Open ended question analysis system and method

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364401, G06F 1521

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ABSTRACT:
A method and system for data processing open-ended respondent answers to open-ended questions provides reproducible categorized dynamically variable coding of the open-ended respondent answers to the open-ended questions. The data processor (200) has an updateable retrievable word dictionary fo words stored therein with the open-ended answers comprising words. The open-ended answers are input to the data processor (102,106) and classified (108) into corresponding word types such as keywords, modifiers, skip words, connectors, and negative words, with the combined keywords and associated modifiers forming key phrases. The input words are convered (112) into corresponding binary coded words for providing a binary defined sentence corresponding to the input open-ended respondent answer. The binary defined sentence is scanned and any keywords and associated modifiers are extracted (114) to create a retrievable file comprising key phrases formed from the extracted keywords and associated modifiers, and the keywords per se (116). The key phrases are sorted in the created file (118) and the occurrences of the sorted key phrases are counted and duplicates eliminated in order to provide a net key phrase file (120). The net key phrase file is displayed to the operator (122) who then groups the displayed net key phrases into a coding structure (124) which is stored and can be updated or modified under control of the operator.

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