# Build a qualitative codebook from my interview transcripts

Develops a codebook with definitions, inclusion rules, and examples from my data, ready for consistent coding and thematic analysis.

- Topic: Data & Analysis
- Framework: RTF
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Meetings, Analyze, Research, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/build-a-qualitative-codebook-from-my-interview-transcripts

## Prompt

```text
Help me develop a codebook for qualitative analysis of my data.

**Research question:** [DETAILS]
**Approach:** [e.g. "reflexive thematic analysis", "framework analysis", "grounded theory", "deductive from a theory"]
**Theory or framework guiding deductive codes (if any):** [DETAILS]
**Data excerpts:** [PASTE 2-5 de-identified transcripts or excerpts]
**Number of coders:** [1 / 2+]

Steps:
1. Do an initial pass and propose codes grounded in the excerpts. Keep codes close to the data; separate descriptive codes from interpretive ones.
2. For each code give: name, definition, when to use, when not to use, and 1-2 verbatim example quotes from my data with their location.
3. Group codes into candidate categories or themes, noting which are well supported and which rest on one or two quotes.
4. Flag overlapping or ambiguous codes and suggest merges or splits.
5. Note negative cases or quotes that do not fit.

Return the codebook as a table (Code | Definition | Use when | Do not use when | Example quote), a draft theme map, and guidance for applying it consistently (or, for reflexive approaches, notes for my reflexive journal rather than inter-rater reliability).

Only quote text that appears in what I pasted. Remind me to remove identifying details before pasting and to follow my ethics approval on data sharing with AI tools.
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## What to fill in

- DETAILS
- PASTE 2-5 de-identified transcripts or excerpts

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