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Coding Analysis Toolkit (CAT)
http://www.qdap.pitt.edu/cat.htm
The Coding Analysis Toolkit (or “CAT”) was developed in the summer of 2007. The system consists of a web-based suite of tools custom built from the ground-up to facilitate efficient and effective analysis of text datasets that have been coded using the commercial-off-the-shelf package ATLAS.ti (http://www.atlasti.com). CAT also includes an internal coding module. They have recently posted a narrated slide show about CAT and a tutorial online. The Coding Analysis Toolkit was designed to use keystrokes and automation to clarify and speed-up the validation or consensus adjudication process. Special attention was paid during the design process to the need to eliminate the role of the computer mouse, thereby streamlining the physical and mental tasks in the coding analysis process. They anticipate that CAT will open new avenues for researchers interested in measuring and accurately reporting coder validity and reliability, as well as for those practicing consensus-based adjudication. This has been added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. This has been added to Script Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog.
