by David Woods | Time Codes, Transcription
My first thought as I watched the first U.S. Presidential debate of 2020 was “Oh, those poor transcribers.” I recognized the huge challenge this would present for transcribers, with constant interruptions and so much overlapping speech. I knew it would...
by David Woods | Analysis, Coding, Keywords, Reports, Maps and Graphs
Transana’s Reports, Maps, and Graphs (referred to collectively as the Reports) are powerful tools for increasing your understanding of qualitative data that you’ve coded and categorized. As I talked about in “Making Sense of Your Coded Data,” your reports include all...
by David Woods | Analysis, Coding, Mixed Methods, Qualitative Research, Reports, Maps and Graphs
So you’ve added a bunch of documents and images and episodes to Transana. You’ve developed a set of keywords that represent your coding system. You’ve made a bunch of selections and you’ve categorized and coded them. You’re ready to start working with Transana’s...
by David Woods | Importing Data
StudioCode is dead. Long live StudioCode’s data. StudioCode support and availability have disappeared over the past year, leaving users stranded and unable to access their coded video data. Several former StudioCode users have asked me to create a way to import...
by David Woods | Uncategorized
Quantitative researchers have proven that parachutes don’t work. Would qualitative researchers using video data collection methods have reached the same conclusion? Asking for a...