QDA Miner 3.2 (with WordStat and Simstat) Distinguishing features and functions

This document is meant to be read in conjunction with 'Choosing a CAQDAS Package Working Paper' which provides a more general commentary of common CAQDAS functionality. This document does not provide an exhaustive account of all the features and functions provided by QDA Miner but is designed to highlight some of its distinguishing elements. Here we review version 3.2 of QDA Miner and make some reference to WordStat and SimStat modules. The Comment section at the end details our opinions on certain aspects of functionality and usability. See also Lewins & Silver (2007) Using Software in Qualitative Research: A step-by-step guide, Sage Publications and software development website.