How Evidano was used in the study
The analysis followed Braun and Clarke's six-phase thematic analysis. Here is where Evidano fit in, exactly as the thesis reports.
Initial coding (Step 2): The author employed Evidano to process transcripts and suggest preliminary codes across the dataset, giving a broad first overview of the material.
Human review of every code: AI-suggested codes were manually reviewed, then broadened, narrowed, merged, or discarded against the research question. Evidano was the starting point, not the final word.
Reducing researcher bias: In the limitations, the author reports using Evidano to receive a less biased interpretation of the data.
How Evidano fit the workflow
From transcripts to published themes
- 112 interview transcripts
From academia, international organisations and civil society.
- 2Evidano suggests preliminary codes
Across the full dataset.
- 3Researcher refines, merges and discards
Codes by hand.
- 46 themes
Defined, named and analysed.
- 5Published thesis
With AI use disclosed in the methods and limitations.
“Transcripts were processed by the tool to suggest preliminary codes.”
“An artificial intelligence tool was used to receive a less biased interpretation.”
Where the time goes
Hand-generate initial codes across every transcript. Slow start on large datasets. Researcher judgment throughout.
A broad first pass of codes from your transcripts. A fast overview to build and refine from. Researcher judgment throughout.
About Evidano (previously AILYZE)
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Evidano helped analyse interview transcripts in a peer-reviewed study, then was checked against manual coding.
AcademiaA Stanford-led study used AI to cross-check its qualitative coding
A published mixed-methods study uploaded deidentified transcripts into Evidano to cross-check themes. Every AI code was reviewed by the researcher.
AcademiaResearchers used AI for qualitative analysis. Human experts reached the same conclusions.
A published Cornell study used Evidano (previously AILYZE) for thematic analysis, and human experts reached the same conclusions.
Related published evidence
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AI-assisted qualitative analysis is now appearing in published research
A university research team used Evidano to turn 8 interviews into a thematic codebook, with researcher review.
8 interview transcripts analyzed
Journal of Education Research
- Published research2025
AI-assisted qualitative analysis is appearing in published research
An AI tool was named in the data analysis section of a 2025 University of Glasgow and Erasmus University Rotterdam thesis. Here is what it supported.
13 semi-structured interviews
Master's thesis, University of Glasgow and Erasmus University Rotterdam
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