Data Management

As your  research project progresses you will  quickly  gather more  and more  data. These need  to be managed in such  a way that they  can be  accesses and  reviewed readily. Your will have primary data index codes and memos. The qualitative analysis software will retrieve and display all or any of these individually in specified groups or clusters and will indicate cross references or links between them. Some  more powerful software incorporates a linked window  system whereby the selection of a unit of text from  the primary document   results in the automatic  display  of its code   any  memos associated with it  and the text of cross references from other primary  documents. Systems  closure is often  also available  whereby your  notes and memos are themselves open to the same search and retrieve procedures as the primary  documents.