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Qualitative Analysis in Atlas.ti
The document discusses qualitative analysis and the use of CAQDAS (Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software) like Atlas.ti for analyzing various forms of qualitative data. It outlines the benefits and drawbacks of using such software, offers steps for organizing projects, and provides tips for coding and analyzing data. Additionally, it includes information about software pricing, trial versions, and resources for further learning on Atlas.ti.
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Qualitative Analysis in Atlas.ti
- 1. Qualitative Analysis inCAQDAS Software A TOOL TO ANALYZE YOUR INTERVIEWS AND OBSERVATIONS CELIA EMMELHAINZ - QUALITATIVE RESEARCH LIBRARIAN - UC BERKELEY – OCTOBER 2016
- 2. Today’s plan * Whatis qualitative analysis? * What are my options for qualitative software? * Atlas.ti: Getting Started * Atlas.ti: Adding Codes and Memos * Atlas.ti: Running Queries and Outputs * Questions and discussion
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- 4. Interviews Focus Groups Observation Case Studies ImagesVideo Audio Surveys Life Histories
- 5. Paper methods ofqualitative analysis:
- 6. Whether to usequalitative analysis software: Reasons to use •Build complex codes •Test relationships •Handle large data •Good for teams Reasons not to use •Cost •Learning curve •Simple or few interviews
- 7. Questions to askbefore using software: * How many interviews, observations, photos, news clippings, or fieldnotes have I collected? * How in depth does my analysis need to be? * Does my advisor recommend a certain method of coding? * Have I studied a given method of coding or analysis? * Is software likely to help with this method for this project? * Do you need software skills for the job market?
- 8. Student pricing onCAQDAS software packages Atlas.ti • $99/2 yrs • Flat codes MaxQDA • $115/2 yrs • Hierarchy NVIVO • $120/1 yr • Hierarchy Dedoose • $11/month • Web based • Big project slows site
- 9. Most programs can: Takesmany file types Merge two versions (not Dedoose) View codes in margin Import demographics from Excel Print reports Add comments and memos Run searches (X and Y, near) Auto-code
- 10. Using the freeAtlas.ti trial version URL: http://atlasti.com/free-trial-version/ Trial limits: size, no auto backup – but unlimited time 10 primary documents of any size 100 quotations 50 codes, 30 memos, 10 network views
- 11. Open qualitative datafor practice analysis Start with your own documents, images Or code blog posts and web articles International interview & diary archives are also available: UKDA Last Refuge Fieldnotes: http://bit.ly/UKLastRefuge Irish Qualitative Data online at http://bit.ly/IQDArchive African journals on HIV/AIDS at http://bit.ly/MalawiJournals
- 12. Walkthrough of Atlas.ti INTRODUCTIONTO FEATURES AND USES OF ATLAS.TI CELIA EMMELHAINZ - ANTHROPOLOGY LIBRARIAN – UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY
- 13. Organizing your project Namefiles descriptively: 2009-06-15_MNG_int1_Aqmaral_CE_v3.txt Aqmaral-interview-1.rtf Consider separate files for each interview / place / data type (“unit of analysis”) Organize in folders on computer / families in Atlas.ti
- 14. Formatting before import -convert Word files to the more open .rtf format - make all edits and fix typos before coding - remove direct identifiers / add pseudonyms - use special formatting to import Excel survey results (read more on organizing your records here: bit.ly/DLabQualRDM)
- 15. Wayfinding in Atlas.tisoftware Top row: menus Third row: pop out managers for docs, quotes, codes, memos Left: click to code Center: your document Right: margin view of codes
- 16. Starting a newproject 1) Project -> New Hermeneutic Unit -> Save As 2) Add Documents -> Browse
- 17. Add characteristics infamilies / groups Lets you search documents by gender, age, location, theme Group codes into families or connect memos for analysis
- 18. Explore the datawith quotations Read and explore each document first Highlight text and select the quotation marks (left sidebar) to create a quotation Right click to note why the quotation is interesting and add comments
- 19. Reflection with memos Atthe general / project level: Reflect on your thought and analysis process Note issues and your decisions Capture ideas to follow up on Documents, codes, quotations: Reflect on a passage or idea
- 20. Think before coding Readover the text first 1) Define scope of your research, and focus on that Code for pre-existing concepts that relate to your argument 2) Let themes emerge from the data Code for a few core topics first One concept, one code (impact-of-family-size-in-Africa?)
- 21. Mechanics of coding Addnew codes to code manager Highlight text and right-click to create a code Click and drag from code manager (left side pop-out)
- 22. View or savebasic coding output Codes Code Manager Output “Quotations for Selected Codes” or “All Codes with Quotations”
- 23. Preliminary Analysis Tools Co-occurrencetable •Relationships between two codes •Strength of relationship + counts Codes - primary document table •Relationship between codes & documents •Distribution of codes across documents
- 24. Preliminary Analysis: Results Co-occurrencetable Code / Document table
- 25. Exploring relationships withQueries Look at quotations in relation to multiple codes ◦ sleep OR eat (broadens) ◦ sleep AND eat (narrows) ◦ sleep NOT eat ◦ friend WITHIN childhood ◦ sleep FOLLOWS eat Use Scope to search only some documents Save resulting quotations under new Super Code
- 26. View and saveyour outputs Atlas.ti is not open source; it’s important to archive to open formats! •Export code list and code hierarchy for project archiving •Export quotations from query results to .rtf for analysis •Export coded primary documents to PDF for archiving
- 27. Further resources forAtlas.ti Trial version: http://atlasti.com/free-trial-version/ Student licenses: http://atlasti.com/students/ Video tutorials: http://atlasti.com/video-tutorials/ Quick tour and manuals: http://atlasti.com/manuals-docs/ Manuals: http://atlasti.com/manuals-docs/ Sample Projects: http://atlasti.com/manuals-docs/#Sample-Projects
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Editor's Notes
- #2 Introduce self – Celia Emmelhainz, qualitative research librarian Ask for introductions – name, department, experience with QDA or software
- #3 It’s a judgment call. Some options;
- #6 Images from Summer Starling – QDA with MaxQDA presentation for D-Lab
- #7 ALSO RQDA http://rqda.r-forge.r-project.org/
- #8 It’s a judgment call. Some options;
- #9 ALSO RQDA http://rqda.r-forge.r-project.org/
- #10 BUT not fully open source.
- #13 BUILD ON THIS http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/c.php?g=532147&p=3786865
- #15 Unit of analysis determines when you need separate files – people or groups, location, time?
- #18 Can import quantitative variables as “families” from Excel Items can be in more than one family ### called families on PC or groups in Mac
- #19 * Can code at levels (high, medium, low)
- #20 Under-used by important [Next Note impressions and broader ideas with memos
- #21 Can code at levels (high, medium, low) Demo: Add new codes to code manager Right click and select 1+ from list Drag and drop from side menu “Unlink” to remove codes from quote “in vivo” coding uses respondents’ wording
- #22 Can code at levels (high, medium, low) Demo: Add new codes to code manager Right click and select 1+ from list Drag and drop from side menu “Unlink” to remove codes from quote “in vivo” coding uses respondents’ wording
- #23 Can code at levels (high, medium, low) Demo: Add new codes to code manager Right click and select 1+ from list Drag and drop from side menu “Unlink” to remove codes from quote
- #24 ALSO RQDA http://rqda.r-forge.r-project.org/
- #25 ALSO RQDA http://rqda.r-forge.r-project.org/
- #26 o see code overlap w/each other, use co-occurrence explorer Code Family to compare many terms Adds query at top; may need to flip topmost code NOT for only one code or family Look in middle for what’s actually being searched Use 2nd AND to join layers eg AND(NOT "divine assistance" & ("conversation" & "encounter")) Semantic (SUB groups, UP level, SIB same level) require network view links first Friese 157 - WITHIN – if coded long section as childhood, and friendship within that – this will find all instances of that (useful!) FOLLOWS – adjacency operator default is paragraphs for text – so within 10 pps CO-OCCURRENCE – doesn’t matter which order within / overlapped Start with code you want to read; other just narrows down that code
- #27 It’s a judgment call. Some options;