Data Analysis
Resources
Articles
Berglund, K., Roman, E., Balldin, J., Berggren, U., Eriksson, M., Gustavsson, P., & Fahlke, C. (2011). Do men with excessive alcohol consumption and social stability have an addictive personality? Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 52(3), 257-260. Retrieved from the EBSCOhost database.
· This article contains descriptive statistics as part of the analysis of its basic hypothesis. It will be used to complete the written assignment this week. Accessibility Statement (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Privacy Statement (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Website
The Critical Thinking Community (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. (http://www.criticalthinking.org)
· This is a website for a great organization which teaches and promotes the main tenets of critical thinking. There are some excellent articles that can help you better understand what critical thinking is and how to utilize it in everyday life. Accessibility Statement does not exist Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Recommended Resources
Multimedia
Ashford University. (2013). Finding an article when you have the citation (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.[Tutorial]. Retrieved from the Ashford University Library.
· This online tutorial assists students with searching for articles in the various databases held within the Ashford University Library. It is recommended that you peruse and access the other useful tutorials provided by the library. Accessibility Statement (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Calculator Soup. (2013). Descriptive statistics calculator (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Retrieved from: http://www.calculatorsoup.com/calculators/statistics/descriptivestatistics.php
· This is a free online calculator that will calculate the descriptive statistics for any data set you enter. This will be useful for answering the questions in the second discussion post this week. Accessiblity Statement does not exist Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Collier, S. (Writer & Producer). (1996). Describing Data (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Video file]. In Why use statistics? Retrieved from the Films On Demand Database.
· This video provides an interesting discussion and examples of how descriptive statistics may be used in social science research. Accessibility Statement (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Privacy Statement (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Davidson College. (2002). Lab #7: A beginner’s guide for descriptive statistics (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Retrieved from http://www.bio.davidson.edu/courses/bio111/bio111labman/lab%207.html
· This is a helpful link to a lab on basic descriptive statistics from Davidson College. It provides information on descriptive statistics and walks you through the formulas for several descriptive statistics values, such as the mean, median, and mode. This will be useful if you want to calculate descriptive statistics by hand.
Websites
VassarStats: Website for Statistical Computation (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. (http://vassarstats.net)
· This website includes tools to calculate many of the statistical tests we cover in this course including t-tests, ANOVA, correlation, and regression. Each calculator includes a tutorial and/or walkthrough.
Web Center for Social Research Methods (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. (http://socialresearchmethods.net)
· This website includes links to numerous tools and tutorials relating to statistical concepts, calculations, and scale development.