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Computer Assisted/Aided Qualitative Data Analysis Software (CAQDAS) offers tools that assist with qualitative research such as transcription analysis, coding and text interpretation, recursive abstraction, content analysis, discourse analysis, grounded theory methodology, etc.

Definition

CAQDAS is used in psychology, marketing research, ethnography, and other social sciences. The CAQDAS Networking project lists the following tools. A CAQDAS program should have:

• Content searching tools
• Coding tools
• Linking tools
• Mapping or networking tools
• Query tools
• Writing and annotation tools

Comparison of CAQDAS software

Pros and cons

Such software helps to organize, manage and analyse information. The advantages of using this software include saving time, managing huge amounts of qualitative data, having increased flexibility, having improved validity and auditability of qualitative research, and being freed from manual and clerical tasks. Concerns include increasingly deterministic and rigid processes, privileging of coding, and retrieval methods; reification of data, increased pressure on researchers to focus on volume and breadth rather than on depth and meaning, time and energy spent learning to use computer packages, increased commercialism, and distraction from the real work of analysis.

See also

• Idea networking
• Computer Assisted Mixed Methods Research Analysis Software
• Multimethodology
• Qualitative economics
• Quantitative research
• Qualitative marketing research
• Qualitative psychological research
• Sampling (case studies)
• Sensemaking

References

1. "CAQDAS". Retrieved 28 November 2011.
2. "Annotations website". Retrieved 9 September 2015.
3. "Annotations website". Retrieved 22 June 2015.
4. "Cassandre website". Retrieved 9 September 2015.
5. "CompendiumNG website". Retrieved 11 September 2015.
6. "CATMA available versions". Retrieved 10 September 2015.
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8. "ELAN website". Retrieved 9 September 2015.
9. "f4analyse website". Retrieved 10 September 2015.
10. "FOCUSSON website". Retrieved 10 September 2015.
11. "FreeQDA download site". Retrieved 9 September 2015.
12. "LibreQDA website". Retrieved 11 September 2015.
13. "LibreQDA website". Retrieved 11 September 2015.
14. "QCAmap website". Retrieved 11 September 2015.
15. "Quirkos website". Retrieved 11 September 2015.
16. "Quirkos for Linux". Retrieved 11 September 2015.
17. "Saturate website". Retrieved 11 September 2015.
18. "TAMS Analyzer website". Retrieved 11 September 2015.
19. "TAMS Analyzer facebook blog". Retrieved 11 September 2015.
20. "Transana website". Retrieved 9 September 2015.
21. "Transana website". Retrieved 9 September 2015.
22. "Visão website". Retrieved 11 September 2015.
23. "webQDA website". Retrieved 10 September 2015.
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External links

• The CAQDAS Networking Project maintained by University of Surrey offers advice and reviews on various software packages.
• Harald Klein's comprehensive guide to CAQDAS

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