verbatim (2024)

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In survey research the word verbatim is used as a noun, meaning the actual text given in response to a question.

A verbatim is a 'word for word' statement or response from a respondent or research participant. Verbatims are typically an output of quantitative research, but may also fall out of open-ended questions in quantitative research studies.

Example 2. Non-verbatim: I called her yesterday and she was sleeping. Probably, she was just really tired. Verbatim: I like, you know, called her, like, yesterday and, um, like, she was, like, sleeping. Probably, she was just like, really tired.

I don't think I will read the whole thing verbatim to you. She had an amazing memory and could recall verbatim quite complex conversations. I can remember lines from movies verbatim. I know somebody who talks about their co-worker's private phone conversations verbatim.

A written Verbatim report will normally be recorded in a format like the script for a play, with dialogue expressed as statements, which follow the speaker's name and a colon.

A verbatim transcript captures every single spoken word in the recording and puts it into text. This means that it will include all false starts, grammatical errors, interjections, and stutters. It is the most comprehensive form of transcribing and ensures a transcription that is 100% faithful and complete.

Verbatim are comments that are submitted to open-ended questions (e.g.,” Is there anything that you'd like to share with us about GitLab's usability?”) that are typically asked in a survey where respondents can type in their responses in a free-form format.

A written Verbatim report will normally be recorded in a format like the script for a play, with dialogue expressed as statements, which follow the speaker's name and a colon.

Any use of the exact words of another person or organisation should be placed in quotation marks (“ ”) and cited appropriately, in accordance with the conventions used in your field of study or discipline.