How Is Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Accomplished? Describe the Computer

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Essay

How is Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis accomplished? Describe the computer program QSR NVivo and how it was used by Bachman, Kerrison, O'Connell, & Paternoster (2013) in the case study: Narratives of Desistance From Crime and Substance Abuse.

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Definitions:

Perception

The process by which sensory information is interpreted and organized in the brain to make sense of the environment.

Narrow Lines

Often symbolic of limitations or boundaries, possibly used to represent restricted viewpoints or constraints in a metaphorical sense.

Gestalt Principle

A theory in psychology that proposes the human brain sees objects in their entirety before perceiving their individual parts, suggesting people have an innate disposition to organize patterns and objects.

Proximity

The state of being near or close in space, time, or relationship.