Qualitative Software Basics

Please note: MERIT hosts this information (created by a former staff member). MERIT no longer has the staff expertise to support questions related to qualitative research tools. We encourage you to reach out to the Social Science Computing Cooperative (SSCC) for additional assistance. SSCC provides tools and advice to researchers who use statistical analysis in their work. SoE currently funds SSCC accounts at no cost to SoE departments.

Qualitative data analysis (QDA) software is used for organization and management, analysis, visualization, and presentation of qualitative data such as interviews, observations, documents, images, video, and audio. All QDA software will include tools for searching and retrieval, coding, querying, and visualizing your data. Here you can learn more about what QDA software can offer you and your research.

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