MAXQDA

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MAXQDA

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Basic data

Publishing year 1989
Current  version 20.0.5
(January 16, 2020)
operating system Windows, macOS
category qualitative data analysis
License commercially
https://www.maxqda.de/

MAXQDA is software from VERBI for computer-aided qualitative data and text analysis . It is used to support scientific projects and studies in which interviews, texts and media such as image, audio and video files are analyzed in terms of content. The aim is to gain insights into the data material without anticipating the researchers' interpretation of the content.

overview

MAXQDA is aimed at users from the disciplines of qualitative social research , psychology , educational sciences , social sciences , criminology , law , medicine , sports sciences , linguistics , market research , economics , ethnology and others. In November 2019, VERBI published the MAXQDA 2020 version .

In contrast to other data analysis programs, MAXQDA was not designed against the background of grounded theory . MAXQDA is developed for qualitative research , quantitative research and mixed methods research.

Products

MAXQDA standard

MAXQDA Standard is the basic version and offers functions for organizing and analyzing qualitative data. Text, audio, image, video, bibliographic data, surveys, Twitter tweets or focus group transcripts can be imported and analyzed. The analysis of the data using codes, memos, etc. a. takes place within the four-window structure of the program. Visualization functions and export options enable analyzes to be prepared for presentations. Although it is the basic version, it also contains functions for quantitative analysis (e.g. mixed methods functions).

MAXQDA Plus

MAXQDA Plus contains all the functions of the basic version MAXQDA and the MAXDictio module. With MAXDictio, dictionaries can be created and text documents can be searched and filtered. Vocabulary analyzes can be carried out and in this way qualitative data can be substantiated quantitatively.

MAXQDA Analytics Pro

MAXQDA Analytics Pro contains all the functions of the MAXQDA Plus version and the Stats module. The Stats module offers a wide range of descriptive and inferential statistical analyzes and expands MAXQDA into an all-in-one tool for qualitative and quantitative data analysis.

MAXQDA Reader

With the MAXQDA Reader, MAXQDA projects can be read and searched, but not edited.

MAXApp

MAXApp is available for Android and iOS devices and allows you to create and code data and notes. These can then be exported to the computer or MAXQDA project.

Functions of MAXQDA 2020

  • Import of text documents, tables, audio, video, image files, Twitter tweets, surveys
  • Data is saved in a project file
  • Read, edit and code data
  • Create paraphrases
  • Add memos to data
  • Visualization options (e.g. number of codes in different documents)
  • Group comparisons
  • Analyze combination of codes
  • Analyze the scope of coding
  • Import and export of demographic data (variables) from and to SPSS and Excel
  • Import survey results from SurveyMonkey
  • Import of websites or parts of a website
  • evaluate open questions from surveys
  • search for words and mark words
  • Transcribe audio and video material
  • integrated media player
  • Provide data with georeferences (* .kml)
  • Summarize content
  • code with emoticons and symbols
  • Export to text, Excel, HTML, XML and special reports
  • Create frequency tables and charts
  • User management with password protection
  • Descriptive and inferential statistical analyzes

history

  • 1989: MAX (DOS)
  • 2001: MAXqda (Windows)
  • 2003: MAXDictio (module for quantitative text analysis)
  • 2005: MAXMaps (module for data visualization)
  • 2007: MAXQDA 2007 (Windows)
  • 2010: MAXQDA 10 (Windows)
  • 2012: MAXQDA 11 (Windows)
  • 2012: MAXApp for iOS (iOS App)
  • 2014: MAXApp for Android (Android App)
  • 2014: MAXQDA 11 (Mac OS X)
  • 2015: MAXQDA 12 (universal software for Windows and Mac OS X)
  • 2016: VERBI releases two new MAXQDA products: MAXQDA Base and MAXQDA Analytics Pro
  • 2017: MAXQDA 2018 (universal software for Windows and macOS)
  • 2019: MAXQDA 2020 (universal software for Windows and macOS)

See also

literature

  • Juliet Corbin, Anselm L. Strauss: Basics of Qualitative Research. Techniques and Procedures for Developing Grounded Theory . 3rd edition. Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks 2008, ISBN 978-1-4129-0643-2 .
  • Ann Lewins, Christina Silver: Using Software in Qualitative Research. A step-by-step guide. Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks 2007, ISBN 978-0-7619-4922-0 .
  • Udo Kuckartz: Qualitative content analysis. Methods, practice, computer support. Beltz Juventa 2012, ISBN 978-3-7799-2815-7 .
  • Udo Kuckartz, Thomas Ebert, Stefan Rädiker, Claus Stefer: Evaluation Online. Internet-based survey in practice. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden 2009, ISBN 978-3-531-16249-2 .
  • Udo Kuckartz, Heiko Grunenberg, Andreas Lauterbach: Qualitative data analysis: computer-aided. Methodological background and examples from research practice. 2., revised. and exp. Edition. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden 2007, ISBN 3-531-34248-7 .
  • Udo Kuckartz, Thorsten Dresing, Stefan Rädiker, Claus Stefer: Qualitative Evaluation. Getting started in practice. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden 2007, ISBN 978-3-531-90546-4 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.maxqda.com/about
  2. ↑ http://www.restore.ac.uk/lboro/research/software/maxqda.php
  3. ↑ http://www.maxqda.de/produkte/maxqda/
  4. ↑ http://www.maxqda.de/produkte/maxqda/mixed-methods-funktion/
  5. ↑ http://www.maxqda.de/produkte/maxqdaplus/

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