4. Bar Charts

Bar Charts in NVivo

There are six key visualisations that you can create bar chart for in NVivo:

1. Coding for a source

2. Coding by attribute value for a source

3. Coding by attribute value for multiple sources

4. Coding for a node

5. Coding by attribute value for a node

6. Coding by attribute value for multiple nodes

See more: http://help-nv11.qsrinternational.com/desktop/concepts/about_charts.htm

Essentially, charts can help you - much in the same way that matrix coding could - to visualise comparisons within your research project.

To create a bar chart:

1. Either select the data that you want to visualise (on the Mac version) and use the explore tab to create a bar chart, or select your data, right click, and use the visualise button in the drop down menu.

2. Use the explore tab (on windows) and click on the bar chart button, which will bring up a wizard that can help you to create the right chart for your needs

Task: Creating a Bar Chart

1. Using the steps outlined above (the explore tab, selecting your data, right clicking), create a bar chart in NVivo

Bonus task: Try to customise the chart by changing its colour, the data selected, and its labels!

Wrapping up

This module has aimed to introduce you to the key ways that NVivo can help you to create visualisations and explore your research project through queries.

By the end of this module, you should know how to:

• Run a query in NVivo and create word cloud

• Create a cross-table

• Create a hierarchy chart

• Create a bar chart

More broadly, I hope this module has introduced key methodological concepts around understanding your research data, the ways in which consistent coding will lead to benefits in the long run, and how to think critically about the visualisations that you are creating - their strengths and limitations.

In the next module, you'll learn how to NVivo can help you to write a literature review or a systematic review, with a bunch of tips, tricks, and helpful resources!

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