Here are a few tips for analyzing qualitative data:

• Begin data analysis as soon as possible after you begin data collection.
• Organize your data for easy review and coding.
• Develop a set of codes using both predefined and emergent codes.
• Closely review and code your data. If possible, have more than one person code the data to allow for different perspectives on the data.
• Step back from the detailed work of coding your data and look for the themes, patterns, and relationships that are emerging across your data.