Qualitative data analysis with ATLAS.ti / Susanne Friese.

Previous edition: 2012.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1. NCT -- A method for computer-assisted qualitative data analysis -- Introduction -- Noticing things -- Collecting things -- Thinking about things -- Projecting the NCT model onto computer-assisted qualitative data analysis -- Variations of the three notes: noticing, collecting, thinking -- The two phases of analysis -- Descriptive-level analysis -- Conceptual-level analysis -- The use of the NCT method in the context of a larger methodological framework -- Further reading -- 2. Getting to know ATLAS.ti -- Some basic terms and concepts -- Starting the program -- Opening the sample project -- Skills training 2.1 Getting to know the user interface -- The drop-down menus and object managers -- Multi-region -- Fly-out window -- Skills training 2.2 Handling the code list -- Skills training 2.3 Previewing the network view function and the query tool -- A preview of the network view function -- A preview of the query tool.

Contents note continued: Skills training 2.4 Finding your way around the main menu -- The main menu -- The toolbars -- Summary -- Review questions -- Glossary of terms -- Solutions to the `survival' exercise -- 3. Data and project management -- Data preparation -- Supported file formats -- Preparing documents -- Text documents -- PDF files -- Choosing between different text formats -- Audio and video files -- Image files -- Excel files (survey import, P-Docs Family Table import) -- For Mac users -- Size -- Language support -- Font settings -- System settings for Thai and Asian language support on Western European and US Windows systems -- User-interface language -- Transcription -- Transcription guidelines -- Skills training 3.1 Auto coding -- Best practice rules and solutions in a nutshell -- Collecting data with the ATLAS.ti mobile app -- Project management in ATLAS.ti -- What you need to know before setting up a project -- Data handling in ATLAS.ti.

Contents note continued: About `good' data file names -- Setting up a project -- Description of the sample data set -- Skills training 3.2 Setting up a single user project -- Project setup -- Skills training 3.3 Working with transcripts and synchronized media files -- Seeing how the association works -- Skills training 3.4 Working with survey data -- Preparing survey data -- Importing survey data -- Team project setup -- Commonalities of team projects -- Skills training 3.5 Creating user accounts -- Skills training 3.6 Merging projects -- Skills training 3.7 Creating backups and transferring a project (also applies to single user projects) -- Creating a copy bundle file -- Unpacking a copy bundle file -- Data source modification in team projects -- Various team project scenarios -- Scenario 1 Analyzing a common set of documents -- Project setup -- Continuous project work -- Scenario 2 Distributed team work -- Project setup -- Continuous project work.

Contents note continued: Scenario 3 server-based setup -- Project setup -- Continuous project work -- Working with large-sized data sets -- Skills training 3.8 Creating partial bundle files -- Setting up a project with externally linked files -- Project setup -- Project backup and transfer -- Summary -- Review questions -- Glossary of terms -- 4. Technical aspects of coding -- Variants of coding -- Skills training 4.1 Coding with a new code -- Quotation references -- Code reference -- Skills training 4.2 Coding via drag and drop -- Changing a code -- Skills training 4.3 Modifying the length of a quotation -- To decrease the size of a segment -- Skills training 4.4 Writing code definitions -- Skills training 4.5 Coding with in-vivo codes -- Skills training 4.6 Further coding-related options -- Creating a new code -- Renaming codes -- Coloring codes -- Deleting codes (and other objects) -- Merging codes -- Writing code definitions -- Handling other media types.

Contents note continued: Skills training 4.7 Coding a PDF document -- Skills training 4.8 Coding an image -- Skills training 4.9 Working with audio and video files -- The video interface -- Display of video quotations -- Adding codes -- First steps in analyzing video data -- Making use of quotation names -- Making use of quotation comments -- Associating a text document with a video -- Skills training 4.10 Working with Google Earth documents -- Adding a Google Earth PD -- Creating a GE quotation -- Summary -- Review questions -- Glossary of terms -- 5. Embarking on a journey -- getting ready and coding the data material -- The puzzle analogy -- Getting ready for the journey -- Skills training 5.1 Organizing documents -- Exporting and importing information on document groups -- Skills training 5.2 Commenting your data and keeping track of analytic thoughts -- Comments and memos in ATLAS.ti -- Memos in the early stages of analysis -- Skills training 5.3 Creating a new memo.

Contents note continued: The journey begins: noticing things and collecting them -- Feedback session: what did you find? -- How to add more structure to your exploration -- Thoughts on inter-coder reliability -- More on code word labels, quotations and numbers -- Developing a code list in teams -- Building an efficient code system -- Skills training 5.4 Developing subcategories -- Importing a list of existing codes -- Skills training 5.5 Building categories from the bottom up -- Applying the NCT process once again -- Skills training 5.6 Rules for hierarchical coding schemes -- Advantages of well-sorted and structured code lists -- Summary: moving on -- List of research questions to be explored in Chapter 6 -- Review questions -- Glossary of terms -- Further reading -- 6. Further steps in the data analysis process -- Writing up analysis -- Linked memos -- Theory or literature memos -- Research question memos -- Skills training 6.1 Creating research question memos.

Contents note continued: Linking a memo to a quotation -- Creating output -- Quoting data segments in reports -- Recommendations for organizing research question memos -- Querying the data -- Skills training 6.2 Getting to know the query tool -- The retrieval language -- The three sets of operators -- Finding quotations within a set distance -- Finding quotations that occur together -- Miscellaneous useful query tool functions -- Exploring the data terrain further -- the journey continues -- Skills training 6.3 Getting to know the Codes Co-Occurrency Table -- Exporting results -- Clustering -- Skills training 6.4 Getting to know the Codes-Primary Documents Table -- Skills training 6.5 Code queries in combination with document attributes (working with PD families and super families) -- Creating super PD families -- Skills training 6.6 Saving a query for later reference (or working with super codes) -- Properties of super codes -- Miscellaneous: editing supercode queries.

Contents note continued: Skills training 6.7 Climbing the hills and clicking on more complex queries -- On the use of code families -- On the use of numbers and how perfect does the code system need to be? -- Summary -- Review questions -- Glossary of terms -- Further reading -- On memos and writing -- On querying data -- Solutions -- A reminder of set theory for understanding Boolean operators -- Step-by-step instruction to answer RQ8 -- 7. Working with network views -- Skills training 7.1 Learning terminology -- Skills training 7.2 Using network views for conceptual-level analysis -- Exploring code-cooccurrences in network views -- Case-based analysis in network views -- Using network views to discuss findings with your adviser or colleague(Y) -- Using network views to present findings -- Using network views in publications -- Skills training 7.3 Using network views to pimp your code book -- How to open a network view on a code family.

Contents note continued: How to insert a network view into Word or any other application -- How to create reports based on XML style sheets -- Skills training 7.4 Creating network views -- Learning how to link -- Exploring the links -- Linking multiple nodes simultaneously -- Importing nodes -- Removing nodes -- Moving nodes -- Layout options -- Display menu -- Preference settings -- Code colors in network views -- Network view preview images -- Skills training 7.5 Working with the Relations Editor -- Explaining the Code-Code-Relations Editor -- Modifying an existing relation -- Creating a new relation -- Skills training 7.6 Saving and exporting network views -- Saving network views -- Exporting network views -- Dealing with case-based network views -- On the use of network views for structural purposes -- Hyperlinks in ATLAS.ti -- Examples of using hyperlinks -- Skills training 7.7 Working with hyperlinks -- Linking quotations -- Linking across document regions.

Contents note continued: Browsing hyperlinks -- Visualizing hyperlinks in network views -- Overview of all code-code links and hyperlinks -- Summary -- Review questions -- Glossary of terms -- Further reading.