Volume 3, No. 2 – May 2002

Computer-Aided Qualitative Data Analysis with Word

Bruno Nideröst (Switzerland)

Abstract: Despite some fragmentary references in the literature about qualitative methods, it is fairly unknown that Word can be successfully used for computer-aided Qualitative Data Analyses (QDA). Based on several Word standard operations, elementary QDA-functions such as sorting data, code-and-retrieve and frequency counts can be realized. Word is particularly interesting for those users who wish to have first experiences with computer-aided analysis before investing time and money in a specialized QDA-Program. The well-known standard software could also be an option for those qualitative researchers who usually work with word processing but have certain reservations towards computer-aided analysis. The following article deals with the most important requirements and options of Word for computer-aided QDA.

Key words: code and retrieve, data assorting, frequency count, computer-aided analysis, qualitative data, Word, word processing

This contribution is only available as a full text in the German language. German text

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