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Thesis Keith Gale 201310.6.5 Thematic analysis: hierarchal structure of interview responsesPrincipal nodes from themes generated in Figure 10.3 are supplemented by subnodesarising from the coded transcripts in Appendix 13. Each coded sub-node isaccompanied by a percentage value which represents the extent of text attributed toeach subject.Values allow a hierarchy to be established – with culmination of percentages andfrequencies linking nodes. Figure 10.5 shows a structured node tree constructedusing empirical values calculated from Table 10.2. Figure 10.5 show connectionsbetween nodes placing highest value as a primary node. Secondary and tertiary nodesfollow order allowing a tree to be constructed. Figure 10.5 is a graphicalrepresentation of Table 10.2 but has additional information from connectionsidentified in Figure 10.3.So a theme of relationships is determined as the prime nodedue to the highest ordered value. Sub-nodes of relationships are determined by thesame process. A node tree diagram also identifies free nodes – those with noconnection to others. Figure 10.5 does not exhibit any free nodes.Figure 10.5 only displays aggregated codes in excess of 10 from Table 10.2representing 0.02 significance out of a total of 469.94 coding aggregation. Colourreferencing has been used as follows in Figure 10.5:Aggregated themes = < 25 - blueAggregated themes = > 25 < 50 - redAggregated themes = > 50 < 100 - amberAggregated themes = > 100 - green241