This short video explains how to set up cases and classifications in NVivo

NVivo 2020 (R1) NVivo 12 video below:

Summary

This video explains the concept of cases in NVivo and how they are used as units of analysis. Cases are containers that help keep all data related to a person, thing, or place together. They are especially useful when working with social data, such as interview participants or organizations. The video demonstrates how to create a case, code data to a case, and highlights the usefulness of cases in organizing and analyzing data.

Highlights

• 💡 Cases in NVivo are units of analysis that help keep all data related to a person, thing, or place together.
• 💡 They are especially useful when working with social data, such as interview participants or organizations.
• 💡 Cases allow for the organization and analysis of data by creating containers for specific individuals or entities.
• 💡 Data can be coded to a case, allowing for easy retrieval and analysis of all data related to that case.
• 💡 Cases work well with other forms of coding, such as coding for themes or categories.
• 💡 Creating a case in NVivo involves going to the cases folder, right-clicking, and selecting “new case.”
• 💡 Data can be coded to a case by highlighting and dragging and dropping, or by right-clicking and selecting “code selection.”
• 💡 Cases in NVivo help bring together all data related to an individual or entity, even if it is stored in multiple documents or interviews.
• 💡 Attributes, such as age, employment, and gender, can be added to each case for further analysis.

NVivo 12

Summary

This video introduces cases and case classifications in NVivo 12. Cases are important for researchers as they serve as the unit of measurement, such as people, locations, or organizations. Cases allow researchers to differentiate between different parts of a document, such as what the researcher said versus what the participant said. Cases can be manually set up and associated with specific text. Additional information can be added to cases, such as gender. Cases are essential for features like querying data and analysing themes in interviews, focus groups, or surveys.

Highlights

• 💡 Cases are the unit of measurement in NVivo and can represent people, locations, organizations, or other structural units.
• 💡 NVivo cannot automatically differentiate between what the researcher said and what the participant said in a document.
• 💡 Cases can be manually set up and associated with specific text, allowing researchers to differentiate between different parts of a document.
• 💡 Additional information, such as gender, can be added to cases.
• 💡 Cases are essential for features like querying data and analysing themes in interviews, focus groups, or surveys.

   

  Key Moments

• Introduction to Cases and Case Classifications 00:05

  • Cases are an important feature in NVivo and serve as the unit of measurement in research.

  • Cases can represent people, locations, organizations, or other structural units.

  • Cases are useful for distinguishing between different parts of a document, such as what the researcher said versus what the interviewee said.

• Setting Up Cases Manually 02:37

  • To set up cases manually, right-click in the cases folder and create a new case.

  • Associate the text associated with a specific participant to the case by highlighting the words and coding them under the respective case.

  • The case version of the interview only includes the text associated with that particular participant.

• Using Cases for Data Analysis 05:24

  • Cases can be used to query and analyze data in more detail.

  • Additional information can be added to cases, such as case classifications.

  • Case classifications allow for the categorization of cases based on attributes like gender.

• Leveraging Case Data for Analysis 08:00

  • The case classification sheet displays the rich data stored about the different cases in the project.

  • Case data can be used to run queries and analyze patterns or differences based on attributes like location or gender.

  • Cases are essential for working with interviews, focus groups, or surveys in NVivo.