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Example
Coding Data in NVivo
1. Select (highlight) the data you want to code. (In the example, the text is
“Sometimes it's a thankless task.”)
2. Right-click on the text. When the menu appears, select
Code
and
Code
Selection at New Node
. This will allow you to create a new code.
3. In the naming menu, click on
Selection
in the upper right corner.
4. On the left, select
Tree Nodes
. On the right side will be a list of tree
nodes. Let's say that we believe that we've discovered a new code we
want to call “thankless” and it fits well within the tree nodes of
experi-
ences of volunteer
and
negative
. To create this new code, highlight
neg-
ative
and click the
OK
button.
5. In the blank for
Name
, we would type
thankless
. It's a good practice to
type a few notes regarding details as to why the code was selected and
any referential details.
6. When finished naming the code and typing notes, select
OK
. In the upper
window of tree nodes,
thankless
should appear in the listing under
neg-
ative
. If you double-click on
thankless
in the tree node listing, the text
highlighted to create the code should be listed.
In the preceding examples, we've offered basics for demonstrating some of
the intuitiveness of working with qualitative analytical applications. The
examples are only a teaser, to help the user understand qualitative applica-
tions. For those in need of a more sophisticated, in-depth treatment of the
