How Evidano fit the workflow
The study describes a transparent, four-step workflow that pairs AI assistance with researcher judgment.
- 1Prepare the data
Open-ended responses were de-identified and split into batches of 150 for analysis.
- 2Run thematic analysis in Evidano (previously AILYZE)
The team used the thematic analysis option to surface emerging themes with supporting quotes.
- 3Check reliability
Each batch was run three times, an approach the authors likened to inter-rater reliability at the AI level.
- 4Verify and finalize by hand
A researcher confirmed each quote existed in the data and matched its theme, then collated the final themes.
“This tool was selected for its accuracy and data security profile.”
“The final themes were a result of AI and human analysis.”
Manual coding vs. an AI-assisted workflow
Hand-coding hundreds of responses. Slow passes across many questions. Quote-finding done from scratch. Reliability is effortful to repeat.
Themes surfaced across batches fast. Supporting quotes returned with themes. Re-runs make reliability checks simple. Researcher verifies and finalizes.
In the study, data was encrypted and deleted on completion. Evidano (previously AILYZE) does not share data with third parties or use it for AI training.
Themes came with supporting quotes the researcher could verify against the source data.
AI surfaced candidate themes; the human researcher interpreted, combined, and finalized them.
The tool, steps, and prompts were documented in the methods and a dedicated appendix.
About Evidano (previously AILYZE)
Evidano is AI-assisted qualitative data analysis software for interviews, focus groups, open-ended survey responses, and documents. It supports AI-assisted thematic analysis with your own or an AI-suggested codebook, transcription and translation in 100+ languages, clickable quotes and citations, and exportable visual reports. End-to-end encryption, no third-party data sharing, and your data is not used to train AI. From USD 50/month for unlimited analysis.
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Related published evidence
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A Journal of Experimental Criminology study triangulated its themes with Evidano
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- Published research2025
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Explore more evidence
Researcher interviews, the wording authors published when citing Evidano, and accuracy comparisons against manual coding.
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Research spotlights: researchers in their own words
Interviews with researchers at leading universities and institutes about how they actually used Evidano in work they went on to publish.
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How Evidano was used, in published methods sections
Verbatim excerpts from 20 published studies describing what Evidano did in their analysis — as a thought partner, a second coder, for initial coding, or for synthesis.
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Methodology guides and research writing
Practical guides to qualitative methods — thematic analysis, grounded theory, evidence synthesis and more — alongside the wider Evidano article library.
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Human vs AI: validated accuracy benchmarks
Three head-to-head comparisons against expert human analysis — 371 interview transcripts with Arizona State and Penn State, 298 evaluation reports for a UN evaluation group, and UNICEF’s manual-coding review.