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A codebook groups spoken answers under defined labels. It helps you see patterns across interviews, compare cohorts and return to the participant words behind every theme. Viewers can explore existing dimensions; editors can create, generate and apply them.

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Explore a coded theme

Each coding dimension defines a question to classify, the answers in scope and the codes used. Open a code to see the answers assigned to it. Counts follow the active cohort filters, so check the filters and denominator before sharing a distribution. An exclusive dimension assigns at most one code to an answer. A multiple dimension can capture several ideas in the same answer.

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Build a useful codebook

  1. Define dimensions around the questions you want to compare.
  2. Review the name, meaning, scope and codes so category boundaries are clear.
  3. Classify the interviews, then inspect examples and ambiguous answers.
  4. Refine and rerun a dimension when assignments do not match the intended meaning.
Generated proposals and classifications require review. Check how the topic was elicited: a spontaneous mention, a prompted follow-up and a presented list do not carry the same meaning. Question-specific dimensions can appear in Question analysis. Codes can also filter answers and support report or Research Agent analysis.