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Hi, > I have a question for you. > When analyzing qualitative observation data, is it better to > transcript data into a word document and then analyze or using the > original data on paper in analyzing data. I can think of advantage and > disadvantage of each way. Is there any citation that discuss that? > thanks... A short answer: transcription will take you a lot of time, but its advantage is that if you do it yourself, you will know your text very well. And if you use a QDA-program instead of a text processor like Word, one of these packages will show you that you have much better access to your data as if you have a pile of thousands of pages somewhere in your bureau. A hard disk is so much more handy than a bureau floor covered with paper all over. You can an overview on text analysis soware including QDA-soft at http://www.textanalysis.info HTH Harald Klein