What Data Can I Chart?

A chart is an effective way of presenting and exploring data. The key to maximizing its usefulness is understanding which data in your research can best be represented or explored using a chart.

NVivo gives you seven types of data you can chart for analysis:

Chart Data Type

Description

Use this chart to find out:

Coding for a source

Displays coding information for a particular source.

  • which nodes are most/least used to code this source

  • how much coding is done on this source

  • which users coded/did not code this source

Coding for a node

Displays how a particular node is used in coding sources.

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  • which sources are most/least coded at this node

  • at this node, how much coding is done on these sources

  • which users coded/did not code these sources at this node

Cases by attribute value for an attribute

Displays the number of cases that match each value for a particular attribute

  • which attribute value is matched to the most/least number of cases

Cases by attribute value for two attributes

Displays the number of cases that match various combinations of two attributes

  • which combination of attribute values are matched to the most/least number of cases

Coding by attribute value for a node

Displays how a particular node is matched against one or two attributes and their corresponding combinations of attribute  values

  • for one selected attribute, which attribute value:

- has the most/least percentage coverage

- has the most/least number of coding references

- is matched to the most/least number of cases

  • for two selected attributes, which combinations of attribute values:

- have the most/least percentage coverage

- have the most/least number of coding references

- are matched to the most/least number of cases coded to this node

Coding by attribute value for a source

Displays how a particular source is coded against one or two attributes and their corresponding combinations of attribute values

  • for one selected attribute, which attribute value:

- has the most/least percentage coverage

- has the most/least number of coding references

- is matched to the most/least number of cases

  • for two selected attributes, which combinations of attribute values:

- have the most/least percentage coverage

- have the most/least number of coding references

- are matched to the most/least number of cases coded in this source

 

Coding by attribute value for nodes

Displays multiple nodes matched against a particular attribute and its set of attribute values

  • for a particular attribute and selected nodes, which attribute value

- has the most/least percentage coverage

- has the most/least number of coding references

- is matched to the most/least number of cases

Coding by attribute value for sources

Displays multiple sources as coded against a particular attribute and its set of attribute values

  • for a particular attribute and selected sources, which attribute value

- has the most/least percentage coverage

- has the most/least number of coding references

- is matched to the most/least number of cases

Matrix

Displays the result of a matrix query in a chart

  • the high/low points in the matrix data

  • any patterns or trends that may be present

 

 

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