Learn how to use Crosstab Queries in NVivo for MAC:
Summary
The video tutorial on NVivo 15 for Mac explains how to perform cross-tab queries to analyze coding across different cases and demographic variables. It demonstrates selecting codes, setting up attributes like gender, running the query, and interpreting the results. Viewers learn how to save queries, export results, and visualize data using heat maps and percentages.
Highlights
- 📊 Crosstab Queries: Crosstab queries allow users to examine the distribution of coding across cases or demographic variables, such as gender.
- 🖱️ Selecting Codes: Users can drag and drop codes into the query box and arrange their order for display in the results table.
- 🔍 Running the Query: After selecting attributes like gender, the query can be executed to generate a crosstab table showing the number of cases coded for each category.
- 📈 Results Interpretation: Results can display total unique cases, coding references, and percentages, providing insights into the data.
- 🎨 Visual Enhancements: A heat map can be applied to visually emphasize the size of cells in the results.
- 💾 Saving Queries: Users can save query criteria and results for future use, organizing them in designated folders.
- 📤 Exporting Data: The crosstab table can be exported as a spreadsheet or saved as a PDF for further manipulation or sharing.
Key Moments
- Introduction to Crosstab Queries00:00
- Overview of crosstab queries in NVivo 15 for Mac and their purpose.
- Explanation of how crosstab queries check coding spread across cases or demographic variables.
- Running a Crosstab Query00:42
- Instructions on accessing the crosstab query feature via the Explore tab.
- Demonstration of selecting codes for the query, including “talk about books,” “ask wild child questions,” and “talk about colors.”
- Importance of the order of codes in the resulting crosstab table.
- Analyzing Gender Attributes01:27
- Steps to include gender as an attribute for analyzing coding across male and female students.
- Presentation of the initial crosstab results showing the number of cases coded by gender.
- Understanding Results and Display Options02:11
- Explanation of different display options for results, including cases coded and coding references.
- Introduction to alternative matrix displays showing coding presence with “yes” or “no.”
- Customizing Cell Values and Heat Maps02:49
- Options for changing cell values to show counts, row percentages, or column percentages.
- Use of heat maps to visually emphasize larger and smaller cells in the crosstab table.
- Saving and Exporting Queries03:40
- Instructions on saving query criteria for future use in the query criteria folder.
- Steps to save query results in the query results folder.
- Accessing References and Exporting Data04:22
- Method to view specific references related to coded cases by double-clicking on results.
- Options for exporting the crosstab table as a spreadsheet or saving it as a PDF for further manipulation and visualization.
