I have a question about organizing my data so I can used a mixed method analysis and although I've watched the video tutorials and read the online manual, I can't figure out the best way. I've done this in other software but not sure of the approach in MaxQDA as I'm a new user.
I have 60 individuals that have provided reflections at five points in time. I also have pre and post test scores and other categories that I want to analyze (ie. age).
Do I set up my document structure by individual or by reflection? I think it should be by individual and I make a variable for Reflection and can then use a document set to analyze by reflection - or activate the reflections from one point in time and do a separate analysis. My main issue is with adding quantitative information for the participants. How do I associate variables such as age for each participant? Since the variables are associated with an individual document, it seems like this information would need to be replicated for each document from that participant, which can then bias the analysis. I also read about internal linking and thought this might be an option but it seems like I would have the same issue and there is very little information on links.
In the end, I want to look at the data by both individuals (changes over time), and then also by reflection to assess the effects of a particular activity - and compare these by age group, as an example.
Thanks for your help.
Version: MAXQDA 2020
System: Mac OS X 11.0 (Big Sur)