Discussion and Data analysis Chapter-2000w

As students you are required to collect and analyse primary and/or secondary data during your

postgraduate and doctoral dissertation modules. In order to ensure that you analyse your data

correctly and sufficiently you can use a number of Data Analysing Software.

You may use any Data Analysing Software you like.

We provide below a list of some Data Analysis Software that you can either purchase or download

for free.

Ensure that you choose the right software according to the nature of your data and the analysis you

want to do.

Quantitative software

Paid: SPSS (https://www.ibm.com/products/spss-statistics)

Free: PSPP (https://www.gnu.org/software/pspp/)

Free command/syntax based potentially for IT or MIS: R (https://www.r-project.org/)

Qualitative software

Paid: NVivo (https://www.qsrinternational.com/nvivo-qualitative-data-analysis-software/home)

Free: TAGUETTE (https://www.taguette.org/)

Free command/syntax based potentially for IT or MIS: RQDA (https://rqda.r-forge.r-project.org/)

*Please note that you are required to collect and analyse primary data only for the purpose of your

dissertation module(s) on your respective programme. Also, not all dissertation modules require for

primary data collection.