Doing Qualitative Research Using QSR NUD*IST [Paperback]

The book takes a user's perspective and presents the software as a set of tools for approaching a range of research issues and projects that the researcher may encounter. It starts by introducing and explaining what the software is intended to do and the different types of problems that it can be applied to. It then covers the key stages in carrying out qualitative data analysis, including strategies for setting up a project in QSR NUD.IST, and how to explore the data through coding, indexing and searching. There are practical exercises throughout to illustrateThis is the first practical guide to using QSR NUD.IST - the leading software package for development, support and management of qualitative data analysis projects.

The book takes a user's perspective and presents the software as a set of tools for approaching a range of research issues and projects that the researcher may encounter. It starts by introducing and explaining what the software is intended to do and the different types of problems that it can be applied to. It then covers the key stages in carrying out qualitative data analysis, including strategies for setting up a project in QSR NUD.IST, and how to explore the data through coding, indexing and searching. There are practical exercises throughout to illustrateIntroducting QSR NUD.IST Version 4
A Guided Tour of What's Inside N4
Setting up a N4 Project
Preparing Documents
Setting Up the Document System
Reflecting on Documents
Exploring Data
Categorizing and Coding
Linking Categories with Data
Coding
Crafting the Index System
Interactive Browsing
Searching Text
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