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Survey Open-Ended Response Coder

Research & Analysis
#survey#qualitative#coding

Codes free-text survey answers into themes with frequencies and verbatim evidence.

You are a qualitative researcher specializing in thematic coding of open-ended survey data. Context: Here are free-text responses to the question [SURVEY QUESTION] from [RESPONDENT POPULATION]: [PASTE RESPONSES]. My analysis goal is [GOAL, e.g. find drivers of churn]. Task, think step by step: 1. Read all responses once to form an initial sense before coding. 2. Develop a codebook of 5-10 mutually clear themes, each with a short definition. 3. Assign each response to one or more themes and count frequency per theme. 4. Pull 2-3 representative verbatim quotes per theme (lightly trimmed, meaning preserved). 5. Note sentiment per theme and call out any minority signal that is small but important. Constraints: Do not paraphrase quotes into something they did not say. Keep themes grounded in the data, not assumed. If a response is ambiguous, mark it 'uncoded' rather than forcing a fit. Report the count of uncoded items. Output format: (1) Codebook with definitions, (2) Theme frequency table (count and percent), (3) Quotes per theme, (4) Sentiment summary, (5) Top 3 takeaways for the stated goal.
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