The decision on what program to use depends not only of the data being analyzed but also on the methodological inclination of the researcher. Those are take a more positivistic approach to qualitative research (a la Grounded Theory) would find software such as Nvivo and (in the border between qualitative and quantitative) N5 a better fit because of their emphasis on structured coding. Those with a more interpretive approach to qualitative research are better off with software such as Atlas.ti where coding is a more open ended task. -Joao -----Original Message----- From: air-l-admin@aoir.org [mailto:air-l-admin@aoir.org] On Behalf Of Sherri Condon Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 9:03 AM To: air-l@aoir.org Subject: [Air-l] RE: qualitative data analysis software? There was a positive review on the LINGUIST list about a newly released product called QDA Miner. Review: http://linguistlist.org/issues/15/15-1243.html#1 Product: http://www.simstat.com/QDAMiner.htm Since it's new, there probably aren't too many people who have used it, but it looks pretty good. Sherri ------ Sherri L. Condon, Ph.D. Senior Artificial Intelligence Engineer The MITRE Corporation 7515 Colshire Dr. Mailstop H305 McLean, VA 22102 Phone: 703.883.5522 Fax: 703.883.1379 Message: 2 Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 10:23:42 -0700 To: air-l@aoir.org From: Mark Warschauer <markw@uci.edu> Subject: [Air-l] qualitative data analysis software? Reply-To: air-l@aoir.org What software do people recommend (or not recommend) for qualitative data analysis? Mark -- Mark Warschauer Vice Chair, Department of Education Associate Professor, Dept. of Education and Dept. of Informatics University of California, Irvine tel: (949) 824-2526, fax: (949) 824-2965 markw@uci.edu; http://www.gse.uci.edu/markw _______________________________________________ Air-l mailing list Air-l@aoir.org http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l