Practical Research 1

Quarter 2- Module 6
Planning data
analysis
 Data Analysis in Qualitative Research

• Data analysis in qualitative research is defined

as the process of systematically searching and
arranging the interview transcripts, manuscript,
observation notes, or the non-textual
materials that the researcher accumulates to
increase the understanding of the phenomenon.
• Analysing qualitative data
entails reading a large amount of
transcripts looking for
similarities or differences, and
subsequently categorizing and
eventually finding and
developing themes.

• Conventionally, researchers ‘cut

and paste’ and use colored pens
to categorize data.
• Coding or categorizing the data is the most
important stage in the qualitative data analysis
process. Coding and data analysis are not
synonymous , though coding is a crucial
aspect of the qualitative data analysis process.

Coding merely involves subdividing the huge

amount of raw information or data, and
subsequently assigning them into categories and
them coming up with a core category or theme.
 CODING PROCESS
In a nutshell, open coding is when you take your textual data and
break it up into discrete parts, axial coding is when you draw
connections between your codes, and selective coding is when
you select one central category that connects all the codes from
your analysis and captures the essence of your research.
CONCEPT MAPPING
• A concept map is visual organization and
representation of knowledge. It shows
concepts and ideas and the relationships
among them. You create a concept map by
writing key words (sometimes enclosed in
shapes such as circles, boxes, triangles, etc.)
and then drawing arrows between the ideas
that are related. Then you add a short
explanation by the arrow to explain how the
concepts are related. (Joseph D. Novak)