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+[[Home Page|Home]] | [[create_a_new_account|Accounts]] | [[credentials|Credentials]] | [[form_a_peer_network|Peers]] | [[create_a_new_project|Projects]] | [[upload_fdms_public_comment_data|Upload]] | [[de-duplicate|De-duplicate]] | [[cluster|Cluster]] | [[View all archives|View]] | [[browse_an_archive|Browse]] | [[search_for_key_concepts|Search]] | [[create_buckets|Buckets]] | [[create_datasets|Datasets]] | [[assign_coders|Assign]] | [[notifications|Notifications]] | [[toolbox_functions|Toolbox]] | [[code_data|Code]] | [[work_with_memos|Bookmarks]] | [[validate_the_work_of_coders|Validate]] | [[generate_summary_reports|Report]] | [[faq|FAQ]] | [[Contact QDAP|Contact]]\\
 ===== What is QDAP? =====
-[[Home Page|Home]] | [[create_a_new_account|Accounts]] | [[credentials|Credentials]] | [[form_a_peer_network|Peers]] | [[upload_fdms_public_comment_data|Upload]] | [[View all archives|View]] | [[browse_an_archive|Browse]] | [[search_for_key_concepts|Search]] | [[create_buckets|Buckets]] | [[create_datasets|Datasets]] | [[assign_coders|Assign]] | [[toolbox_functions|Toolbox]] | [[code_data|Code]] | [[work_with_memos|Bookmarks]] | [[validate_the_work_of_coders|Validate]] | [[generate_summary_reports|Report]] | [[faq|FAQ]] | [[Contact QDAP|Contact]]\\
+From biomedical, public health, and educational research, to studies in the behavioral, computational, and social sciences, effective qualitative data analysis plays a critical role. For this reason, we have created the [[http://www.umass.edu/qdap/|Qualitative Data Analysis Program labs]] at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of Pittsburgh. Accurate and reliable coding using computers is central to the qualitative research process. For new and experienced content analysis researchers, learning advanced project management skills adds hours of struggle in trial-and-error sessions. Experienced QDAP coders and project managers deliver the large-scale, value-added annotated data you need in a timely and expert manner.   {{ :qdap350x215.jpg|}}
-==== What is QDAP? ====
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-The [[http://www.umass.edu/qdap/|Qualitative Data Analysis Program]] (QDAP) is an NSF-funded academic research lab that develops software and methods for text analysis. From biomedical, public health, and educational research, to studies in the behavioral, computational, and social sciences, effective qualitative data analysis plays a critical role. Accurate and reliable coding using computers is central to the qualitative research process. It was for this reason that we created the Qualitative Data Analysis Program labs at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of Pittsburgh.  For new and experienced content analysis researchers, learning advanced project management skills adds hours of struggle in trial-and-error sessions. Experienced coders and project managers can deliver the large-scale, value-added annotated data you need in a timely and expert manner.
 ==== Most Frequently Asked Questions ====
-[[Why would I use this system?]] | [[Where do I get FDMS bulk downloads?]] | [[Does PCAT identify duplicates?]] | [[What is QDAP?]]\\
+[[Why would I use this system?]] | [[Where do I get FDMS bulk downloads?]] | [[Does PCAT identify duplicates?]] | **[[What is QDAP?]]**\\
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-[[http://www.pcat.qdap.net/|{{:pcatneweyeslongblue241x45.png|}}]] [[http://pcat.qdap.net|pcat.qdap.net]]\\
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 © 2009 - [[http://www.qdap.pitt.edu/|Qualitative Data Analysis Program]] (QDAP), in the [[http://www.ucsur.pitt.edu/index.php|University Center for Social and Urban Research]], at the [[http://www.pitt.edu|University of Pittsburgh]], and
 [[http://www.umass.edu/qdap/|QDAP-UMass]], in the [[http://www.umass.edu/sbs/|College of Social and Behavioral Sciences]], at the [[http://umass.edu/|University of Massachusetts Amherst]].