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values (site 1, site 2, site 3 etc) being created. The relevant values were then assigned to the project documents, thereby enabling a filtering of evidence related to a particular institution, informant etc.
Figure 4: Memo creation in N-vivo
Figure 5: Defining Attributes
Figure 6: Defining Attribute Values
8.4 Interrogating the data example 1 - cross case tabulation of key issues The various attributes defined later facilitated cross-case analysis by enabling data to be examined according to different variables. N-vivo‘s Matrix Intersection facility was the most useful application of this, whereby particular text characteristics could be cross tabulated with others. For example, Figure 7 shows various system benefits categorised according to the case study site in which they were experienced.
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