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I'm finally at the stage where I am ready to start coding and analyzing my qualitative research data (yaaay!!) and my committee has suggested that I use MAXQDA for this process. I'm so happy there is now a version for Mac, but I am debating between the regular MAXQDA program and MAXQDAplus. Has anyone else used MAXQDA or MAXQDAplus? Is the MAXQDAplus version worth the extra $20? And while I am asking, do any seasoned qualitative data analysts have any tips or suggestions for starting/living through the coding and analysis process? I'm a little bit freaked out about this next step... Thanks in advance for your sage guidance!

Hi everyone, I'm in a bit of a panic about submitting my abstract and poster outline for the American Sociological Association meetings. I have been successful in submitting abstracts for conference presentations, but a poster abstract and outline is a whole new thing. Can I break up my abstract section (1-2 pages) into sections such as 'Introduction,' 'Theoretical framework,' 'Methods and materials,' and 'Findings'? Or should the long abstract be paragraphs of text without subtitles? Also, how detailed do you think the section needs to be that outlines the poster presentation; my abstract and poster outline are essentially the same thing, so I am concerned about repeating myself! I think I am thrown off by the fact that the poster abstract can be 1-2 pages and is not limited to less than 300 words... Any last minute advice would be much appreciated! Instructions page: http://www.asanet.org/AM2013/Poster_Sessions.cfm