ABSTRACT
The term ‘coding and retrieval’ refers to the processes involved in collecting together, sorting, marking and categorising qualitative and/or quantitative data for analysis. Coding has a long pre-digital history and is still undertaken manually. Coding is the process of marking or categorising data that cover the same issue, topic, theme or concept. Retrieval refers to the process of retrieving data that have already been coded, and to the process of obtaining, collecting and gathering together data from computer systems, databases and datasets for exploration and analysis. Coding and retrieval tools and software are available to enable researchers to perform both tasks quickly and efficiently on both structured data and unstructured data. The chapter explores the narratives of three self-identified female gamers, and aims to examine ‘the use of qualitative data analysis software as a means of disrupting conventional research practices; and a study into unassisted smoking cessation among Chinese Canadian immigrants.
