My research was quantitative and I utilized SPSS to analyze my data. However, the tools I used gave guidelines on what I needed to do to analyze my data and for the type of study I was conducting quantitative was the best method. I googled your question “Yes, it is possible to convert qualitative data (text) into a quantitative format by using a process called "coding," where themes or categories are identified within the text and then counted to produce numerical data”.

Try reading this handbook: COMPUTERIZED DATA ANALYSIS

Pat Bazeley

Handbook of mixed methods in social & behavioral research, 385, 2003

Read this mixed mixed method article: Strategies to perform a mixed methods study

Fernando Almeida

European Journal of Education Studies, 2018

Thank you Ms.Sullivan . Much appreciated.

Two ideas:

1. Machine learning is regularly used to quantitize qualitative data.

2. There can be major downsides. See https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2768355/

Oui, il est bien possible de quantifier les données qualitatives. Pour ce faire, on peut chercher à connaître la récurrence d'un mot ou d'un concept par rapport à une situation donnée. Le logiciel Nvivo sert à faire ce travail .

In mixed methods research, this is known as an exploratory sequential design, where the initial qualitative results serve as the basis for a larger quantitative study, such as a survey. The classic analytic approach is to generate a series of themes, which become the basis for your questionnaire items.

This design is covered in some detail in Creswell and Plano-Clark, Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research (3rd ed.).

Thank you so much Sir. Much appreciated.