This document discusses and compares software for qualitative and quantitative data analysis. It introduces Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software (CAQDAS) which was developed in 1991 to aid in coding, searching, memoing, and grouping codes and documents for qualitative analysis. Popular CAQDAS include NVivo, MAXQDA, and ATLAS.ti. It also discusses statistical software packages for quantitative analysis like SPSS, SAS, and R which can be used for tasks like data mining, statistical analysis, forecasting, and more. SPSS and SAS require purchase while R is open source and free to download.

1. Software for Qualitative and
Quantitative Data Analysis
Min Zhu
Alexandru Caratas

2. Software for Qualitative
Data Analysis

3. CAQDAS
 Introduced in 1991
 Functions:
o Coding
o Searching
oMemo-ing
oVariables/attributes
o Grouping codes and documents
 Structured work & data interactivity

4. CAQDAS
Free/Open Source Proprietary
 QDA Miner Lite
 Aquad
 CAT (web-based)
 Compendium
 RQDA
 QDA Miner
 NVivo
 MAXQDA
 ATLAS.ti
 Quirkos

5. NVivo
 Analyzing all forms of unstructured data
 Fields: e.g. Psychology, Anthropology
 Produced by QSR International
 For Windows, Mac OS
 Video: Introduction to the NVivo software

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8. Software for Quantitative
Data Analysis

9. Software for quantitative
data analysis

10. SPSS
= Statistical Package for
Social Science
 The most popular
quantitative analysis
software program
 Acquired by IBM in 2009
 Current versions (2014)
are officially named “IBM
SPSS Statistics”.

11. What Can SPSS
Statistics Be Used For?
 Integrated family of products
 Addresses the entire analytical process:
oPlanning
oData collection
oAnalysis
oReporting
oDeployment

12. The IBM SPSS Statistics
Standard edition
 Linear models offer a variety of regression and
advanced statistical procedures designed to fit
the inherent characteristics of data describing
complex relationships.
 Nonlinear models provide the ability to apply
more sophisticated models to data.
 Simulation capabilities help analysts
automatically model many possible outcomes
when inputs are uncertain, improving risk analysis
and decision making.
 Customized tables enable users to easily
understand their data and quickly summarize
results in different styles for different audiences.

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15. How Can I Get Access to
SPSS Statistics?
Free trial
 Free trial in 14 days
 SPSS Statistics
Desktop, V22.0
available packages
Buy it
 IBM SPSS Statistics
Standard Authorized
User Initial Fixed Term
License + SW
Subscription &
Support 12 Months
 Price: 2460.00$

16. SAS
 Software suite developed by SAS
Institute for advanced
analytics, business intelligence, data
management, and predictive analytics
 Largest market-share
holder for advanced
analytics.

17. What Can SAS Be Used
For?
 Data Mining
 Statistical Analysis
 Forecasting
 Text Analytics
 Optimization &
Simulation

18. How Can I Get Access To
SAS?
 SAS University Edition and SAS OnDemand
for Academics make SAS software available
at no cost for teaching and learning purposes.
 Download
http://www.sas.com/en_us/software/university-edition.
html

19. The R Project
 Language and environment
for statistical computing and
graphics
 GNU project, similar to the S
language and environment
which was developed at Bell
Laboratories by John
Chambers and colleagues
 Can be considered as a
different implementation of S

20. What Can The R Project Be
Used For?
 Wide variety of statistical and graphical
techniques, including linear and nonlinear
modeling, classical statistical tests, time-series
analysis, classification, clustering, and others.
How Can I Get Access To R?
 Available as Free Software in source code form
 UNIX platforms and similar systems (including
FreeBSD and Linux), Windows and Mac OS
 Download: http://www.r-project.org/

21. Thank You
For Your
Attention!
SOURCES:
http://www.sas.com/en_us/software/university-edition.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_(programming_language)
http://sociology.about.com/od/Research-Tools/a/Computer-programs-quantitative-data.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPSS
http://www-01.ibm.com/software/analytics/spss/
http://www.r-project.org/
http://onlineqda.hud.ac.uk/Intro_CAQDAS/
http://www.qsrinternational.com/products_nvivo.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-assisted_qualitative_data_analysis_software
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bLZ7fqSEEc