Research Guides: Software for Data Analysis: Dedoose

Online Learning -- Software & Coding

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Why Dedoose?

Dedoose is a web-based program that helps you organize research data in a wide variety of formats including qualitative data such as text, audio, images, or video; and quantitative data such as spreadsheets, surveys, test scores, ratings or demographics.

Dedoose will function on Windows, Apple, and some Linux machines. Dedoose can also run through the Photon browser on iPads and Android tablets.

Where To Find It!

Dedoose is available by monthly subscription fee, with the first month free. UCI does not license Dedoose at this time.

Online Tutorials

Dedoose User Guide
Dedoose Videos
In addition to overviews and orientation, videos address these topics: Code Setup, Descriptors, Documents, Document Excerpting, Video/Audio Excerpting, Analysis, Filtering.
Dedoose Support -- YouTube
Of varying lengths, these videos go into more detail on selected aspects of data organization and analysis using Dedoose.

Books

Using Software in Qualitative Research by Ann Lewins; Christina Silver
Call Number: Main Library Core Reference - 2 North H61.3 .L49 2014
Publication Date: 2014
An introduction to the practice and principles of Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis (CAQDAS). The book will help you to choose the most appropriate package for your needs and get the most out of the software once you are using it. This book considers a wide range of tasks and processes in the data management and analysis process, and shows how software can help you at each stage.

To find additional titles search using these subject headings in NUSearch:

Ethnology -- Methodology
Ethnology -- Qualitative research
Qualitative research
Qualitative research -- Design
Qualitative research -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Qualitative research -- Methodology
Social sciences -- Methodology
Social Sciences -- Research
Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology