QDA Miner by Provalis Research is a qualitative data analysis software application designed for researchers and analysts to organize, code, annotate, retrieve, and analyze collections of text and multimedia documents. The software supports a wide range of data sources, including survey responses, interview transcripts, legal documents, social media, and images. QDA Miner integrates advanced AI-assisted text analysis, interactive visualizations, and statistical tools, enabling users to extract themes, summarize content, and explore relationships within their data. The platform is suitable for both small and large datasets and offers features for both manual and automated coding, as well as seamless integration with quantitative analysis tools.

Key Features

AI-Assisted Text Analysis Integrates generative AI for advanced text processing and analysis.

• Sentiment analysis, translation, lemmatization, and spelling correction
• Thematic extraction and summarization
• Natural language search and retrieval

Flexible Data Import and Integration Supports a wide range of data formats and sources.

• Direct import from survey tools (Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey), social media, email, and reference managers
• Handles text, images, and multimedia files

Interactive Coding and Annotation Facilitates detailed manual and automated coding of documents.

• On-screen coding and annotation of text and images
• Grid view and quotation matrix for compact visualization of coded material

Advanced Visualization and Statistical Analysis Provides tools for exploring and presenting data relationships.

• Word/phrase clouds, frequency tables, cluster analysis, link analysis, sequence analysis, multidimensional scaling
• Crosstabs, correspondence analysis, heatmaps, and statistical tests (Chi-square, Pearson correlation)

Customizable and Transparent AI Integration Allows users to select and configure AI engines and prompts.

• Choice of AI models (OpenAI, Gemini, Claude, Mistral, Ollama)
• Real-time token and cost monitoring

No Costly Annual Subscriptions Users can bring their own AI engine and pay only for what they use.

Benefits

Comprehensive Qualitative Analysis Enables in-depth exploration and understanding of complex datasets.

• Supports both manual and automated coding
• Integrates qualitative and quantitative analysis

Enhanced Productivity and Accuracy Automates routine tasks and improves coding consistency.

• AI-assisted features reduce manual effort
• Real-time feedback and visualization

Flexible and Scalable Adapts to diverse research needs and project sizes.

• Handles small to large datasets
• Supports a variety of data sources and formats

Transparency and Control Gives users full control over AI integration and analysis processes.

• Customizable prompts and model selection
• Transparent cost tracking