NVivo provides special autocode options for datasets containing social media data-for example, in a Twitter dataset, you could create and code to a code for each hashtag.Īutocode datasets Autocode files based on existing coding patterns You might use this option if you're using an earlier version of NVivo or if you need to repeat the autocoding process. For example, if your dataset contains survey results, you can autocode to create a case for each respondent and code their responses to their case. You can automatically code content in codable columns or you can use values in classifying columns to automatically code content. For example, if you added the custom field Speaker, NVivo can create a code for each speaker and code the content at that code-this way you can gather everything said by a specific person. You can use the values in custom transcript fields to automatically code transcripts. You can also assign attribute values to the cases and use them to make comparisons - What do women say? How does it compare to what men say?Īutocode documents Autocode audio or video transcripts based on structure This means you can open a case to see everything a particular participant said. If a document has multiple 'speakers' (for example, the participants in a focus group) you can automatically create a case for each speaker and code the content at the case. NVivo makes a code for each paragraph and uses the paragraph number as the code name. Memos and externals can also be coded this way.Īlternatively, if one or more documents are tightly structured-for example, paragraph 1 in each document is about fossil fuel and paragraph 2 is about government policy-you can autocode 'by paragraph'. You can choose to autocode a single file or multiple document files. You can apply paragraph styles in Word before you import the file, or you can apply them in NVivo If you have applied paragraph styles in your documents you can use them to automatically code the content. Autocode documents based on structure, style or speaker You can use a variety of automatic coding techniques to speed up the coding process.

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