[Air-L] Qualitative Data Analysis Software Recommendations

[Stefano De Paoli]

Hi Quinn,

few days ago we had this discussion:

http://listserv.aoir.org/pipermail/air-l-aoir.org/2009-August/019433.html

maybe there are some answers to your questions.

S.

2009/9/2 Quinn Warnick <warnick at iastate.edu>:
> I'm evaluating various qualitative data analysis (QDA) software programs for
> a project that involves web-based artifacts, and I'm hoping that the
> collective wisdom on this list will help me find the right program for the
> task at hand.
>
> My data set includes several hundred discussion threads from an online
> forum, and I would like to save these threads in a web-native format (e.g.,
> .html, .mht, .webarchive) rather than "print" them to .pdf or .rtf format.
> When I open the artifacts in the QDA software, I would like to see a web
> page, not Adobe's or Microsoft's mangled output.
>
> Unfortunately, very few QDS programs are able to import HTML files. I've
> tested trial versions of Atlas.ti, NVivo, MAXQDA, Qualrus, QDA Miner, and
> HyperRESEARCH, but only Qualrus seems to be able to open web-native files.
>
> Has anyone out there had success with Qualrus? Its coding and crunching
> capabilities don't seem very robust compared to Atlas.ti and NVivo, but my
> first impression may not be correct.
>
> Alternately, are there other QDA programs I should consider that can handle
> HTML files? I'm on a Mac, but all of the programs I've mentioned (other than
> HyperRESEARCH) are Windows-only, so I've been running the trial versions
> using VirtualBox. Suggestions for either platform are welcome.
>
> Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer. I'm trying to weigh my
> options carefully before I break into my grad-student budget for the
> non-trial version of one of these programs.
>
> - Quinn
>
>
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