Axial coding

How it is used

Used in some grounded theory approaches, not every qualitative method.

Example sentences

1. During axial coding, we linked workload to the conditions surrounding staff withdrawal.

   The analysis connects a category with its conditions.

2. The axial coding revealed a relationship between informal support and coping strategies.

   Separate categories are brought into an explanatory relationship.

Common collocations

• conduct axial coding
• axial coding stage

Related terms

• codingIn qualitative research, the process of labeling parts of the data, such as sentences in interviews, with short codes that describe their meaning.
• theoretical frameworkThe theory or set of connected theories that a study uses to explain its problem, shape its questions and interpret its findings.

More terms: Data and Analysis

• data
• findings
• analysis
• significant
• draw a conclusion
• correlation
• thematic analysis
• account for
• interpret
• dataset
• mean
• standard deviation