Choosing a qualitative data analysis tool: A comparison of NVivo and Leximancer

Annals of Leisure Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 218-234

  Sotiriadou, Popi ^a   Brouwers, Jessie ^a   Le, Tuan Anh ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coaching policies; Data analysis software; Leximancer; Nvivo; Qualitative methods; Sport management research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906554487     PISSN: 11745398     EISSN: 21596816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11745398.2014.902292     Document Type: Article

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