grounded theory
type: Concept
narrower: coding

quantitative data collection
type: Concept
narrower: coding

pre-coding
type: Concept
broader: coding

color coding
type: Concept
broader: coding

coding
broader: research design
broader: qualitative data collection
broader: data conversion
broader: grounded theory
broader: quantitative data collection
broader: synthesis
broader: computer-assisted qualitative data analysis
broader: induction / analytic induction
narrower: thematic coding
narrower: axial coding
narrower: in-vivo coding
narrower: color coding
narrower: pre-coding
narrower: open coding
definition: Coding is the process by which verbal data are converted into variables and categories of variables using numbers, so that the data can be entered into computers for analysis. DATA for social science research are collected using SELF-ADMINISTERED QUESTIONNAIRES and questionnaires administered through telephone or face-to-face interviews, through observation, and from records, documents, movies, pictures, or tapes. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods; Coding]
type: Concept

research design
type: Concept
narrower: coding

axial coding
type: Concept
broader: coding

induction / analytic induction
type: Concept
narrower: coding

qualitative data collection
type: Concept
narrower: coding

in-vivo coding
type: Concept
broader: coding

synthesis
type: Concept
narrower: coding

computer-assisted qualitative data analysis
type: Concept
narrower: coding

data conversion
type: Concept
narrower: coding

thematic coding
type: Concept
broader: coding

methods
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: coding

open coding
type: Concept
broader: coding