Verbatim · Content-analysis method

Grounded theory

Build a theory from the ground up through open, axial, and selective coding.

Seminal reference: Glaser & Strauss (1967); Charmaz (2006)

Verbatim supports Grounded theory as a declared approach: it shapes the guidance and the report while you code your corpus on a fluid canvas. A bounded, codebook-grounded AI may suggest codes in the margin, but the reliability engine measures inter-coder agreement and the researcher decides — every number is computed by golden-verified math kernels, never by a language model.