The general inquirer: further developments in a computer system for content analysis of verbal data in the social sciences

A description of a method for semiautomatic content analysis of verbal material by computer. The system consists of 3 main elements: (1) a soc sci dictionary representing variables in the investigator's theory. 14 existing dictionaries are described. (2) Data to be analyzed & punched in ver...

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Veröffentlicht in:Behavioral science 1965-10, Vol.10 (4), p.468-480
Hauptverfasser: Dunphy, D C, Stone, P J, Smith, M S
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Zusammenfassung:A description of a method for semiautomatic content analysis of verbal material by computer. The system consists of 3 main elements: (1) a soc sci dictionary representing variables in the investigator's theory. 14 existing dictionaries are described. (2) Data to be analyzed & punched in verbal form on IBM cards. (3) A series of programs which apply a dictionary to the data to identify in quantitative terms the extent to which topics, att's, & themes are expressed in the data. The programs operate at high speed on IBM 7094 & 1401 computers. Examples are given of procedures for summarizing & tabulating the results, & retrieving key concepts & themes in the original form as text. The system is outlined in greater detail & applications in several soc sci fields demonstrated in Stone, P. J., Dunphy, D. C., Smith, M. S., Ogilvie, D. M., THE GENERAL INQUIRER: A COMPUTER APPROACH TO CONTENT ANALYSIS, Boston: MIT Press, 1966. AA.
ISSN:0005-7940
1932-300X