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Background Information
Need a little more information about statistics before you start? Take a look at one of these books for definitions, guidance, and more information!
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Handbook of Research Design & Social MeasurementCall Number: Simpson Reference H 62 .M44 2002ISBN: 0761920455Includes extensive section on statistical analysis of social sciences data. -
The Sage Dictionary of Statistics: A Practical Resource for Students in the Social SciencesCall Number: eBookISBN: 0761941371Publication Date: 2004 -
Sage Encyclopedia of Social Science Research MethodsCall Number: Simpson Reference H 62 .L456 2004ISBN: 0761923632Publication Date: 2004 -
Statistics for Dummies (2nd ed.) by Call Number: eBookISBN: 978.1119297494Publication Date: 2011This books is available on the O'Reilly platform. To access the book, choose "Not Listed? Click here." from the "Select your institution" menu, then enter your UMW email address. -
Using SPSS for Windows and Macintosh : Analyzing and Understanding Data by Call Number: Simpson Stacks HA 32 .G737 2014ISBN: 9780205958603Publication Date: 2014
Databases
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ICPSR This link opens in a new windowInter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) is one of the world’s oldest and largest social science data repositories and contains many large-scale studies that are of interest to researchers. ICPSR also manages access to more than 1,150 restricted-use datasets.
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Mergent Online This link opens in a new windowSearchable database of over 35,000 public companies (active and inactive) worldwide. It also contains the D&B 20M private company database. Find company information, financial statements, annual reports, EDGAR filings, stock prices, and more. Users can compare and export company details and financial data to Excel.