Rodney,
thank for bringing WINMAX into the discussion. I would like to correct
your statement, that WINMAX can't do as much as NUDIST. In a new review
of software for text analysis published by ZUMA the authors, Melian
Alexa and Cornelia Zuell, write:
"WINMAX is a program which supports theory building and a large number
of requirements for qualitative text analysis: text management and
retrieval, coding, memo writing, hierarchical
organisation of coding scheme. We found the program easy to learn and
use. Its flexible and clear-cut arrangement of different information
'units' in four different windows, i.e. the working text window, the
project and text manager, the coding scheme and the coded text segments
manager, keeps the user close to her text and codes and assists in
maintaining an overview at the coding and analysis process" In deed,
there are couple of useful functions like the possibility to attach a
relevance-score to coded segments, that are not available in NUDIST and
NVIVO too.
For anyone who is interested in qual data analysis it may be interesting
to read
this review.
http://www.zuma-mannheim.de/publications/periodicals/zuma-nachrichten/zuma-na-spezial.htm#zn-5
Udo Kuckartz
Rodney Jones wrote:
> I've been using a program called WinMax. It can't do quite as much as NUDIST
> and it's newer version NVivio, but for ease of use it's great. It's about as
> difficult to use as microsoft window's explorer. And it has some good
> features like interface with statistical programs and capacity to share work
> easily. For anyone who is new to computer aided qual data analysis it's
> perfect.
> Rodney Jones
> City University of Hong Kong
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Birrell Walsh <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 1999 5:26 PM
> Subject: Re: Nudist and NVIVO
>
> >
> >
> > Thomas Muhr - Scientific Software Development wrote:
> > >
> > > Just to counter the false impression that the qual-software list is
> > > essentially a QSR tools list and that the only tools to consider are
> either
> > > Nudist or NVivo, I'd like to encourage all to discuss comparative issues
> on
> > > a broader scale including other great software already out there.
> > >
> >
> >
> > Thomas is modestly not mentioning his own product, Atlas/ti. It already
> > has networks and many of the features spoken of for NVivo. I know -- I
> > just finished a dissertation in eight months using Atlas. It is very
> > impressive; it nice balances left- and right-brain styles in one
> > package.
> >
> > Birrell Walsh
> > MicroTimes
> >
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