"CDC EZ-Text" is a software program developed to assist researchers create,
manage, and analyze semi-structured qualitative databases. Researchers can
design a series of data entry templates tailored to their questionnaire. These
questionnaires are usually administered during face-to-face interviews with a
sample of respondents. A response to a question may be entered into EZ-Text
either as a verbatim transcript (e.g., from a tape recording), or a summary
generated from the interviewer's notes. Data from respondents can be typed
directly into the templates or copied from word processor documents. Following
data entry, investigators can interactively create on-line codebooks, apply
codes to specific response passages, develop case studies, conduct database
searches to identify text passages that meet user-specified conditions, and
export data in a wide array of formats for further analysis with other
qualitative or statistical analysis software programs. Project managers can
merge data files generated by different interviewers for combined cross-site
analyses. The ability to export and import the codebook helps to coordinate the
efforts of multiple coders simultaneously working with copies of the same
database file.
Copies of the EZ-Text software and user documentation can be downloaded free of charge from this web site.
If you have further questions or problems, please send an email message to: eztext@cdc.gov
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