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Advanced NVivo: Cases, Cases Classification & Attributes

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For the UVic Libraries

Digital Scholarship Commons

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Workshop Outline

  1. Overview of the workshop (15 min)
    • What is a case
    • Why do we use cases on NVivo
    • What is case classification
    • When to use cases and cases classifications
    • Navigating NVivo Interfaces
  2. Hands-on activity (60 min)
    • Importing files
    • Creating Cases
    • Creating classifications
    • Exploring your data
    • Creating visuals and exporting your project

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Self-paced learning… a unique process

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What is a case on NVivo?

Cases are the 'units of observation' in your research study. They might represent people, places, events, organizations or other entities that you want to analyze and compare. (QSR, 2022)

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What is Case Classification?

Use case classifications to provide demographic details about the people, places or other cases in your project. For example, classify a node as a Person and define attributes for age and occupation (OSR, 2022).

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What is an Attribute on NVivo?

Unique set of characteristics to each case classification

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For instance

Lune Is the Case

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Person Is the Classification

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Employed Is the attribute

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Another example

We are Cool Association Is the Case

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Non-profit Is the Classification

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Brazil Is the attribute

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Why do we use cases on NVivo?�

  1. To Group multiple sources that relate to the same entity

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  • To Record the same source against multiple participants

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  • To Record and query demographic information

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  • To Visualize your project based on attribute values

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  • Just like theme nodes, you need to code your sources at the case node to be able to query the data.

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Source: QSR, 2022

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What Makes Great Cases and Case Classifications?

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More Examples of Cases on NVivo Projects

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Another Example of Cases on NVivo Projects

Attributes

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Let’s interact in the chat…

Considering what you have learned so far, what units of analysis from your research do you think could become cases/case classifications?

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Today we will be working on creating a project, cases, classifications, exploring our data and visualizing it!

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Exploring your Cases with Visuals: Pie Graph

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Exploring your Cases with Visuals: Comparison Diagram

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Exploring your Cases with Visuals: Hierarchy Chart

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Exploring your Cases with Visuals: Word Cloud

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To Sum Up!

Source: Robertson Educational Resources

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Workshop Badges

If you’d like to earn a DSC badge for this workshop, please email the following screenshots to: dscommons@uvic.ca

  • List of Cases
  • List of Classifications
  • List of Attributes
  • A Visual

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Activity Time!

https://uviclibraries.github.io/nvivo-advanced/

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Questions or Comments?

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