Qualitative analysis uses "unstructured data (text, visual images, and interviews) to examine relationships that cannot be easily explained through quantitative analysis. The purpose of qualitative analysis is two-fold. First, qualitative analysis allows the researcher to become familiar with the phenomena being studied; second, it allows the researcher to formulate a new explanation/theory by examining the phenomena's interrelationships. This process is conducted by data collection, coding according to given words or symbols and then running analyses to make inferences.
For more information on qualitative analysis please contact:The Fenwick Library installation, LINK, is located in the GIS/Statistical Research Services Center first floor, Wing C. The facility is equipped with software and hardware particularly useful for qualitative analysis. Software includes Nudist Nvivo, Decision Explorer, OmniPage Pro, L&H Translator Pro, and MS Word 2000, as well as Remark Optical Mark Reading (OMR), a program for scoring bubble questionnaires. The facility also contains hardware such as a scanner, zip drive, and CD-ROM reader.
