Qualitative data analysis - Coding Tutorial - Initial Codes | "From Codes to Themes" episode 1

In-depth qualitative coding tutorial in which I am coding an interview transcript. While doing this, I answer such questions as what to code, how to code, how to name codes, how many codes to create, and many others. Stick around to see what exactly happens at this first stage of qualitative data analysis. This is the first video in a series in which I will show you how to conduct thematic analysis.
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[@qualitativeresearcher]

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[@KaziKaz]

Thank you so much Sir. I understand how to do my work much better now because of you!! I will be mentioning your name in my acknowledgements of my thesis :))

[@qualitativeresearcher]

Thank you! This is so nice of you, and I'm glad that you're finding this useful!

[@nickynickoo2139]

Thank you Dr Kriukow, your video help me organise my interview data in dissertation.

[@qualitativeresearcher]

Glad it was helpful!

[@borntohula]

Thank you for your clear and comprehensive tuition. I am relying on your videos to code my dissertation transcripts.

[@qualitativeresearcher]

Glad you like them! and good luck with the disseration!

[@borntohula]

@@qualitativeresearcher Thank you! When do you expect to upload episode 3 to this mini series?

[@borntohula]

I have seperated my themes into drivers and barriers. However I have some miscellaneous codes that arent exclusivley drivers or barriers. Is it acceptable to leave them under a 'general' or 'misc' theme heading? There are a significant number of these

[@gabisch7]

​@@borntohula hello. I'd say code them under both.

[@borntohula]

@@gabisch7 Hi, thanks for responding. I gave these outlier themes a codes of their own, they separated into two more distinct groups. Low incidence in the data overall, but still significant and couldn't be specified as barrier or driver. It worked in the end as I was awarded a distinction so again, many thanks to the author

[@christopherisabirye9442]

Thank you Doc.

[@lalairviana2662]

Thanks!

[@CloserToIslam]

Thank you for this sir.

[@qualitativeresearcher]

you're welcome!

[@user-he5wb5pl6x]

Thank you for creating this video series, walking us through your process, it is very helpful. I came to your series after coding 2 of 3 data sets using a code-book with both deductive and inductive codes. After finding these videos, I am attempting to code the third data set using this method and am wondering about a code-book. Because your codes are 'little notes to yourself' does this replace the extra code-book document or do you add these to that book? Thank you again!

[@qualitativeresearcher]

this depends what this code book is and where it comes from, as this was not clear to me, but I would most likely just continue with what I showed, while keeping the code book there too, for future reference. in other words, you can create the codes inductively for now, but later compare them, or even "map them onto" the codes from the codebook at a later stage

[@user-he5wb5pl6x]

@@qualitativeresearcher Thank you! I have been keeping code definitions in a guidebook with the code names to ensure that I am coding the text with the right code when there are similar names. I appreciate your quick reply and helpful answer:)

[@Thefortunatefour]

Hi Dr Kriukow, I would welcome your thought on using NVivo with IPA. I have found that I am doing a lot of preliminary work prior to using NVivo. Example, after re-reading, I created Exploratory notes, then I use those notes to create Experiential statements. I initially found using NVivo harder to manipulate when trying to create initial exploratory notes, it was not 'close' enough to the data and I wasn't able to fully engage with the perspective of the participant. However, with such a vast amount of data, would it be possible to use NVivo to create Personal Experiential Statements by 'clustering' the experiential statements? If you can provide some insight that would really help as statements are longer termed texts and not simple coding headings. Thank you!

[@qualitativeresearcher]

Thank you for your question, I have used NVivo for IPA more than once. I find that the coding process itself is still going to be pretty much the same across the different methodologies, so there is no reason not to use it for phenomenology. The notes you mentioned, can either be created using Annotations, which is a function specifically for creating little notes, something that can be thought of as little notes in the margin, or (in my opinion this is the ideal approach) by coding. The notes you are referring to essentially have the same function as codes (I even explain in this video, and many times elsewhere, that codes are my notes to myself) so I would personally choose this option

[@Thefortunatefour]

@@qualitativeresearcher Thank you so much for coming back to me on this. That is really helpful! 🙂

[@halahala3524]

Dear Dr Kriukow, Thank you so much for the video. Dear Dr Kriukow, I hope you are doing well. I want to ask you for an inquiry related to qualitative data analysis. If I'm asked to create a coding manual for interview questions. How can this be done? This coding manual will be used by many coders so I need to ensure there is consistency in coding and that they are following it when they do the analysis. Your guidance is highly appreciated

[@qualitativeresearcher]

I think you sent me an email about this - I responded to it :)

[@ananyapramanik996]

Sir, I am in masters level doing my qualitative thesis. Please tell me what will be the best sample number I can take interview. In qualitative case how many sample can researcher take!?

[@qualitativeresearcher]

no such thing as ideal sample size. I do have a video on this topic

[@pixxienix]

Is there a difference between using Nvivo and AILYZE?

[@qualitativeresearcher]

Yes, NVivo is 100x better :) And more expensive, and more difficult (a little bit) :) NVivo is manual, you are doing the coding and analysis, AILYZE is an automatic tool. It will never come close to the level of proper data analysis, but is something that may assist one's data analysis

[@pixxienix]

@@qualitativeresearcher Thank you so much for replying! Ailyze has been breaking down a lot too

[@babladuke9425]

Thanks for this amazing video!! Do not waste another day - 'Promo sm'!!