Cortex: Content Analysis Support Software, a Resource for Qualitative Research
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Title:Cortex: Content Analysis Support Software, a Resource for Qualitative Research
Abstract:Qualitative research is widely used in the human and social sciences, characterized by a deep understanding of phenomena through the interpretation of meanings and contexts. Among qualitative data analysis methods, content analysis stands out as a consolidated technique, which allows for the systematic description and interpretation of textual contents. However, as data volume increases, the time required for organization, reading, and categorization becomes a significant challenge, potentially delaying research development. Therefore, this work aimed to develop a web application to support content analysis, based on Bardin's methodology, targeted at academic researchers. The methodology adopted a mixed approach, combining bibliographic research on content analysis with semi-structured interviews with four experienced researchers, aiming to identify real needs and requirements. Based on these inputs, the Cortex software was developed to assist the researcher in the pre-analysis and material exploration stages, generating suggestions for indices, indicators, and categories with full traceability to original documents. The results demonstrate that Cortex is capable of guiding the researcher through the entire methodological workflow, from corpus configuration to results exportation, acting as a methodological collaborator without replacing the researcher's interpretative autonomy.
| Comments: | 27 pages, 3 figures |
| Subjects: | Digital Libraries (cs.DL); Computation and Language (cs.CL); Information Retrieval (cs.IR) |
| Cite as: | arXiv:2609.11970 [cs.DL] |
| (or arXiv:2609.11970v1 [cs.DL] for this version) | |
| https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2609.11970
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