

More information on accessing SSCC’s services can be found here. Members of the School of Education need to sign up for a Winstat account.

SSCC (Social Science Computing Cooperative) offers the use of NVIVO and ATLAS.TI via Winstat. Is there any software that I can use for free via UW-Madison? SSCC QDA software does not analyze your data, and it also does not give you some sort of intro into a specific method. It’s important to keep in mind that using QDA software is no substitute for deep methodological knowledge. That being said, most commercial programs give you versatile tools to bring your method to life in the software. Using QDA software means that you almost always have to ‘bend’ the software to your methodological workflows. There is no straightforward answer to this, unfortunately. Which software fits best to which method? The software is a tool for organizing your data, for organizing your analytic work (for example your memos) closely to the data, and it is a tool for writing & engaging with data. QDA software is not capable of qualitative analysis. For some hints on choosing a QDA package, see our online guide here. After this, you should assess whether the software affords to work with your preferred work style and methodology workflow (see question below). You should familiarize yourself with how the software displays your data and how the data can be exported. For smaller projects, freeware or lower cost software is often sufficient. qualitative short text surveys, transcribed interview data, raw or multiple-transcript video data etc), and how much data you actually have. When you are shopping around for a program, keep in mind what kind of data you want to analyze primarily (e.g. There is no best software – only the software that fits your data and your needs as an analyst. Please don’t hesitate to contact Christian if you have additional questions! What’s the best QDA software? On this page, we’ve collected some of the common questions about QDA software.
