Descriptive coding is where you code passages according to topic in order to summarize the topic of the data.

This article covers all things line-by-line coding, shedding light on how this method works and providing a step-by-step guide to the process.

Abductive coding helps researchers move between theory and data to uncover new insights. See how it works in practice and how tools like Delve support the process.

In vivo codes use the direct language and terminology used by the participants rather than alternative methods where codes are researcher-derived.

Find connections between ideas in your research using axial coding. Read more for a step by step example of the qualitative analysis method of axial coding.

This article covers split coding and consensus coding, used by research teams to enhance the trustworthiness of their qualitative data analysis.

Intercoder reliability ensures that when you have multiple researchers coding a set of data, that they come to the same conclusions.

This article delves into inductive thematic analysis and deductive thematic analysis.

This article introduces reflexive thematic analysis (RTA) in qualitative research, a flexible yet systematic approach to thematic analysis that values the researcher’s subjectivity.