Marie-Hélène teaches qualitative research methods at the Open University of Catalonia (UOC) and is a freelance methodologist in qualitative data analysis. bib), Endnote files (.enw), Edgelist files (.edge), Graphic files (.nwb), Web-based files (.xml.

Specifically developed for the sciences not as practical for additional areas of research.However, the official website provides a platform to report these for future development. Capable of graph generation with aging, scaling, random, and other specification.Includes a variety of advanced analysis algorithms for temporal, topical, geospatial, and network data.Provides a platform for preparation, analysis, or visualization of data.The Science of Science Tool (Sci2) is a qualitative analysis tool for the study of science. Typical users include scientists, social science researchers, and federal agencies. wav) & Web-based filesĮxport: Excel files (.xls. Software for Mac OS X has limited functionality compared to software for Windows.Does not conduct automatic transcription of interviews.Files from other programs are not always imported accurately (i.e.Importing large datasets can take a large amount of time or may result in an error message.Some functions are not intuitive for first time users.Teamwork can be done simultaneously and allows for real time sharing.Includes numerous built-in functions for coding, retrieving, analyzing, visualizing and exporting data.Typical users include anthropologists and policy researchers. NVivo is a qualitative and mixed methods research software to organize and analyze data. txt), Graphic files (.jpeg, .gif) Video files (.mp4) & audio formatsĮxport: Excel files (.xls. Windows and Mac versions have visibly different layouts.The recent Mac update now includes data merging, however some bugs are still being evaluated Up until recently, merging data capabilities were only available in Windows version, not Mac.Therefore, the locations of original data files must be kept manually

Software does not internally store all sources of imported data.

User interface search tool does not allow for integrated searches of both text and coded data.

Projects cannot be assessed at the same time by multiple users.

Help service is responsive to inquiries and suggestions.

User interface intuitive to use with well placed icons and functions.

Works well for team work as well as project merging.

Includes numerous built-in functions for coding, retrieving, analyzing, visualizing and exporting data.Typical users include anthropologists, universities, and profit/nonprofit corporations. Atlas.ti is a qualitative data analysis software with the purpose of revealing meanings and relationships within complex datasets.

Nvivo for content analysis