This is a comprehensive assessment of the use of computer-assisted qualitative data analysis and its impact on qualitative research. This work analyzes the growing popularity and legitimacy of qualitative research methods by looking at the way users experience computer-assisted qualitative data analysis. It also looks at the advantages and disadvantages of computer use, at research resources, and at the status of qualitative research. The authors also cover the most used approaches in qualitative research and how leading computer programs are used. They provide a framework for developing the craft and practice of computer-assisted qualitative data analysis, and examine the new techniques and their implicaitons for the evolution of qualitative research. This work is intended for researchers, academics and students across the social sciences.
A guide to the methods for the computer-based quantitative analysis of texts. The book concentrates on the methodological and practical issues of coding and handling data including sampling, reliability and validity issues. It focuses on three main approaches to text analysis: lexical, semantic and network. The author: provides an overview of the ......
This text examines the central methodological and theoretical issues involved in using computers in qualitative research. International experts in the field discuss various strategies for computer-assisted qualitative analysis in a comprehensive manner. Topics covered include: strategies for building theories by employing networks of categories; means of evaluating hypotheses generated from qualitative data; and ways of integrating qualitative and quantitative analysis techniques. Questions addressed include: will the software employed "take over" the analysis?; can computers be used to improve reliability and validity?; and can computers make the research process more transparent and ensure a more systematic analysis? This text should be useful for researchers and graduate students across the social sciences who are engaged in qualitative research.
A guide to the methods for the computer-based quantitative analysis of texts. The book concentrates on the methodological and practical issues of coding and handling data including sampling, reliability and validity issues. It focuses on three main approaches to text analysis: lexical, semantic and network. The author: provides an overview of the ......
This text is designed to teach beginners how to use SPSS for Windows. The author explains the basics of SPSS, including: the input of data; data manipulation; descriptive analyses; and inferential techniques. T-tests, analysis of variance, correlation and regression, non-parametric techniques, reliability analysis, and factor analysis are also ......
This text is designed to teach beginners how to use SPSS for Windows. The author explains the basics of SPSS, including: the input of data; data manipulation; descriptive analyses; and inferential techniques. T-tests, analysis of variance, correlation and regression, non-parametric techniques, reliability analysis, and factor analysis are also ......
