Analyzing Data and Reporting in QualCoder

(PSY206) Data Management and Analysis

Author

Md Rasel Biswas

Understanding the Interface

Main parts:

  • Project panel
  • Source viewer
  • Code tree
  • Memo section

Each part helps to think like a qualitative psychologist.

Example

Project: Anxiety among first year students

Sources:

  • Interview 1
  • Interview 2
  • Focus group

Codes:

  • fear of ragging
  • academic pressure
  • loneliness

Creating Project and Importing Data

Steps:

  1. Create new project
  2. Import transcript in Bangla or English
  3. Check formatting
  4. Add participant information

Practice

Import sample text:

“I cannot sleep before exam. My parents expect GPA 5.”

Organizing Data Sources

  • Create folders

  • Add cases

  • Add attributes such as:

    • gender
    • age
    • department

Coding Data

Manual Coding

Highlight text:

“My heart beats fast before viva”

Code as:

  • physical anxiety

Automatic Coding

Search word:

  • fail
  • pressure
  • family

Thematic Analysis

Process:

  1. Open coding
  2. Group codes
  3. Create themes
  4. Write memo

Example Theme

Codes:

  • fear of parents
  • fear of result
  • fear of teacher

Theme: Performance Pressure

Generating Reports

Reports include:

  • list of coded segments
  • frequency
  • quotations

How to Write Results in Psychology Paper

Wrong:

Many students are anxious.

Correct:

Participants described intense physical symptoms. One student said, I feel my hands shaking before presentation.

Mini Project

Dataset: Interview on mobile addiction.

Students must:

  1. create 8 codes
  2. develop 2 themes
  3. export report
  4. write 300 word interpretation

Assessment Rubric

  • Quality of codes 30
  • Theme clarity 30
  • Evidence use 20
  • Writing 20