Aim: To conceptualise the process of data analysis + to demonstrate the use of ATLAS.ti for legal research

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

2. DSLP (IIUM)
(2005)
MCL (IIUM)
(2004)
LLB (Hons)
(IIUM) (2003)

3. PhD (Law)
(UiTM)(2016)
CIFP
(2018)
PGDHELT
(2020)

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

5. WHAT IS
“DATA ANALYSIS”??
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6. Source data
(texts, audio,
video, image,
etc.)
Research
report
(interpreted
data)
Description
Analysis
Interpreta-
tion
(Wolcott, 2009)
“MAKING SENSE OF THE DATA”

7. EXAMPLE
Research report

8. Report / Findings
1. 2.
3. 4.

9. STRATEGY 1:
COLOURED PAPER & SCISSORS
REPORT

10. STRATEGY 2:
STICKY NOTES
10/22/2021
REPORT

11. STRATEGY 3:
TABLES IN WORD @ EXCEL
REPORT

12. STRATEGY 4:
COMPUTER SOFTWARES
• ATLAS.ti www.ATLASti.com
• Nvivo www.QRSinternational.com
• MaxQDA www.maxQDA.com
• Quirkos www.quirkos.com

13. 10/22/2021 13
VERSIONS OF
ATLAS.ti
1. v9 Windows
desktop
2. V9 Macbook
3. Mobile for
Android
4. Mobile for
iPad
5. ATLAS.ti Web

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

17. USEFUL LINKS (Using ATLAS.ti)
• Official website: https://atlasti.com/
• Quicktour & Manuals: https://atlasti.com/manuals-docs/
• YouTube Page: https://www.youtube.com/user/ATLASti01
• Reference book: https://atlasti.com/s-friese-qualitative-data-analysis-
with-atlas-ti/

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