Affording Process Auditability with QualAnalyzer: An Atomistic LLM Analysis Tool for Qualitative Research

arXiv:2604.03820v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Large language models are increasingly used for qualitative data analysis, but many workflows obscure how analytic conclusions are produced. We present QualAnalyzer, an open-source Chrome extension for Google Workspace that supports atomistic LLM analysis by processing each data segment independently and preserving the prompt, input, and output for every unit. Through two case studies -- holistic essay scoring and deductive thematic coding of inter