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Analysing audio-recorded data : using computer software applications
Conventional methods of qualitative data analysis require transcription of audio-recorded data prior to conduct of the coding and analysis process. In this paper Alison Hutchinson describes and illustrates an innovative method of data analysis that comprises the use of audio-editing software to save selected audio bytes from digital audio recordings of meetings. The use of a database to code and manage the linked audio files and generate detailed and summary reports, including reporting of code frequencies according to participant code and/or meeting, is also highlighted. The advantage of using this approach in the analysis of audio-recorded data is that the process may be undertaken in the medium in which the data were collected. Though time-consuming, this process negates the need for expensive and time intensive transcription of recorded data.
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Nurse ResearcherVolume
12Issue
3Pagination
20 - 31Publisher
RCN Publishing Co.Location
Cardiff, WalesISSN
1351-5578Language
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2005, RCN Publishing Co.Usage metrics
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