Savvy Researcher - MAXQDA for Analyzing Survey Data (Online)

MAXQDA is a robust software for analyzing qualitative data, including text, media, and survey data. The software is free for all University of Illinois users via a license provided by Illinois Computes.

MAXQDA can be used for analyzing survey data This workshop assumes basic knowledge of MAXQDA including importing data files, creating codes, and applying codes to text data. If you are new to MAXQDA, you may want to view the Introduction to MAXQDA materials before this workshop.

By the end of this workshop, we hope you'll be able to: 1) Import survey data from a spreadsheet into a MAXQDA project 2) Set up survey questions as codable data, variables, or both 3) Use manual and automatic coding tools to code text data in survey responses 4) Compare coded qualitative data across variables within the survey population.

This is a new workshop for Spring 2026. See directions for installing MAXQDA and using the Illinois license. Request a version of this workshop for your research team or class by contacting Jess Hagman (jhagman@illinois.edu).

This workshop will be offered online and recorded for later viewing. If you cannot attend live, please register for this workshop to receive a link to the recording when available.THIS SESSION WILL BE TAUGHT ON ZOOM (YOUR REGISTRATION + REMINDER EMAILS WILL INCLUDE THE LINK).

In order to attend online workshops, you will need a NetID assigned to you from the University of Illinois and you will need to be logged into your Illinois Zoom account. ----- NOTE: Registration closes two hours before each scheduled workshop you will receive a registration + reminder email one hour before the session is scheduled to start.

The emails will include the Zoom link and passcode. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please reach out to savvyresearcher@library.illinois.edu. Make sure to check your spam/trash!