Step-by-step Process of Conducting Qualitative Analysis Using Nvivo Software (for Beginners)
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Presentation: Qualitative Data Analysis:
When to Utilize Manual Coding or Software-aided Coding such as Nvivo
Nvivo Software Demonstration
Basic Functions of Nvivo
1. Importing files
2. Analyzing data
3. Organizing cases and characteristics
4. Visualizing findings
5. Exporting findings
1. Importing files
i. Click on ‘External Data’ tab
ii. Click on ‘PDFs’ to input pdf file
2. Analyzing data
a. Running a Query (requesting information – thus conducting an initial analysis)
i. Click on ‘Query’ tab and go to ‘Word Frequency’
1. Start by clicking on ‘Word Frequency’
2. On the ‘Word Frequency’ dialog box, adjust the ‘Finding matches’ –
from ‘Exact’ to ‘Similar’
3. Click on ‘Run’
4. Click on the ‘Word Cloud’ on the right-side bar
ii. Click on ‘Query’ tab and go to ‘Text Search’
1. Start by clicking on ‘Text Search’
2. On the ‘Text Search’ dialog box, type the word you plan to search (eg.
‘Technology’)
3. On the dialog, adjust the ‘Finding matches’ – from ‘Exact’ to ‘Similar’
4. Click on ‘Run’
5. Click on the ‘Word Tree’ on the right-side bar
b. Using ‘Create’ tab to create nodes (or codes) etc.
i. Click on ‘Create’ tab
1. To create nodes, first, double-click the document you plan to work on
Data’ tab
2. Select the statement you want to code
3. Right-click on the selected portion
4. Go to ‘Code Selection’
5. Choose from these options:
a. ‘Code Selection At Existing Nodes’
b. ‘Code Selection At New Node’
c. ‘Code Selection At Current Nodes’
Tip: Think about your research questions
when generating nodes/codes.
• Remember, nodes generated
should represent the data and at
the same time address the
research questions.
c. Generate categories/themes based on the nodes/codes
i. Relationship among codes
ii. Frequency of the codes
iii. Underlying concepts based on combination of codes
Code = ‘Node’ in Nvivo Category /theme = ‘Parent
node’ in Nvivo Sub category/theme = ‘Child
node’ in Nvivo
3. Organizing cases and characteristics
a. Importing ‘Classification sheet’
i. Click on ‘External Data’
ii. Click on ‘Classification Sheets’ to import demographic information from Excel
b. Creating ‘Node Classification or Case Node’ and ‘Attribute’
i. Click on ‘Create’ tab
ii. Click on ‘New Classification’
iii. On the ‘New Classification’ dialog box, type the name of the case node and click
on ‘OK’
iv. To create demographic variables for the ‘Node Classification or Case Node’,
highlight/select the case node created and click on ‘Attribute’
v. On the ‘Attribute’ dialog box, type the name of the attribute/demographic
variable
vi. Click on the ‘value’ tab and create the categories/values for the attribute
created
4. Visualizing findings
a. Click on ‘Explore’ tab and using ‘Cluster Analysis’ command
b. Click on ‘Explore’ tab
c. Click on ‘Cluster Analysis’
d. On the ‘Cluster Analysis’ dialog, check ‘Nodes’
e. Click on ‘Next’
f. Click on ‘Select’ to choose the nodes you plan to run
g. Under ‘Clustered by’, choose ‘Coding similarity’
h. Click on ‘Finish’
Tip: This diagram could help in grouping
the nodes to develop categories and
themes
5. Exporting Findings
a. Exporting Nodes
i. Click on the ‘Nodes’ tab on the left-hand-side
ii. Select the nodes you want to export
iii. Right-click on the selected Nodes
iv. Go to ‘Export’
v. Click on ‘Export Nodes’
b. Exporting Cluster Analysis Diagram
i. Right-click the diagram
ii. Click on ‘Export Diagram’
c. Exporting Word Cloud Diagram
i. Right-click the diagram
ii. Click on ‘Export Word Cloud’