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WORDS is a computer-oriented system for content analysis designed to elicit major content themes without recourse to a priori categorization systems. The system consists of a number of modular and independent programs that the user can configure in any fashion to process the data to be analyzed. This paper presents current information on WORDS, WORDS programs, WORDS systems logic, and on the availability of the system.
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Iker, H.P., Klein, R.H. Words: A computer system for the analysis of content. Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation 6, 430–438 (1974). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03200396
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