Assuming that those of you who will reply know NVIVO, I would like to understand what you see as constraints or problems or any other reason why you haven´t used NVIVO as a tool to analyze interviews or other types of texts.
Thank you in advance
Bianca
All of the qualitative data analysis programs are very similar, so I don't think your question applies only to NVivo. In general, these programs are very useful for keeping track of complex coding systems that are applied to large data sets. So, I would not go to the trouble of using them if I had a reasonably simple set of codes on a relatively small amount of data.
As David Morgan mentioned, there are similarities with the analysis programs. With small data sets, I prefer to use paper and pen and colors to “feel” the data.
QSR (the folks behind NVivo) claim that the forthcoming version is indeed a total overhaul of the interface. Only time will tell if it reduces the "clunkiness" factor.
I have just started using it without trying other software beforehand so have no comparisons, and just starting small with it.
So far have used for three small tasks. What I found easy was renaming of the Nodes and the Matrix Coding. Importing from Excel and Qualtrics were easy as well.
Suggest try small and do the NVivo (paid) training.
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