Hmmm, I'm just wondering how this applies to more GT, interpretive, or
ethnographic information....
-----Original Message-----
From: Carey, James W. <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 14 July 2000 14:16
Subject: RE: 2 person coding on Nvivo
>In our team-based research at CDC, we've found it to be very important to
>pay a lot of attention to inter-coder reliability issues. Having multiple
>people code the same data requires that we develop & refine very clear
>codebooks. It also helps us identify additional information that a single
>coder working alone might miss.
>
>Both AnSWR and CDC EZ-Text offer inter-coder reliability statistics and
>report-generating capabilities. Additional information can be found in one
>of my articles: Carey, J. W., Morgan, M., and Oxtoby, M. J. (1996)
>Inter-coder agreement in analysis of responses to open-ended interview
>questions: examples from tuberculosis research. Cultural Anthropology
>Methods Journal 8(3): 1-5. Reprints are available from the two websites
>provided by Stephen below.
>
>Cheers,
>Jim
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Stephen Furner [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 6:36 AM
>> To: qual-software
>> Subject: Re: 2 person coding on Nvivo
>>
>> The tools avilble as a free download from CDC at Atlanter have facilties
>> in
>> them to support team working. These can be found at:
>>
>>
>> CDC EZ-text
>>
>> "Project managers can merge data files generated by different
interviewers
>> for combined cross-site analyses. The ability to export and import the
>> codebook helps to coordinate the efforts of multiple coders . . ."
>>
>> http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/software/ez-text.htm
>>
>>
>>
>> CDC AnSWER
>>
>> "AnSWR is a software system for coordinating and conducting large-scale,
>> team-based analysis projects that integrate qualitative and quantitative
>> techniques."
>>
>> http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/software/answr.htm
>>
>>
>> Stephen Furner
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Susanne Friese <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: qual-software <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 11:13 AM
>> Subject: Re: 2 person coding on Nvivo
>>
>>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: <[log in to unmask]>
>> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> > Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 11:36 AM
>> > Subject: Re: 2 person coding on Nvivo
>> >
>> >
>> > >
>> > > >Can anyone offer some words of wisdom on how 2 people can share
>> > > >the coding of a project in Nvivo...?
>> > >
>> > > This should be put on top of the to do list for all QDA software
>> > > developers. The lack of support for effective teamwork in current
>> software
>> > > is a major obstacle to use QDA packages effectively.
>> >
>> > You are not completely correct here - some packages offer team support,
>> even
>> > though it may not be perfect yet. Both Atlas.ti and Nud*ist offer merge
>> > functions. This way you can merge documents that have been coded by
two
>> or
>> > more researchers. Atlas.ti also has a coding analyser where you can
>> clean
>> up
>> > the codes. (Nud'ist may or may not have a smiliar function). The
>> programme
>> > will find all those places where coding is doubled up, e.g. if one
coder
>> has
>> > coded 3 lines and the oder 5 lines with the same code. You can also (if
>> you
>> > wanted) use the SPSS export function to export the coding scheme in
>> order
>> to
>> > calculate interrater reliablity. You have to do some cleaning up of the
>> > data, but it can be done.
>> >
>> > There are also a number of other tools that can be exploited for team
>> work,
>> > like filters and certain outputs.
>> >
>> >
>> > regards, Susanne
>> >
>> >
>>
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