Finding Resources A collection of common analytical approaches for both quantitative and qualitative data.

General Guides

• Babbie, E. (2016). The practice of social research (14th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning.
• Cramer, D., & Howitt, D. (2004). The SAGE dictionary of statistics: A practical resource for students in the social sciences. London: SAGE Publications Ltd.
• Creswell, J. W. (2015). Educational research: Planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.
• Field, A. (2009). Discovering statistics using SPSS (3rd ed.). London: Sage.
• Gravetter, F. J., & Wallnau, L. B. (2017). Statistics for the behavioral sciences (10th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning.
• Griffiths, D. (2009). Head first statistics: A brain-friendly guide. Sebastopol, CA: O’Reilly Media.
• McIntyre, S. A., & Millier, L. A. (2016). Foundations of psychological testing: A practical approach (5th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
• Rumsey, D. (2016). Statistics for dummies. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
• Rumsey, D. (2007). Intermediate statistics for dummies. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
• Salkind, D. J. (2006). Encyclopedia of measurement and statistics. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc.
• Salkind, N. J. (2017). Statistics for people who (think they) hate statistics (6th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
• Social Research Methods Knowledge Base, (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/
• Vogt, W. P. (2005). Dictionary of statistics & methodology: A nontechnical guide for the social sciences. Thousand Oaks, Calif: SAGE Publications, Inc.
• Weiss, N. A. (2007). Elementary statistics: MyStatLab series (7th ed.). Schweiz, AG: Pearson Education.
• Weiss, N. A. (2007). Introductory statistics: MyStatLab series (8th ed.). Schweiz, AG: Pearson Education.
• What Statistical Analysis Should I Use? – http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/mult_pkg/whatstat/default.htm
• Selecting Statistics – http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/selstat/ssstart.htm
• Practical Statistical Resources – http://www.webpages.ttu.edu/areifman/prac-stat.htm

Specific Topics

• Arkkelin, D. (2014).  Using SPSS to understand research and data analysis.  Retrieved from Valparaiso University Web site: http://scholar.valpo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=psych_oer
• Byrne, M.  (2001). Sampling for qualitative research. Association of Operating Room Nurses. AORN Journal, 73(2), 494, 497-8. 
• Cengage Learning (2005).  Research Methods Workshops.  Available from: http://www.wadsworth.com/psychology_d/templates/student_resources/workshops/resch_wrk.html
• Cengage Learning (2005).  Statistics Workshops.  Available from: http://www.wadsworth.com/psychology_d/templates/student_resources/workshops/stats_wrk.html
• Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications & Chedd-Angier (Producers). (2013). Against all odds: Inside statistics.  Available from http://www.learner.org/resources/series65.html
• Easton, V. J., & McColl, J. H. (1997).  STEPS: Statistics glossary v1.1.  Retrieved from University of Glasgow Web site: http://www.stats.gla.ac.uk/steps/glossary/index.html
• Francis, J. J., Johnston, M., Robertson, C.,  Glidewell, L. , Entwistle, V., Eccles, M. P., & Grimshaw, J.  M. (2010). What is an adequate sample size? Operationalising data saturation for theory-based interview studies. Psychology & Health, 25(10), 1229-1245.
• Groves, R. M. (2006). Nonresponse rates and nonresponse bias in household surveys. Public Opinion Quarterly, 70(5), 646–675.
• Guest, G., Bunce, A., & Johnson, L. (2006, February). How many interviews are enough? An experiment with data saturation and variability. Field Methods, 18, 59 - 82. (Access through Sage Journals)
• Kahn, J. (2011).  Reporting statistics in APA style.  Retrieved from Illinois State University Web site: http://my.ilstu.edu/~jhkahn/apastats.html
• Khan Academy (Producer). (2011). Statistics. Available from http://www.khanacademy.org/#Statistics
• Lane, D. M. (2007).  HyperStat online statistics textbook. Retrieved from http://davidmlane.com/hyperstat/index.html
• Lowry, R. (2014).  Concepts & applications of inferential statistics.  Retrieved from Vassar College Web site:  http://vassarstats.net/textbook/ 
• MicrOsiris (n.d.).  The decision tree for statistics.  Adapted from Andrews, Klem, Davidson, O’Malley, and Rodgers’ A guide for Selecting Statistical Techniques for Analyzing Social Science Data (2nd ed.).  Retrieved from http://www.microsiris.com/Statistical%20Decision%20Tree/
• Polkinghorne, D. E. (2005, April). Language and meaning: Data collection in qualitative research. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 52(2), 137-145.
• Reynolds, J. F (2008, Spring). The averaged American: Surveys, citizens and the making of a mass public. Journal of Social History, 41(3), 767-769.
• Sawada, D., Piburn, M. D., Judson, E., Turley, J., Falconer, K., Benford, R., …. Bloom, I. (2002, October). Measuring reform practices in science and mathematics classrooms: The reformed teaching observation protocol. School Science and Mathematics, 102(6), 245-253.
• Schacht, P. Z. (2008).  Statistical power for random assignment evaluations of education programs. Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 33, 62-87.
• Schochet, P. Z. (2008).  Statistical power for random assignment evaluations of education programs. Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 33, 62-87.
• Staines, G. L. (2008, September). The causal generalization paradox: The case of treatment outcome research. Review of General Psychology, 12(3), 236-252.
• StatSoft, Inc. (2011).  Electronic statistics textbook. Tulsa, OK: StatSoft.  Retrieved from http://www.statsoft.com/textbook/
• Strickland, O. L., Moloney, M. F., Dietrich, A. S., Myerburg, S., Cotsonis, G. A., & Johnson, R. V. (2003, October - December). Measurement issues related to data collection on the World Wide Web. Advances in Nursing Science, 26(4), 246-256.
• Trochim, W. M. K. (2006).  Selecting statistics.  In In W. M. Trochim, The research methods knowledge base (2nd ed).  Retrieved from Web Center for Social Research Methods Web site: http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/selstat/ssstart.htm
• Trochim, W. M. K. (2006).  Research methods knowledge base (2nd ed.).  Retrieved from Web Center for Social Research Methods Web site: http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/
• Wade, D. T. (2004, May). Assessment, measurement and data collection tools. Clinical Rehabilitation, 18(3), 233-237.
• Overview of Quantitative Data Collection - http://www.wadsworth.com/psychology_d/templates/student_resources/workshops/resch_wrk.html
• Quantitative Data Collection – http://www.dissertation-statistics.com/index.html
• Overview of Qualitative and Analytic Techniques – https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1997/nsf97153/chap_3.htm
• Overview of Qualitative Data Collection - http://archive.learnhigher.ac.uk/analysethis/main/qualitative.html
• Mixed Methods Data Collection - https://www.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/upm-binaries/10983_Chapter_6.pdf
• Video on Qualitative Analysis – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbzVVcPlsU8&feature=related
• Video on Hermeneutical Data Analysis – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_2d76n1LNM&feature=related
• Analyzing Qualitative Data – http://learningstore.uwex.edu/assets/pdfs/g3658-12.pdf
• So I’ve Got Interview Data; What Next? – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em3dRhwQEAA&feature=related
• Interviews v. Questionnaire Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31yalQIVvRY&feature=related
• Quantitative Analysis – http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/analysis.php
• Statnotes: Topics in Multivariate Analysis - https://faculty.chass.ncsu.edu/garson/PA765/statnote.htm
• Overview of Quantitative Data Collection – http://www.wadsworth.com/psychology_d/templates/student_resources/workshops/stats_wrk.html
• Tutorial on Qualitative and Quantitative Data Analysis – http://archive.learnhigher.ac.uk/analysethis/index.html
• Qualitative Data Analysis Tool (Free) – http://www.pressure.to/qda/
• Perform Qual Data Analysis (Links to Many Software Products) - https://digitalresearchtools.pbworks.com/w/page/17801672/FrontPage