Learn how to run coding queries in NVivo for MAC
Summary
The video tutorial on NVivo 15 for Mac explains how to perform coding queries, specifically focusing on analyzing how students discuss books with their families. It demonstrates the process of setting query criteria based on codes and attributes, such as gender, to filter and examine specific data. The tutorial also covers saving query results and criteria for future use and exporting results to a Word document.
Highlights
- 📊 Coding Queries: Coding queries allow users to explore relationships between different codes or attributes in their data, enhancing analysis capabilities.
- 🎓 Setting Criteria: The tutorial shows how to set specific criteria for queries, such as filtering for male students discussing books, to narrow down data analysis.
- 💾 Saving Results and Criteria: Users can save their query results and criteria for later use, allowing for ongoing analysis as new data is added.
- 📑 Exporting Data: The video explains how to export query results to a Word document for further reporting or presentation.
Key Moments
- Introduction to Coding Queries00:00
- Overview of NVivo 15 for Mac and its coding search queries.
- Explanation of the queries tab and the coding query option.
- Introduction to the example of analyzing how students discuss books with their families.
- Setting Up a Coding Query00:41
- Demonstration of selecting specific surveys for the coding query.
- Criteria setup to focus on the “talk about books” code.
- Selection of male students as a demographic for the analysis.
- Running the Coding Query02:04
- Execution of the query to identify male students discussing books.
- Overview of the reference view displaying results for male students.
- Explanation of how to analyze different sets of codes or attributes.
- Saving Query Results03:36
- Instructions on saving query results in the query results folder.
- Naming convention for saved results to maintain organization.
- Importance of saving query criteria for future reference.
- Exporting Query Results04:27
- Explanation of exporting query results to MS Word.
- Reminder to rerun queries after updating data for accurate results.
- Closing remarks on the utility of coding queries in data analysis.
