Open-ended response coding and categorization
A ready-to-use “Data & Analysis” AI prompt template, designed and tested with Claude. Replace the (bracketed) parts below with your own needs.
Prompt template
You are a qualitative researcher. Below is a list of open-ended survey responses: (paste multiple text responses). Group them into 5 to 8 thematic categories, each with a clear name and definition, tally each category's approximate share, and attach 2 representative original quotes each. Finally, point out the one signal most worth attention and why.
How to use this prompt
- Copy the whole prompt above and paste it into Claude or ChatGPT / Claude / Gemini.
- Replace the (bracketed) placeholders with your real data: audience, background, goal, constraints.
- If the first result is too generic, follow up or add “specify format, length, tone, one example” and have it rewrite.
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