Coding (social sciences)

ID: coding-social-sciences

In the context of social sciences, "coding" refers to the process of organizing and categorizing qualitative data, often obtained from interviews, open-ended survey responses, field notes, or other forms of unstructured data. The purpose of coding is to make the data manageable and analyzable, allowing researchers to identify patterns, themes, or concepts critical to their study.

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