(Though you can do separate queries to build up a sense of comparison).
to produce an easy cross tabulation matrix style output in one query. Multiple folders cannot be searched ‘across’ - i.e. They can’t be combined to create more complex scoping for a query. You may already have organised you source files in folders – these can act as a filtering device when doing later Queries ‘Items in Selected Folder’ using the query tool – similarly Sets (if you have sources there) can acts as an ‘Selected item’ to filter to. If the answer is YES, y ou probably need to make a choice from the more complex methods of data organisation 12.1.1. complex facts, features and information to keep in your head when it will come to interrogating and comparing across and within different files and cases? If the answer is YES you can ignore the more complex options for data organisation and possibly focus on the simpler options.Ģ.Do you have too much information i.e. We strongly advise you to follow the logic of all the advice below in sequence.ġ.Do you have a very homogenous data set with not many differences in respondent type or socio demographic characteristics are not relevant? Some of the methods you may already be using. We all the methods (and state their shortcomings if there are any, so that you can make the right choice for your data). Organizing data using NVivo’s most efficient method for doing so is not the easiest process to absorb and get right.
This section only deals with the organisation of primary data – see a short section at the end which discusses the organisation of e.g.
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