Software for Qualitative and Quantitative Data Analysis

and
Quantitative Data Analysis
Min Zhu
Alexandru Caratas

Data Analysis

in 1991
 Functions:
o Coding
o Searching
oMemo-ing
oVariables/attributes
o Grouping codes and documents
 Structured work & data interactivity

Proprietary
 QDA Miner Lite
 Aquad
 CAT (web-based)
 Compendium
 RQDA
 QDA Miner
 NVivo
 MAXQDA
 ATLAS.ti
 Quirkos

all forms of unstructured data
 Fields: e.g. Psychology, Anthropology
 Produced by QSR International
 For Windows, Mac OS
 Video: Introduction to the NVivo software

Data Analysis

data analysis

Package for
Social Science
 The most popular
quantitative analysis
software program
 Acquired by IBM in 2009
 Current versions (2014)
are officially named “IBM
SPSS Statistics”.

Statistics Be Used For?
 Integrated family of products
 Addresses the entire analytical process:
oPlanning
oData collection
oAnalysis
oReporting
oDeployment

Statistics
Standard edition
 Linear models offer a variety of regression and
advanced statistical procedures designed to fit
the inherent characteristics of data describing
complex relationships.
 Nonlinear models provide the ability to apply
more sophisticated models to data.
 Simulation capabilities help analysts
automatically model many possible outcomes
when inputs are uncertain, improving risk analysis
and decision making.
 Customized tables enable users to easily
understand their data and quickly summarize
results in different styles for different audiences.

Get Access to
SPSS Statistics?
Free trial
 Free trial in 14 days
 SPSS Statistics
Desktop, V22.0
available packages
Buy it
 IBM SPSS Statistics
Standard Authorized
User Initial Fixed Term
License + SW
Subscription &
Support 12 Months
 Price: 2460.00$

suite developed by SAS
Institute for advanced
analytics, business intelligence, data
management, and predictive analytics
 Largest market-share
holder for advanced
analytics.

Be Used
For?
 Data Mining
 Statistical Analysis
 Forecasting
 Text Analytics
 Optimization &
Simulation

Get Access To
SAS?
 SAS University Edition and SAS OnDemand
for Academics make SAS software available
at no cost for teaching and learning purposes.
 Download
http://www.sas.com/en_us/software/university-edition.
html

 Language and environment
for statistical computing and
graphics
 GNU project, similar to the S
language and environment
which was developed at Bell
Laboratories by John
Chambers and colleagues
 Can be considered as a
different implementation of S

R Project Be
Used For?
 Wide variety of statistical and graphical
techniques, including linear and nonlinear
modeling, classical statistical tests, time-series
analysis, classification, clustering, and others.
How Can I Get Access To R?
 Available as Free Software in source code form
 UNIX platforms and similar systems (including
FreeBSD and Linux), Windows and Mac OS
 Download: http://www.r-project.org/

Your
Attention!
SOURCES:
http://www.sas.com/en_us/software/university-edition.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_(programming_language)
http://sociology.about.com/od/Research-Tools/a/Computer-programs-quantitative-data.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPSS
http://www-01.ibm.com/software/analytics/spss/
http://www.r-project.org/
http://onlineqda.hud.ac.uk/Intro_CAQDAS/
http://www.qsrinternational.com/products_nvivo.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-assisted_qualitative_data_analysis_software
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bLZ7fqSEEc