[nabs-l] Analyzing Qualitative Data with Software

[Arielle Silverman]

Hi Cindy,
I have little experience with qualitative data and have never used
qualitative software. However, I recently prepared a qualitative
summary of some focus group data by hand, and it was a very manageable
task. My colleague coded the same data using software and our reports
were quite similar. So I'm not convinced that qualitative software is
actually required, and if it carries accessibility hassles, then
coding by hand might end up being easier. Basically coding just
involves creating categories based on common themes you observe in the
transcript and then going through and assigning each participant
comment to one of the categories you create. I think the software may
help visually organize the data, but I'm not sure how much benefit you
would actually get from using software, unless you need to use it for
a qualitative software class. Others with mor qualitative experience
thanI might be able to comment further.
Best Arielle

On 3/12/15, Cindy Bennett via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Has anyone ever used a software to assist in analyzing their
> qualitative data? If so, I would love to hear from you before trying a
> bunch of options that may or may not be accessible.
>
> Thanks!
>
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> Cindy Bennett
> 1st Year Ph.D. Student, University of Washington
> Human Centered Design and Engineering
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