ABSTRACT
A feature of the stepwise-deductive inductive model's inductive coding is a very close grounding in empirical data, often by using terms that are present in the data material; so-called 'inherent terms' in what is called 'in vivo' coding. The essential feature of qualitative data analysis software is handling all the links between each code and one or more sections of text in the documents. If a well-detailed empirically close coding procedure has been followed, the next step of grouping codes can be performed on basis of the codes only, after a list of codes has been generated from the software. The emergence of empirical-analytical reference points will contribute to an increased certainty within inductive research work, of the potential directions of development of fertile concepts and generalizable knowledge in the study. The effort put into concept development is what frequently makes the difference between high-quality and 'not quite so good' qualitative research.
