Atlas.Ti

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User’s Guide and Reference
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Visual Qualitative Data Analysis & Knowledge Management in Education, Business, Administration & Research.

User's Manual for ATLAS.ti 5.0, 2nd Edition -Berlin, June 2004.
Copyright © 2003-2004 by Thomas Muhr, Scientific Software Development, Berlin. Allrights reserved. Co-author: Susanne Friese, Quarc Consulting

Editorial advisor:

ResearchTalk Inc., Bohemia, Long Island, USA

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Contents
Introduction 2 (Not a) Foreword................................................................................................2 The VISE Principle ............................................................................................3 Areas of Application..........................................................................................4 Design Objectives ..............................................................................................5 A Little History ..................................................................................................6 Acknowledgements............................................................................................6 About this...