1. DATA ANALYSIS
FOR
LEGAL RESEARCH
Ani Munirah Mohamad, PhD
School of Law
College of Law Government and International Studies
Universiti Utara Malaysia
E-mail: animunirah@uum.edu.my
4. AIMS OF THE SESSION
1. To conceptualise the process of data
analysis (Wolcott, 2009)
2. To demonstrate the application of
ATLAS.ti software for analyzing data
for legal research (Mohamad, 2013)
a) Literature
b) Statutes & cases
c) Survey data
d) Interviews
6. Source data
(texts, audio,
video, image,
etc.)
Research
report
(interpreted
data)
Description
Analysis
Interpreta-
tion
(Wolcott, 2009)
“MAKING SENSE OF THE DATA”
14. Usage of ATLAS.ti in Legal Research
• Mohamad, A. M. (2014). Using ATLAS. ti 7 for Researching the Socio-
Legal Implications of ICT Adoption in the Justice System of the High
Courts of Malaysia.
• Link: https://depositonce.tu-berlin.de/handle/11303/5140
15. Usage of ATLAS.ti in Legal Research
• Schebesta, H. (2018) ‘Content Analysis Software in Legal Research: A
Proof of Concept Using ATLAS.ti’, 23(1) Tilburg Law Review pp. 23–33,
DOI.
• Link: https://doi.org/10.5334/tilr.1
16. 1. ADD
DOCUMENTS
• LITERATURE
• STATUTES
• CASES
• INTERVIEWS
• SURVEY DATA
2. READ &
UNDERSTAND
• WORD CLOUD/
LIST
• CODING
• SEARCH AND
CODE
3. OUTPUTS
•VISUAL
•TEXTUAL
18. SOME OF OUR WORKS
(Survey data/reflections analysis using ATLAS.ti)
• Mohamad, A. M., Mustafa, E., Hanafiah, N. A. H., Ariffin, N. M., & Arshad,
A. H. M. (2019). Impact of “Think-Pair-Share” and “Wait-Time” on Teaching
and Learning Undergraduates: An Action Research. International Journal of
Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 9(7), 843–861.
• Mohamad, A. M., Md Salleh, A. S. and Abu Hassan, R. (2019). “We Hear
You, We Understand You” - Using VARK Survey to Understand First Year Law
Learners. International Journal of Modern Education, 1(1), 75-85.
• Mustafa, E., Mohd Ariffin, N., Mohd Arshad, A. H., Mohamad, A. M. &
Hanafiah, N. A. H. (2019). Roles of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in
Producing Holistic Graduates. International Journal of Education,
Psychology and Counseling, 4 (32), 29-42.
19. QUESTIONS??
Ani Munirah Mohamad, PhD
School of Law
College of Law Government and International Studies
Universiti Utara Malaysia
E-mail: animunirah@uum.edu.my