Choosing the right software for your research study : an overview of leading CAQDAS packages

Choosing the right software for your research study : an overview of leading CAQDAS packages by Christina Silver

Choosing the right software for your research study : an overview of leading CAQDAS packages ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

Background context ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

Our Mission… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

Today…. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

CAQDAS Definition ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

The Basic Idea of CAQDAS Packages http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

General similarities in software functionality ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

Key Differences ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

Some additionally have….. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

Potential role of software in the research process ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

Contexts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk ANALYTIC STRATEGY

Choosing a CAQDAS package: Some questions to ask yourself… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

Budget : trial software ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

Budget: freeware or low-cost http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk/links1.htm ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk 

Reviewing software developments ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

i) Usability and Accessibility ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk 

i) Usability & Accessibility : Platform most are Windows PC …… MAC users? http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

ii) Data handling and management ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

iii) Data Analysis : Homogenisation of tools ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk 

iii) Data Analysis : Flexible working ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

Flexible working: access ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

Flexible working : coding ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk MAXqda V2, QDA Miner, ATLAS.ti (re Margin display)

Flexible working : memo-ing ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk MAXqda, ATLAS.ti, QDAMiner (re memo flags in margin)

Flexible working : mapping http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Flexible working ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

iv) New Analytic Possibilities : technology  methodology ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

Geo-Linking in MAXqda http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

Geo-coding in ATLAS.ti http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

Computer-Aided Qualitative GIS (CAQ-GIS), Jin-Kyu Jung Holistic integration of GIS with qualitative research. CAQ-GIS (Computer-Aided Qualitative GIS) 1. Encoding Qualitative Data into GIS Data Structure 2. Building Qualitative Analysis Capabilities by Linking GIS and CAQDAS

Computer-Aided Qualitative GIS (CAQ-GIS), Jin-Kyu Jung

v) Data Representation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

Data Representation : mapping Example in ATLAS.ti http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

Data Representation : mapping Example in NVivo http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

Key differences: mapping tools ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

Data Representation: matrices Example in MAXqda http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

Data Representation : charts Example in NVivo http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

Data Representation : charts Example in QDA Miner http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

Key Differences : q uerying / searching ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

Data Representation : html output Example in NVivo ,[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

Key Differences : representation and visualisation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk  

Methodological Utility ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

Code-based approaches ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

Non Code-based approaches ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk Navigating data without abstracting to the conceptual level : Example in ATLAS.ti

http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk Working with hyperlinks : Example in ATLAS.ti 

Hypertext – Storyspace example http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk 

Mixed Methods ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

Example : analysing open-ended survey questions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

What package(s) are you familiar with? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

In what format(s) is the data available? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

What sort of analysis is required? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

Quantitative analysis of themes in the texts : example in NVivo http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

Exploratory analysis of open-ended questions using Network function in ATLAS.ti http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

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Analysis of visual data ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

The status of visual data ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

To transcribe or not…? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

Synchronicity of multiple transcripts: Transana http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

Synchronicity of multiple transcripts: Digital Replay System (DRS) http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

Real-time analytic collaboration: MiMeG http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

Representation of visual data ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

Analysing Audio-visual data technology  methodology ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk  

Keep in mind….. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

A couple of references and key web sites http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk Software sites Bibilography Scheduled training events Online articles http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk Step by step help and QDA primer. http://onlineqda.hud.ac.uk Lewins A & Silver C (2007) Using Software in Qualitative Research: A Step by Step Guide, Sage Publications, UK di Gregorio, S & Davidson J (2008) Qualitative Research for Software Users, McGraw Hill, Open University Press, UK

Online QDA resource http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

Thank you ,[object Object],http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk

This presentation is part of the proceedings of the International workshop on Computer-Aided Qualitative Research organised by Merlien Institute on the 4-5 June 2009 in Utrecht, The Netherlands Please feel free to share this presentation with your friends or colleagues who may find it beneficial for their work Do visit our website for upcoming events that may be of interest to you http://www.merlien.org

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