>2) For what purpose was it/were they used? (e.g. counselling,
marketing etc.)
Research
>3) Why did you choose this/these package(s)?
I read about Omnigrid and wrote to its author with some questions
and he kindly sent a copy of the programme. G-Pack was readily
available and inexpensive
>4) What were the packages' strong points?
Omnigrid appeared to offer great flexibility. G-Pack has an easy
to use menu sytem, offers a range of analysis options and as
noted, is not expensive. G-Pack also had a good manual with ideas
re interpretation of results
>5) What were it's/their shortcomings?
Re Omnigrid: I (a) found the range of configuration options
bewildering and I already had a set of triadic sorts which I
wanted to use and couldn't work out how to use these in the
provided format, and (b) analysis procedures such as
principal component weren't provided .... a hassle if you
don't have ready access to SPSS etc
Re G-Pack: editing was tedious, normalization of factor
loadings was a problem and besides a few small bugs, for me
the central limitation was the inability to analyse multiple
grids collectively.
>6) How would you improve the package(s)?
I believe the respective authors are making changes.
I liked the ease of use of G-Pack however editing was a
frustrating process, it was difficult to go back a step if a
mistake was made and having to return to the menu all the time
was tedious
>7) What would make an ideal repertory grid package for you?
I would like a programme which could perform individual
differences multidimensional scaling and/or multidimensional
unfolding ( a tall order), plus other procedures so validation of
results could be performed. Another ideal would be an agreement
measure (correcting for chance agreement)for multiple rater
manual content analysis
Regards,
Bob Green