actively reading and reflecting on the data, which allows the data to "speak for itself."
What are INductive codes -- which are identified IN the data?
This refers to an essential list of all the codes that will be used throughout coding -- it includes the name of each code, a description of how to apply the code, and often an example of using the code.
What is a codebook?
This analytic approach to textual data analysis aims to understand how people portray their lives and experiences.
What is narrative analysis?
This critical task for textual data preparation involves making a written record of an interview or discussion for data analysis.
What is transcription?
This is included before every transcript to provide standardized meanings for the symbols used in transcription.
What is a transcription key?
This type of code is identified using existing sources such as theory, the literature, topics on the interview guide, or the researchers' professional experience.
What is a deductive code?
While code development often involves using about one-third of the data, the actual coding process applies to this much of the data.
What is the entire dataset?
This analytic approach to textual data analysis aims to understand how language, expressions, and dialogue construct social meaning.
What is discourse analysis?
This textual data preparation task involves removing any names, places, or other potential identifiers from a transcript.
What is anonymizing?
Every transcript should include this in its label, which allows us to connect study documents to one another while still protecting the participants' identity.
What is a unique identifier?
Similar to qualitative data collection, the process of developing codes stops when you reach this point, In this context, it means no more issues are identified in the data and additional codes are not useful.
What is saturation?
When multiple team members are coding, it is important to check the consistency between coders. One way to do so is assessing this, which captures the consistency of two coders who independently code the same data using the same instructions.
What is intercoder agreement?
This analytic approach to textual data analysis aims to understand how one individual portrays their experiences or life story.
What is case study analysis?
When anonymizing a transcript, the researcher should replace the removed identifier with this to retain the meaning.
What is the type of removed information in parentheses or brackets?
e.g. Emory University would become [university], Grandma June would become [participant's grandmother], etc.
These are the notations used in a transcript to denote whether the interviewer or participant(s) is speaking.
What are I: and P: ?
This type of code is used for notable phrases, words, or metaphors that are repeatedly used verbatim by participants. The word, phrase, or metaphor itself becomes the name of the code.
What is an in-vivo code?
In general, qualitative coders can effectively manage around this many codes in each round of coding. Beyond this, it is difficult for coders to retain and consistently apply codes.
What are ~20 codes?
This analytic approach to textual data analysis aims to count or otherwise quantify certain elements in the data. We don't like it.
What is content analysis?
It is essential that the written record of an interview or discussion captures the participants' own words, phrases, and expressions without editing from the researcher. In other words, it must be this.
What is verbatim or a verbatim transcript?
This (a range) is approximately how long it takes to transcribe a one-hour interview.
What is four to five hours?
Save yourself some pain and suffering -- do NOT put off conducting your three interviews once your guide has been approved!
There are two key reasons for developing codes. One reason is simply practicality -- you need to break down data in smaller parts that are still meaningful. This other reason is methodological.
What is codes allow the researcher to identify the issues raised by the participants and thereby capture the emic perspective?
The length of each coded text segment can vary widely, and coders often have their own preferences about whether they code in smaller pieces ("splitting") or larger blocks ("chunking"). What is most important is that the coded text segment is self-contained, meaning this.
What is the coded segment still makes sense when removed from the larger body of text (i.e., when text on specific issues are retrieved for analysis)?