AI Qualitative Coding for Dissertations - Qualitative.io

Everything you need to move from transcripts to findings

Know exactly what to do at each step

Stop wondering what comes next. Qualitative lays out the steps for your methodology, including thematic analysis, reflexive thematic analysis, interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), grounded theory, descriptive phenomenological analysis, narrative analysis, case study analysis, discourse analysis, content analysis, and others. Click Analyze on each step, and the results come back within a few minutes.

Use AI to code your qualitative data and develop meaningful themes

Qualitative uses AI to identify and organize codes in your research data, develop themes, and connect the findings to your research questions and theoretical frameworks. Review the results against supporting quotes to ensure the analysis accurately reflects your participants' experiences.

Your research questions and frameworks are at the center

Your analysis is built around your primary research questions and theoretical frameworks, so the results stay connected to the study you designed.

The interpretation stays in your hands

Qualitative produces the analysis, but you decide what matters. Review the results, check them against your transcripts, determine what they mean, and write Chapters 4 & 5 in your own voice.

Every finding traces back to a quote

Supporting quotes show where each finding came from. Open a quote in transcript context, review the evidence yourself, and download your analysis so you have a clear record of how the findings were developed.

Skip the weeks spent learning complicated software

You do not need to master a complex qualitative analysis program before you can make progress. Qualitative lays out the workflow so you can focus on your research instead of learning another piece of software.

Retain control of your research data

Your research data is encrypted while transmitted and stored, is not used to train AI models, and remains accessible only to people you authorize.

Get help from a real person when you need it

Email and chat support are included with every plan, and one-on-one research support is available if you want additional help during the analysis process.

How Qualitative works

1. Book consultation

See how the analysis works for your methodology, review sample results, and get your Qualitative project configured for analysis.

2. Enable analysis

Choose your Qualitative subscription and purchase the analysis add-on for your research study.

3. Upload research data

Upload interview or focus group recordings for transcription, or import existing transcripts or survey responses.

4. Conduct analysis

Provide your research questions and theoretical frameworks, follow the analysis steps for your methodology, and review the results.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you ensure the analysis is accurate and insightful?

Qualitative is built around established qualitative analysis methods and guides you through each step of analysis based on the methodology selected for your research study. Over the years, we have analyzed a large volume of qualitative research through our platform, which has given us strong evidence that the results are consistently accurate, meaningful, and useful for doctoral research. You remain in control throughout the analysis process — at each step of analysis, you can review the results alongside supporting quotes and judge for yourself whether it meets your standards for both accuracy and insightfulness.

Will my university or IRB allow me to use Qualitative for analysis?

In most cases, yes. Our analysis add-on is software, similar to transcription or statistical software. It produces analysis that you review and verify against your transcripts. You remain responsible for the methodology, interpretation, and writing.

How is my research data protected?

Your research data travels encrypted between your browser and Qualitative's servers and is stored encrypted. It is never used to train AI models. Other users cannot access your project data unless you give them permission. Once your study is done, you can delete your project data from Project Settings, and once deleted, it cannot be brought back.

How long does it take to learn how to use Qualitative to analyze my research?

You do not need to read an instruction manual to use Qualitative. The initial consultation walks you through our analysis process and gets your project configured. You will then see the steps for your analysis method laid out. To analyze your research, simply click Analyze for each step, review the results, and then move to the next step.

What if my chair requires a specific analysis methodology?

Qualitative supports thematic analysis, reflexive thematic analysis (Braun & Clarke's six phases), interpretative phenomenological analysis (Smith), descriptive phenomenological analysis (Giorgi), grounded theory (Strauss & Corbin), narrative analysis (Josselson & Hammack), case study analysis, discourse analysis, content analysis, and others. Bring the approved analysis method for your research study to the initial consultation. If it is not currently supported, we can create a custom project to support the method.

What can I upload for analysis?

You can upload recordings of interviews and focus groups, which Qualitative transcribes for you. You can also import tab-separated value (TSV) files of existing transcripts or survey responses.

How large of a study can I analyze with the analysis add-on?

The analysis add-on includes 1.5M input tokens and 750K output tokens, which should be enough for thematic analysis of 30 one-hour interviews across 3 research questions and 2 theoretical frameworks. Most studies will not need more. If yours does, you can purchase additional tokens as needed.

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