Comparative Patterns: where do I start?
Overview
Comparative Patterns compares how codes are used across groups of documents defined by a variable, for example gender, site or year. Choose One Variable to compare the groups of a single variable, or Two Variables to compare cells made by combining two variables. Then choose what to compare (for example the share of documents with a code, or the number of coded passages) and, if you wish, turn on Significance tests. The Hierarchy toggle shows sub-codes under their parent codes.
What to do
- Open Analysis › Frequencies & Comparison › Comparison › Comparative Patterns and choose One Variable or Two Variables.
- Pick the variable or variables, the measure and the code level (main codes or all codes).
- Check the group sizes before reading differences; small groups are marked.
- Switch on Significance tests only if your design allows them, then read the note under the table for what was tested.
- Download the figure or table, or add it to Results Builder.