An Overview of SDA and Its Features

This two-part tutorial presents an overview of SDA 3.2, an online data analysis tool that allows you to perform statistical analyses without SAS, SPSS, or Stata. In a click-by-click tour, Part 1 shows how to navigate the ICPSR Web site in order to find and access data that are SDA-enabled, followed by an introduction to the features of the SDA interface. Part 2 presents the practical application of SDA's features, using a specific ICPSR dataset to demonstrate how to conduct analyses on the data, as well as how to use other features like new variables creation, subsetting, and downloading data.

Part 1 tutorial creation date: November 2008

Formats available:

• .mov 17MB
• .wmv 12MB
• .m4v 14MB
• .mp3 5.2MB

Part 2 tutorial creation date: October 2009

Formats available:

• .mov 20.2MB
• .wmv 15.4MB
• .m4v 24.3MB
• .mp3 6.5MB

This FAQ was last reviewed on 2009-10-14. If you have further questions, or wish to report an error, please contact netmail@icpsr.umich.edu.