Stats Resources
Whether you’re diving into ICPSR’s data for the first time or taking your research to the next level, having the right stats resources makes all the difference. The guide below highlights tools, tutorials, and support offered by ICPSR, plus useful external resources to help users analyze secondary data with confidence.
ICPSR Offerings
- Review ICPSR’s FAQs and User Guides
- Review ICPSR’s Teaching and Learning resources
- Particularly useful are the Build Your Data Skills and Additional Resources sections
- Attend ICPSR’s Data Savvy Office Hours (available only to member institutions)
- Attend the ICPSR Summer Program (registration required)
- Contact your institutions ICPSR OR or DR for guidance about additional resources that may be available at your own institution
External Resources
- UCLA’s Advanced Research Computing Statistical Methods and Data Analytics website provides resources on top statistical software packages, statistical tests, and general data analysis techniques
- SPSS guidance (SPSS documentation including guidance on working with syntax)
- R guidance (R tutorials)
- Python tutorial (modules link in upper right corner)
- The Carpentries (lessons in several softwares – heavily focused on R and Python)
- CRAN (has manuals and FAQs for R)
- SAS Knowledge Base
- Stata Learning Portal