As you move through the chapters and videos in this course, you will be covering a number of key concepts. In this video, learn about some basic terms used in NVivo when gathering, organizing, and analyzing data.
- [Instructor] As we move through the chapters and movies in…this course, we will be covering a number of key concepts.…But here's some basic terms you should…know about before we get started.…Firstly, sources are your research materials.…Documents like surveys and reviews and PDF's.…Coding is the process of gathering…material by topic, theme, or case.…For example, coding could involve selecting…a paragraph that talks about room decor.…In a PDF report and coding it in…a container named room decor.…
Nodes are what we call those containers for your coding…that represent themes, topics, or other concepts.…They allow you to gather related material in one place…so that you can look for…emerging patterns, trends and ideas.…Cases are also containers for your coding.…But they represent your units of observation.…For example, units of observation could include…people, places, organizations, or articles.…Case classifications are separate entities that…allow you to record information about cases.…
For example, demographic data…
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5/11/2018- NVivo terminology
- The NVivo interface
- Creating a new NVivo project
- Importing data
- Organizing data
- Analyzing data
- Exporting your coding structure
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