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How to Write a Research Paper: A High-level Guide

Writing a good research paper requires careful attention to detail, credible sources, and adherence to proper citation practices. Learn more about how to write a research paper here.

Team LiGRE | Nov 27, 2023 | 5 min read

Top Qualitative Researcher Skills

Top qualitative researcher skills include social and cultural awareness, data analysis, presenting skills, and more.

Team LiGRE | Oct 23, 2023 | 5 min read

How To Conduct An Interview For Research

Here are the most vital considerations for how to conduct an interview for research to ensure the most successful process.

Team LiGRE | Sep 25, 2023 | 6 min read

Qualitative Research Methods Part 4 of 4: Ethnography

We explore the ethnography method of research in part four of our series about qualitative research methods.

Team LiGRE | Aug 30, 2023 | 5 min read

Qualitative Research Methods, Part 3 of 4: Qualitative Observation

In part three of our series about qualitative research methods, we move on to qualitative observation, including its pros and cons.

Team LiGRE | Jul 26, 2023 | 6 min read

11 Top Free Survey Builders

We discuss the 11 top free survey builders in detail, including the features and limitations of these platforms and other QDA considerations.

Team LiGRE | Jul 3, 2023 | 12 min read

Qualitative Research Methods, Part 2 of 4: In-Depth Interviews

Conducting in-depth interviews is a helpful qualitative research method. Here are their advantages, limitations, and best practices.

Team LiGRE | Jul 3, 2023 | 6 min read

How to Conduct Focus Groups

Conducting focus groups is an effective qualitative research method. Here are their advantages, limitations, and best practices.

Team LiGRE | Jun 1, 2023 | 6 min read

Top 10 Free Automatic Transcription Software Platforms

Learn about the pros and cons and features of the top 10 best free automatic transcription software platforms for your QDA needs.

Team LiGRE | May 23, 2023 | 10 min read

What is an Open Ended Question?

We discuss the answer to "what is an open ended question?" and other related topics in this informative article.

Team LiGRE | May 1, 2023 | 5 min read

11 Ways to Keep Motivated While Researching

These 11 tips for how to keep motivated while researching cover all of your bases, including mental, physical, and social wellness.

Team LiGRE | Mar 27, 2023 | 4 min read

Top 7 Citation Tools for Creating References

These are seven of the best citation tools that help you easily add and organize references and simplify the annotation process.

Team LiGRE | Mar 10, 2023 | 5 min read

8 Social Science Research Careers in Canada

Social science research careers in Canada include market researchers, sociologists, economists, and more. Learn more about qualitative research careers here.

Team LiGRE | Jan 23, 2023 | 6 min read

How to Organize Your Qualitative Data

Discover different strategies and tools to help you organize your qualitative data, including with LiGRE qualitative analysis software.

Team LiGRE | Nov 17, 2022 | 5 min read

Benefits of Transcribing Audio to Text

Learn more about LiGRE's qualitative analysis software and what free audio transcription tools can do for you.

Team LiGRE | Nov 10, 2022 | 4 min read

How to Code Qualitative Data

Learn about how to code qualitative data, as well as the benefits of using qualitative analysis software to do so.

Team LiGRE | Oct 31, 2022 | 5 min read

Why You Should Use QDA Software

Learn more about QDA software, why you should be using it, and some of the best practices for qualitative data analysis.

Team LiGRE | Oct 13, 2022 | 4 min read

What is Qualitative Analysis Software

This post discusses the most important considerations for choosing qualitative analysis software and qualities to look for.

Team LiGRE | Oct 13, 2022 | 4 min read

7 Tips to Make an Effective Survey

Knowing how to create surveys is one thing, but how to create effective surveys is an entirely different skill. Today, we will discuss how to make an effective survey that will garner the most accurate results.

Team LiGRE | Oct 6, 2022 | 4 min read

Benefits of Qualitative Research Methods

Qualitative research is a type of social science research that involves collecting and analyzing non-numerical data. Qualitative research methods are helpful for gaining an in-depth understanding of human behaviour and the reasons that govern such behaviour. The main goal of qualitative research is to provide a detailed and comprehensive description of a phenomenon rather than to test a hypothesis. This research type has numerous benefits, which we'll discuss in this post.

Team LiGRE | Sep 26, 2022 | 4 min read

Quick reads: What are three popular qualitative research methods?

As you might know, qualitative research methods can be traced as far back as the early 19th century. It has since developed into different research methodologies. In this short newsletter article, we describe three popular qualitative research methodologies that might be useful in your projects. It is important to note this article only offers a high-level overview of these qualitative research methods. Please follow the links for further information regarding the three noted qualitative research methods.

Team LiGRE | Sep 14, 2022 | 3 min read

New addition: The Project Integrator

The integration tool allows you to create a new project from the data of several projects. This feature also enables you to establish equivalences between the leaves of your projects. These equivalencies are then used to reproduce the fragments of the reference projects and code them in the new project leaves, allowing you to amalgamate several project codifications in a few seconds.

Team LiGRE | Aug 29, 2022 | 2 min read

Best Free Qualitative Data Analysis Software

Qualitative Data Analysis software allows users to organize and analyze large amounts of qualitative data they have collected. Qualitative data can be anything non-numerical gathered from various sources such as, but not limited to surveys, interviews, emails, notes, phone calls, and public policy documents and plans. It can be difficult for a researcher to organize the vast amount of qualitative data they have collected, and this is the problem Qualitative Data Analysis software seeks to solve.

Team LiGRE | Aug 19, 2022 | 7 min read

Go Faster! Team up with your colleagues

Some of you may not know it, but LiGRE was designed specifically for teamwork. In LiGRE, you can have up to nine team members in a single project. This new video shows how to invite team members to your projects, define their roles and privileges, and assign them tasks.

Team LiGRE | May 11, 2022 | 1 min read

Combine methods more easily with LiGRE

Good news! You can now import results from web surveys into your qualitative data analysis projects. Once your file is imported, each entry is converted into a document that can be coded and compared with other data. This new feature is particularly useful for analyzing the content of open ended questions. Once coded, the data can be analyzed within the application or exported to SPSS.

Team LiGRE | Apr 6, 2022 | 1 min read

Release notes V. 5.0.7

In addition to fixing some bugs, this update adds new features, some of which were highly anticipated.

Team LiGRE | Mar 22, 2022 | 2 min read

Become a LiGRE Ambassador and get a free premium license for a year

Every student and researcher knows that producing quality qualitative research takes time and money. However, you can ease these burdens by becoming a LiGRE ambassador. To do so, all you need to do is post a short text or video in which you describe how LiGRE's features helped you with your research. Once an ambassador, you will be able to use the Researcher plan and its premium benefits for free for an entire year.

Team LiGRE | Mar 8, 2022 | 1 min read

Discover the Laboratory, LiGRE’s teaching platform

LiGRE's Laboratory is a cloud-based platform dedicated to teaching qualitative data analysis. It offers all of LiGRE's regular QDA features, plus it allows you to prepare your lessons, share and discuss educational content with your students, monitor their progress, and assist them throughout their work.

Team LiGRE | Jan 28, 2022 | 6 min read

Analyze data faster with LiGRE

LIGRE is a web-based qualitative data analysis application. Its free Standard Plan can be used on any device to transcrive, code, annotate and analyze qualitative data.

Team LiGRE | Jan 6, 2022 | 6 min read

What can you accomplish with LiGRE free of charge?

It is not always necessary to spend money to reach your goals. What type of qualitative research project can you complete using only LiGRE's free features? The LiGRE team has looked into this question.

Team LiGRE | Oct 22, 2020 | 7 min read