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just noticed that i replied to a March 2003 message about HyperResearch, thinking it was an August 2004 message - ...never mind - HyperResearch is due for airing! I will try to keep a better grip in future! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Lewins" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 1:22 PM Subject: Re: HyperResearch > Sue, > Christina Silver and I are currently creating a comparative document - it > will be up on the web pages of the CAQDAS Networking Project shortly - > listing distinctive functionality of each software etc., > > If you woudl like that section of the file where I list the distinctive > asepcts of the functionality of Hyperresearch with a bit more detail and > graphics- get in touch with me - PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT HIT REPLY BUTTON - > [log in to unmask] ...meanwhile here are some general comments about > HyperResearch - though the comments are not aimed at Mac users especially - > but its built for MACs and PC's > > HyperResearch - general comments > > - The unit of the analysis is the 'case' not the File, any number of > files can be referenced to a case (or to any number of cases) - this means > files are not hard wired to cases, so you need to take care you uare in the > correct case, when you code a passage within one file. When in coding mode > the user must always be aware what case is open. > - The hypothesis tester and the 'Themes' which can then be assigned > to cases as a result, provide an understandable and clearly visible way of > categorising cases by higher concepts. The fact that further hypothesis > tests can include these 'themes' as criteria for selection underlines the > importance of understanding how at this stage, the case increasingly becomes > the unit of analysis (though of course you may only have one file in each > case) > - Interactivity and hyperlinks between case cards, reports, > annotations is very good. One click or at most a double click provides > access to the whole file with relevant data highlighted. > - The report builder - and the subsequent reports are unusual and very > useful. The user has complete control about how much information is included > in the report. In the report itself, the coded segments are hyper- linked > to source text (one click) whether the actual text of the segment is > included in the report or whether its just a listed reference to the > segment. > - The code map is cumbersome to use, but acts for a different purpose > to other mapping tools mentioned. It mainly acts as a filtering /searching > device. However its use to graphically describe relationships is limited > since currently you cannot have more than one code map at a time. > > cheers > Ann Lewins > > Ann Lewins, Manager > Christina Silver, Resource Officer > CAQDAS Networking Project > Dept of Sociology, University of Surrey > GUILDFORD GU2 7XH, UK > > email: [log in to unmask] > OR [log in to unmask] > CAQDAS web site: http://www.soc.surrey.ac.uk/caqdas/ > Tel +44 (0)1 483 68 94 55 > Fax +44 (0)1 483 68 95 51 > > DISCUSSION GROUP qual-software : join information etc > see: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/qual-software.html > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > CAQDAS NETWORKING PROJECT funded by the ESRC Research Methods Programme to > support the use of software in qualitative data analysis; > co-directed by Nigel Fielding, Professor of Sociology, University of Surrey > and Ray Lee, Professor of Social Research Methods at Royal Holloway, > University of > London > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rebecca Crawford" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 9:06 PM > Subject: Re: HyperResearch > > > > Sue: > > > > I can't say what it's like to use HyperResearch in the Mac environment, > but > > I've used HyperResearch and N6 in the Windows environment and I felt that > > N6 was less cumbersome to use for some aspects, like importing text > > documents and doing reports, but I am biased because I learned N6 first. I > > didn't feel that HyperResearch really was that much of an improvement for > > what I didn't like about N6. As always, since everyone has different > > analytical needs, different software works best for different people. I > > have yet to find a QDA package that meets all of my needs perfectly. > > > > As for HyperResearch itself, it was easy to learn, easy to use, and did > > what I needed it to, and I didn't have any support issues. > > > > Rebecca Crawford > > > > > > > > > > > > At 01:29 PM 3/19/2003 -0600, you wrote: > > >As has been noted on this site before, developers of qualitative data > > >analysis software provide very little support for Mac users. Other than > > >the old NUD*IST (N4 by QSR), I can only find reference to HyperResearch > > >as available for Mac. > > > > > >Has anyone used it? Any opinions that will allow me to compare > > >HyperResearch with N4? > > > > > >I much appreciate your help. > > > > > >Sue Mutchler > > >