Computer Programs for Qualitative Data Analysis
A Software Sourcebook
- Eben Weitzman - University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA
- Matthew B. Miles
Qualitative Research (General) | Qualitative Software | Sociological Research Methods
The book gives detailed reviews of 24 programs in five major categories: text retrievers, textbase managers, code-and-retrieve programs, code-based theory-builders and conceptual network-builders. In addition, the book provides ratings of over 75 features per program. The authors also offer detailed guidance on the operation of each program, helping the reader to ask key questions about the use of the computer - the nature of the project being undertaken, what time-line analyses are planned and what worksheets are required - all to assist in identifying the programs best suited to the reader's needs.