Computer assisted qualitative data analysis software

Computer Assisted/Aided Qualitative Data AnalysiS (CAQDAS) is the use of computer software to aid qualitative research such as transcription analysis, coding and text interpretation, recursive abstraction, content analysis, discourse analysis, grounded theory methodology, etc.

Definition

CAQDAS is used in psychology, marketing research, ethnography, and other social sciences. The CAQDAS Networking project^[1] lists the following tools. A CAQDAS program should have:

• Content searching tools
• Coding tools
• Linking tools
• Mapping or networking tools
• Query tools
• Writing and annotation tools

Free / open source software for CAQDAS

• Coding Analysis Toolkit (CAT)
• RQDA
• Compendium
• Transana (GPL licence - Supported through license purchase)
• Weft QDA

Proprietary software for CAQDAS

• A.nnotate
• Aquad
• Atlas.ti
• HyperRESEARCH
• MAXQDA
• NVivo
• XSight
• Qiqqa

Web-Based CAQDAS software

• Dedoose
• Coding Analysis Toolkit (CAT)
• knowdoo (Knowledge organization tool based on Wordpress, can also be used for QDA^[2])

See also

Qualitative economics Quantitative research Qualitative marketing research Qualitative psychological research Sampling (case studies) Sensemaking

References

1. ^ Surrey.co.uk
2. ^ Description of the QDA-feature of knowdoo

External links

• software listing on Psychology wikia
• Harald Klein's comprehensive guide to CAQDAS

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