AI in qualitative research: Using large language models to code survey responses in native languages

Food systems research - and more generally, policy and development research -often relies on structured surveys, administrative data, or experiments. While these approaches yield valuable quantitative insights, they tend to miss critical qualitative dimensions. One useful qualitative approach is ope...

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Autores principales: Singh, Tushar, Kumar, Himangshu
Formato: Blog Post
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178199
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Sumario:Food systems research - and more generally, policy and development research -often relies on structured surveys, administrative data, or experiments. While these approaches yield valuable quantitative insights, they tend to miss critical qualitative dimensions. One useful qualitative approach is open-ended interview questions. When such responses are collected in participants' native languages, they can provide rich and nuanced information-for example, on the complex local challenges smallholder farmers face.