Aquad
Software for qualitative data analysis
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Aquad (an abbreviation of Analysis of Qualitative Data) is open source computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software (CAQDAS). It supports analysis of text, audio, video, and graphical data.[1][2]
| Aquad (Windows) | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Günter Huber |
| Stable release | 8
/ 2020 |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Type | Analysis of Qualitative Data Qualitative Research |
| License | GPLv3 |
| Website | www |
Features
Aquad provides functions for content analysis, including:
- Text search: looking for segments in texts
- Classifying: labeling text, audio, image, and videosdata
- Writing memos (annotation): inserting annotations linked to parts or whole texts, audios, photos, or videos
- Word analysis: counting words according to criteria
- Retrieval by file name, code, keyword, or content: Retrieval of segments according to criteria
- Tabular analysis: constructing tables combining criteria and arranging data in rows and columns
- Construction of linkage hypotheses: looking for relationships across data
- Comparison of cases/files: contrasting coding across files
- Sequential analysis: objective hermeneutics
- Comparison of cases by Boolean analysis: critical features and identification of "types" as introduced by Charles Ragin.
- Export data: quantitative software as R, SPSS, and PSPP for statistical analysis.
Data context
Data can be directly analyzed on the screen (one-step) or outside (two-steps). One-step allows on-screen coding with digitized data. Two-steps allows the user to enter codes on the screen, keeping the documents on the desk or in other means such as cameras, TVs, etc. For instance, two-steps allows the analysis of recordings, diaries, incunabula, or objects without transcribing, taking photos, or scanning them.[3][4]
Comparison of cases/files by Boolean analysis
Aquad allows comparison of cases/files by "logical minimization", by using its own algorithm and the R package qualitative comparative analysis to determine implicants .[5]
Versions
The latest available version is Aquad 8, which is available in German, English, and Spanish. Version 7 is also available for download.[1]