Provalis Research is a Canadian company that specializes in developing and marketing
text analytics
Text mining, text data mining (TDM) or text analytics is the process of deriving high-quality information from plain text, text. It involves "the discovery by computer of new, previously unknown information, by automatically extracting information ...
tools combining qualitative analysis through
QDA Miner
QDA Miner is mixed methods and qualitative data analysis software developed by Provalis Research. The program was designed to assist researchers in managing, coding and analyzing qualitative data.
QDA Miner was first released in 2004 after be ...
with quantitative content analysis and text-mining through
WordStat. Headquartered in
Montreal
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, the company was founded in 1989 by the current president Normand Peladeau.
Provalis Research software products are used by more than 6,000 institutions including universities, governments/NGOs and businesses.
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QDA Miner
QDA Miner is mixed methods and qualitative data analysis software developed by Provalis Research. The program was designed to assist researchers in managing, coding and analyzing qualitative data.
QDA Miner was first released in 2004 after be ...
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WordStat
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Computer assisted qualitative data analysis software
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Content analysis
Content analysis is the study of documents and communication artifacts, known as texts e.g. photos, speeches or essays. Social scientists use content analysis to examine patterns in communication in a replicable and systematic manner. One of the ...
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Text mining
Text mining, text data mining (TDM) or text analytics is the process of deriving high-quality information from text. It involves "the discovery by computer of new, previously unknown information, by automatically extracting information from differe ...
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External links
* {{Official website, http://www.provalisresearch.com
QDA software