We provide training to help you decide which software might be best for you, as well as training in how to analyse qualitative data and get the most from the software, whether you are new to qualitative analysis, or are looking to take your understanding of the how to use the software to another level. Online training in all the key qualitative data analysis software: ATLAS.ti, Dedoose, f4analyse, MAXQDA, NVivo, QDA Miner & WordStat, Quirkos, and Transana Anyone contemplating qualitative research who has not yet committed to a particular software should definitely visit the web site and take a few of the video tutorials.TAILORED ONLINE WORKSHOPS TO HELP YOU ANALYSE QUALITATIVE DATA AND GET THE MOST FROM THE SOFTWARE
And when I had a support issue, I received a response within one day from Dr. However, I have to say that from my own experience I’ve found Dedoose to be easy to use, well structured, and affordable. I’m sure the other tried and true proprietary applications have their benefits, and I may use one or more of them in the coming months and years. And if, while in Bora Bora, I feel the need to log in to my account, I can do so from any computer with Internet access. So, if I take a class this semester, pay for Dedoose’s services through May, and then run away to Bora Bora for three months, my data is protected, my credit card is not charged, and my project can resume in September when I return refreshed and ready to excerpt, code, and filter. If time goes by without any activity, the account remains dormant - yet untouched and undeleted - for up to two years. However, Dedoose is subscribed to rather than purchased, and the beauty of it all is that Dedoose charges only for the months the user actually logs in. Dedoose’s Subscription Service is Convenient and Cost-Effective Here’s an example of what Dedoose’s analysis function looks like. So, as good as NVivo may be, its price may discourage experimentation with qualitative analysis.
And, as of this writing, there is no campus license for qualitative software as there is for SPSS.
The full license, however, is expensive, and for graduate students or other newcomers to qualitative research the price can be somewhat off-putting. And projects can be analyzed by an entire team of researchers just by adding new members to the account.Īlthough some readers will be more familiar with different qualitative analysis software, the winner by far in W&M’s School of Education is NVivo. Yet Dedoose also allows for uploading and analysis of video, systematic inter-rater reliability testing, and quantitative and mixed methods analysis.
The highlighting and code levels appear in different colors to help researchers understand the data at a glance. On its most basic level, Dedoose allows a researcher to upload transcripts, highlight excerpts, and code them with user-defined terms. Here’s an example screenshot of what Dedoose’s excerpts highlighting function looks like. Dedoose Lets You Upload, Highlight, and Code Your Transcripts And, as Dedoose has matured, even seasoned qualitative researchers will find it meeting their needs because of tools such as video analysis. First and foremost - especially for graduate students - is the price structure followed closely by its flexibility as a Web-based tool. Although there are other proprietary packages, such as Atlas.ti, NVivo, and QDA Miner, to name a few, Dedoose has some features that make it extremely attractive for newcomers to qualitative research.
Judi Harris introduced our class to a (somewhat) new Web-based application called Dedoose. Last year in Qualitative Research Methods, Dr. However, it looks like my own dissertation research will require qualitative methods and a different kind of software for data analysis. Of course, I’ve taken statistics courses and used SPSS for my quantitative data analysis. As I approach the dissertation phase of my doctoral program, I’m particularly interested in research methods and the software I may need to analyze data.