Overview
Participant Information in Delve allows you to capture demographic or descriptive details about participants in your study. These details, called descriptors, are used to:
Compare findings across participant groups
Filter snippets or transcript segments
Conduct focused analyses based on participant characteristics
Descriptors can include things like:
Location Type (Urban, Rural, Suburban)
Role (Teacher, Student, Manager)
Age group, gender, or other study-specific labels
How Participant Information Works
Descriptors are created once and can be applied to any relevant transcripts in your project
Only one option can be applied to a transcript for each descriptor created. You can create multiple descriptors and apply multiple descriptors to a transcript.
Descriptors can be used to filter snippets in the Snippets tab or on the Code page for comparative analysis
Note: Filters only affect what you see, not the shared codebook, nothing is changed or deleted in a codebook from using filters.
Related Articles
Add Participant Information – How to create descriptors
Manage Participant Information – How to edit, update, or remove descriptors
FAQs
Q: What is a descriptor?
A: A label or category used to classify participants, such as "Location Type," with options like "Urban" or "Rural."
Q: Can a transcript have multiple descriptor options?
A: No. Each descriptor allows one option per transcript, but you can use multiple descriptors to categorize participants in different ways.
Q: Should I create separate projects for different groups?
A: No. Descriptors allow you to house all participant groups in one project while enabling comparative analysis.