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If you want to '''make your own codingjob''' from scratch, follow the steps below.
 
If you want to '''make your own codingjob''' from scratch, follow the steps below.
  
It works best to first '''draw an outline of the coding scheme(s)''' before starting in AmCAT.
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* It works best to first '''draw an outline of the coding scheme(s)''' before starting in AmCAT.
 
Think of which '''variables''' to use on which '''level''' (sentence or article), and of the '''answer categories''' that each variable should have.
 
Think of which '''variables''' to use on which '''level''' (sentence or article), and of the '''answer categories''' that each variable should have.
  
Then, '''[[create codebooks]]''', '''sets of answer categories''', to attach to variables. You need to create these first to be able to connect the answer categories to the variables in the next step.
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* Then, '''[[create codebooks]]''', '''sets of answer categories''', to attach to variables. You need to create these first to be able to connect the answer categories to the variables in the next step.
  
If you want to highlight certain words in the article text shown when coding, create a '''[[highlighter]]'''.
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* If you want to highlight certain words in the article text shown when coding, create a '''[[highlighter]]'''.
  
When this is done, '''[[create codingschemes]]''', '''schemes with variables for coding''', for both the article and the sentence level.  
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* When this is done, '''[[create codingschemes]]''', '''schemes with variables for coding''', for both the article and the sentence level.  
  
Lastly, '''[[create a codingjob]]''' where you '''add codingschemes, coder and articleset together'''.
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* Lastly, '''[[create a codingjob]]''' where you '''add codingschemes, coder and articleset together'''.
  
 
== Finished coding? ==
 
== Finished coding? ==
  
 
• When you are done coding, '''[[download coding results]]''' to '''use them for further analysis''' in programs such as Excel or SPSS.
 
• When you are done coding, '''[[download coding results]]''' to '''use them for further analysis''' in programs such as Excel or SPSS.

Revision as of 08:52, 5 May 2015

Manual annotation of documents in AmCAT is done in the Annotator. To go there, click on 'Annotator' on the upper right of the screen.


Link to annotator.png



Here, you can code documents such as newspaper articles on the article level, the sentence level, or both.

Creating a new codingjob step-by-step

If you want to make your own codingjob from scratch, follow the steps below.

  • It works best to first draw an outline of the coding scheme(s) before starting in AmCAT.

Think of which variables to use on which level (sentence or article), and of the answer categories that each variable should have.

  • Then, create codebooks, sets of answer categories, to attach to variables. You need to create these first to be able to connect the answer categories to the variables in the next step.
  • If you want to highlight certain words in the article text shown when coding, create a highlighter.
  • When this is done, create codingschemes, schemes with variables for coding, for both the article and the sentence level.

Finished coding?

• When you are done coding, download coding results to use them for further analysis in programs such as Excel or SPSS.

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