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Research Design and Methods: A Process Approach, Fifth Edition Book Cover
Research Design and Methods: A Process Approach, 5/e
Kenneth S. Bordens, Indiana University/Purdue University - Fort Wayne
Bruce Barrington Abbott, Indiana University/Purdue University


Data Analysis

Data Analysis Software for data analysis can be obtained via the internet, as may general and technical assistance. There are also some web sites that offer online programs for data analysis.


Online Statistics Texts and Tutorials

If you need to brush up on some basic or more advanced statistical concepts there are some online "textbooks" that you can access. Try one or more of the following:

UCLA

UCLA has a good statistics site. You will find explanations for basic statistical concepts, statistical calculators, formulas, and more.

Statsoft

(makers of statistical software programs) has a web site that is packed with information. Elementary concepts of research design and analysis are covered as well as both basic and advanced statistical procedures. This one is worth looking at.


For online data analysis programs try the following websites:

http://members.aol.com/johnp71/javastat.html

http://www.langara.bc.ca/mathstats/resource/byTopic/statistics/index.htm

Statistical Power Calculator http://www.stat.ucla.edu/~jbon d/HTMLPOWER/

There are also places you can go to try out commercial software for possible purchase. Try some of the following:

Mathematica http://store.wolfram.com/ca talog/mathematica/

Minitab http://www.minitab.com/

SAS (Statistical Analysis Systems) http://www.sas.com/

SPSS (Statistical Packages for the Social Sciences) http://www.spss.com/

Statistica http://www.statsoftinc.com/

Statit http://www.statware.com/

StatView http://www.abacus.com/

UniStat for Windows http://www.unistat.com/

The SuperLab Experimental Laboratory Software is a set of programs that allow you to run psychological experiments on your computer. Information and demonstrations can be found at http://www.cedrus.com.

There are several sites on the Internet that have statistics and data for analysis. The following site provides a comprehensive listing of available. You can find other datasets though a search on any terms similar to "psychological datasets" using one of the Internet search engines. http://www.princeton.edu/~da ta/datafile.html