Dear Colleagues,
which software is in your experience most suitable for analysing semi-structured interviews? Can you give examples of articles where such data were analysed and results visualised in the best way to your knowledge?
Variations on this question have been asked here several times. The basic conclusion is that all of the major qualitative data analysis programs (ATLAST.ti, Dedoose, MAXQDA, and NVivo) do essentially the same thing, but there are meaningful differences in how they implement these procedures.
The best thing to do is examine the training materials that these programs make available at their websites to determine which one feels most comfortable to you.
Apart from the "big" (comercial) players in this field, there are numerous alternatives out there, some of which are free. I find the list here quite helpful when it comes to finding software for anything related to research: https://www.sosciso.de/en/software/
I had always used Nvivo and even tried dedoose because it was free. However, at the organization in which I am currently employed, we use MAXQDA. Like anything, once you get the basics down you gain confidence and it becomes easier to use.
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