#CODING IN MAXQDA UPDATE#
Then it will be easy to update a variable which values have been changed in SPSS. You should use this option, if you want to import a SPSS data file that has been created by exporting the document variables from MAXQDA. Import variable label instead of variable name – If you choose this option, MAXQDA won’t import the variable names, but their labels, which are usually longer and easier to read and to understand. MAXQDA will choose the first two columns of the SPSS data file, if the data file doesn’t contain variables that are labelled with “DocGroup” and “DocName.” You will find the variable labels in brackets behind the variable names for better navigation in the list of variables.įurthermore, you can switch on two additional options: In the upper part you can select which variables (= columns) contain the information about the document group and the document name to match the cases with the appropiate document name. A new dialog will appear, that allows you to set several options:.Then choose a SPSS data file in the appearing file dialog.Alternatively, you can click on the Import data (document variables) symbol in the List of Document Variables. Please start the import procedure by going to Variables > Import Document Variables.Therefor it is necessary, that the data file contains a variable (a column) for the document group as well as a variable for the document name. For the import MAXQDA needs to match the cases oft he SPSS data file with the document names in the opened MAXQDA project. You can also import a data matrix for the document variables from a SPSS data file (extension SAV). All you have to do after that is save the Excel file and import it into MAXQDA. An Excel file with all of the current variables will open up, and you can then add new columns for new variables and update variable values that you want changed. Tip: An easy way to set up an Excel file for importing new values is to first export the variable data matrix as an Excel file by clicking on the Excel icon in the toolbar of the variable list. You can then include as many different variable columns as you wish. Only if these exact group and document names are found in the “Document System” of the MAXQDA project, will the variables and variable values be imported.
Every row must have an entry for the document group and document name columns. The first two column headers serve as markers for assigning variable values to the documents and are required for successful import. The data must be organized as follows: Document group You could, for example, have done a cluster analysis for 40 interviews and now want to import the cluster assignments from each individual interview.
Usually, you will already have this quantitative data in a matrix of some sort, and re-entering that information into MAXQDA would just cause you unnecessary work. If you want to analyze responses to open-ended questions in combination with the quantitative socio-demographic information that you acquired for each of those who filled out the survey.
There are several situations in which you might want to import document variables into MAXQDA, such as:
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