Why NVivo?
"NVivo is the new generation of
qualitative software, designed for researchers who need
to combine subtle coding with qualitative linking, shaping and modeling.
A fine-detailed analyzer, NVivo integrates the processes of
interpretation and focused questioning. Rich text
records are freely edited and coded and linked with multimedia. A project
starts as soon as ideas start. NVivo enables you to take qualitative
inquiry beyond coding and retrieval, supporting fluid interpretation and
theory emergence."
- Designed for detailed analysis of rich text documents
- Appropriate for small-scale, in-depth studies
- Designed for users familiar with the Microsoft Windows and
environment.
- Allows for graphic representation of data
- Imports Word files saved as .rtf
- Attributes of data may be assigned - thereby limiting search
parameters
- Progress may be logged both internally and externally through
research journals - which may also be coded for analysis
- May be used in collaborative projects
In the words of QSR International, NVivo has been
designed for
the following key tasks of researchers:
- Importing text data
and recording external data
- Flexible document
management features
-
“Edit-while-you-code” - annotate and edit without damaging coding
- Writing memos about
ideas or data
- “Live” browsing and
flexible recoding of all the data coded at a concept
- Ability to see and
code the context of coded passages or jump to the source
- Automated processing
and autocoding
-
Searching that is qualitative, not merely mechanical; search
text or patterns of coding
- Showing and
exploring patterns in your data visually in a live matrix that takes you
straight to the data
- Building new
searches on findings from a previous search
- Storing information
about respondents, sites etc. and using it in searching
- Move swiftly to more
convincing results with streamlined table import and export features and
node reporting functions.
You can download a trial copy of NVivo online at the following address:
http://www.qsrinternational.com/DemoReg/DemoReg1.asp
Included with this demonstration copy is an in-depth tutorial with
sample documents and data, and a comprehensive help manual.
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