Quoting Janis Marshall <[log in to unmask]>: > Hello, I have been reading the emails on the disscussion group as I have > been doing my dissertation which compared three CAQDAS software programs > for > validity. No offense intended, but how do you compare CAQDAS for validity? Reliability is certainly a possibility, but validity is a theoretical construct that cannot be failed or achieved by any type of software, including CAQDAS. > Having completed this, I know have a question to ask. Does > anyone know of any CAQDAS training companies in California or close to > California. I thought that I read about one in San Francisco, or close > to it. Don't know about that, but I do know that some CAQDAS developers will be attending the upcoming ASA conference right in front of your door. Thomas -- thomas koenig, ph.d. department of social sciences, loughborough university, u.k. http://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/mmethods/staff/thomas/index.html