Big Data i CAQDAS a procedury badawcze w polu socjologii jakościowej

The reality of everyday life is covered by huge amounts of various quantified and digitized data. The quantity of data grows everyday enormously. These data can be processed and treated as research material, also qualitative. The application of Big Data in qualitative research modifies the procedure on every step of research process: from research design up to conclusion. Does implementing Big Data strategy into qualitative research lead to atheoretical approach? What are the consequences of using the complete data sets instead of random sample technique? The purpose of this article is to indicate this changes and their brief characteristics considering the significant role of different kind of software (especially CAQDAS), and so the analysis that can be conducted.