EfficientThe key with coding is to get it done as soon as possible after the fieldwork. No matter how complicated your project is and how many new open ends you add to your questionnaire during fieldwork, you can start coding long before the fieldwork is finished. For further time savings, you can also use Nfield Code’s automatic coding feature, which either suggests codes or automatically codes entire sets of answers. To get big projects finished swiftly, you can split a coding project among a team of coders who can work simultaneously.
FlexibleOur data collection software allows you to type open ends, record them as audio files or write them on pen PCs and, since it is integrated closely with our other applications, Nfield Code will enable you to code all of these formats. You have a complete choice on languages too. On a multilingual project, you can code in any language or, alternatively translate the open-ends and code frames into a language of your choosing.
PracticalTo avoid the difficulty of creating a complete code frame before you start coding, Nfield Code allows you to modify your code frame at any time. And it is always quick and easy to do. For quality control purposes, your coders will be able to track any changes made by other coders. Since many questionnaires are very similar, you can reuse all code frames as many times as necessary, saving you the effort of recreating code frames from scratch. Finally, at the end of a code project, merge your coded data back into the rest of the fieldwork data to review the results in the statistical package of your choice.