Same dataset, two methods
The review coded the same body of evidence by hand and with Evidano, then compared the results.
Each method has a clear strength
Human analysts were better at nuance and context, spotting trends over time, and catching data problems.
Evidano was far faster and lower cost. It surfaced the key themes, pulled examples directly from the text in multiple languages, and produced a written draft and trend charts to refine.
Pair AI with human review
The review advises treating Evidano like a research assistant: it produces a fast, thorough first pass, and a skilled researcher verifies, validates, and interprets the result.
“Evidano did a very good job in identifying key themes in the data and also in summarizing these key themes in prose for a human to review, verify, and adapt.”
“Unlike Generative AI models that are known to ‘hallucinate’ results, Evidano references the source documents directly.”
Manual coding vs Evidano
| Dimension | Manual coding | Evidano |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | ~54 hours of analyst effort | ~3 business days |
| Cost | $3,000–$5,000 | starts at $50 |
| Theme discovery | codebook built by hand | human coders coded mainly using the themes Evidano identified |
| Evidence trail | coded excerpts | clickable quotes linked to their source |
| First output | coded dataset to write up | written draft, reorganized data, and trend charts |
The review called the turnaround and price “remarkable, especially given its price point.”
About Evidano (previously AILYZE)
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