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ATLAS.ti: The Qualitative Data Analysis (Version 8.0)

An overview

By:Zack Zairul M N, Ph.D. (Delft)Senior Lecturer,Department of Architecture,Faculty of Design and ArchitectureUniversiti Putra Malaysia, SerdangCertified Professional Trainer for ATLAS.tizackzairul19@gmail.comwww.zackzairul.com

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About me

• B. Sc. In Architectural Studies (IIUM) (Hons)

• B. of Architecture (IIUM) (Hons)

• M. Sc. In Architectural Studies (UPM)

• Ph.D. (TU Delft)

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The Company

• Based in Berlin, Germany.

• First commercial release in 1993.

• Currently in release 7 (June 2012).

• Native Mac version already released in mid 2014.www.zackzairul.com

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My package

• Package 1 (One day)Systematic LR with ATLAS.ti 8 + Mendeley• Package 2 (One day)Qualitative Data Analysis using ATLAS.ti 8• Package 3 (Two days)Day 1: LR with ATLAS.ti + MendeleyDay 2: Qualitative Data Analysis with ATLAS.ti 8• Personal coaching (individual / group)

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Systematic LR with ATLAS.ti 8

Swiftly transfer your article from Mendeleyto ATLAS.ti…

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Construct your framework

Visual diagram for your TF & CF

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Create report for your paraphrasing

exercise (LR)

Report paraphrase cite your work !

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Developing thematic analysis

(analysis)

Learn how to connect your RQ, objective and final theme…

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What is ATLAS.ti?

• Software that assists in the process of qualitatively analyzing research data.

• Data collected through unstructured or semi-structured methods of data collection.

• The researcher is in control of the analysis process.

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Ultimate Purpose of Using ATLAS.ti

in Analysis

• To facilitate the process of analysis and interpretation of data collected through unstructured and semi-structured methods of data collection.

• To allow for evidence-based research: findings, theses, and interpretations grounded in the evidence.

Original Text,

Participants’

Voices

Final Text,

Interpretative

Text

Description

AnalysisInterpretation

Note:

This figure was inspired by Wolcott, Harry F. 1994. “Transforming Qualitative Data: Description,

Analysis, and Interpretation”. Thousand Oaks: Sage.

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Properties of the ATLAS.ti Analysis

Process

Multiple methods of data

collection

Closeness to the point of view of

participant

The researcher is in control

The context is always present

Ample space for serendipity

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The Qualitative Analysis Iterative

Cycle in ATLAS.ti

Tools to Describe Participants’ Accounts

from Data Collected through Multiple Methods

of Data Collection

Tools to Analyze Content of Accounts:

Compare, Relate, Connect, Examine in

Context, Count

Tools to Produce Holistic

Representations of Findings Grounded in the

Evidence

Outputs

• Reports in Rich Text Format, PDF, and XML

• Matrices and tables in Excel

• Conceptual networks in graphic formats

• HTML Reports

• SPSS file of entire project

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The Deductive-Inductive Dialogue in

ATLAS.ti

Deductive Inductive

External Framework

DataData

Generalizations

Deductive

Inductive

You are not forced into a deductive or an inductive approach. The decision as to what approach to take is a methodological one. However, commonly people combine both: start with a set of a priori concepts (codes), as a general framework, but leave enough space for discovery in the form of emergent concepts (codes).

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The Project

Project

Docs

Quotes

Codes

Memos

Group

Networks

• The data analysis workbench

• Container that includes the sources of information and all the analytical work

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Documents:

Sources of Information

Text

Word

RTF

PDF

Excel

TXT

Etc.

Graphic

JPEG

PNG

GIF

Etc.

Multimedia

MPEG-2, MPG

WMV

AVI

MP4

WAV

Etc.

Google Earth

The multiple file formats accepted allows for rich triangulation.

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Primary Documents:

Loading Multiple Primary Documents Simultaneously

• Loading up to four documents simultaneously.• Allows to conduct rich comparative analysis (e.g., coding two or more

interviews conducted at different points in time).• Allows for rich transcription of audio or video documents.

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Quotations

• Segments of the text selected by researcher or automatically (auto-coding).• Quotations can be created in all kinds of primary documents. • The quotation constitutes the basic unit of the analysis project. They can be

linked to other objects, they can be left unlinked, they can be described in-depth, and their linkages can be visualized as rich graphic representations.

Quotations always

shown in context

Codes that are linked

to quotations show on

margin

Interactive list of quotations

shown in the “Quotation

Manager”, each one identified

by unique ID

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Codes

• Concepts that can either derive from external frameworks (deductively created) or emerge from the text (inductively created).

• Codes can be linked to quotations, memos, arranged in families, and represented in networks. They can also be left alone, unlinked.

Codes shown

on an

optional side

panel

Codes shown in the “Code

Manager” specifying how

grounded in the evidence they

are, how connected they are to

other codes (density), their

authors, and their definitions.

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Memos

• Spaces for reflection, analysis, integration, and interpretation.• Spaces where to make sense of the data.• Writing memos should accompany the process of coding.• Memos can be linked to quotations, codes, and other memos.• If memos are systematically linked to supporting quotations, it follows that

the reflections, analyses, and interpretations contained in them are grounded in evidence.

Memo that is linked to

quotation is shown on

the margin

Memos shown in “Memo

Manager”. This shows how

grounded the memo is in the

evidence (number of

quotations linked to it)

The memo text

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Group

• Grouping of primary documents, codes, and memos according to shared characteristics.

• Group allow for comparison across cases, conceptual categories, themes, etc.

Network view of

primary

document family

Network view of memo

family

Network view of code family

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Networks

Weak-link NetworkLinkages between elements created through the normal analytical process.

Strong-link NetworkGraphical representations of a semantic type linking codes to codes and quotations to quotations through specific meanings. Researcher’s understanding of the problem.

Weak link network showing quotations

linked to codes as well as the primary

document from which some of the

quotations originate

Code-to-code network

showing semantic

relations between

codes

Quotation-to-quotation network

(hyperlinks) showing semantic

relations between quotations

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The Qualitative Analysis Iterative

Cycle in ATLAS.ti

Tools to Describe Participants’ Accounts

from Data Collected through Multiple Methods

of Data Collection

Tools to Analyze Content of Accounts:

Compare, Relate, Connect, Examine in

Context, Count

Tools to Produce Holistic

Representations of Findings Grounded in the

Evidence

Outputs

• Reports in Rich Text Format, PDF, and XML

• Matrices and tables in Excel

• Conceptual networks in graphic formats

• HTML Reports

• SPSS file of entire project

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Support Resources

Free• Product support by email (support@atlasti.com). It does not expire.• Weekly introductory webinars (www.atlasti.com/webinars.html)• Bi-weekly webinars on special applications

(www.atlasti.com/webinars.html)• Youtube channel with video tutorials

(www.youtube.com/user/atlasti01) • Quick Tour manual (• Full reference guidePaid• Six-hour workshops through web-conferencing• Two-day face-to-face workshops in the United States, Canada, and

Europe• Two-day on-site workshops

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To learn ATLAS.ti on your own (http://www.atlasti.com/download.html):Quick tourChapters of the manual (at the very least):

Data managementCreating, opening, and saving HUSetting up a new projectProject back-up and transfer

• To learn ATLAS.ti under the guidance of an experienced instructor (www.atlasti.com/training.html):

Online 6-hour workshops through web-conferencingFace-to-face 2-day workshopsOn-site 2-day workshops (on-demand)

•Additional guidance•Book by Susanne Friese “Qualitative Analysis with ATLAS.ti”. London: Sage, 2012.•Companion website of the book: http://www.quarc.de/qualitative-data-analysis-with-atlasti/companion-website.html•Multiple videos in Youtube.

Support Resources

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Licensing

• Three categories: – Student– Educational– Commercial

• Student– Two-year– Semester– Fully functional

• Educational and commercial– Single-user: perpetual– Multi-user (5 to 80):

• Perpetual• Yearly lease

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