Research Data Services @ Georgia State University Library: RDS@GSU ~
Our Services

TOOLS for DATA ANALYSIS

Quantitative/Statistical

• Excel 

• SPSS

• Stata 

• R 

• Python 

Qualitative

• NVivo 

METHODS for DATA ANALYSIS

NOTE: (1) The examples below are not exhaustive; (2) Our primary focus is helping to implement analytic methods, not necessarily teaching underlying methodological principles.

• Qualitative Data Analysis 

• Basic Statistical Analysis 

  • Descriptive Statistics

  • Inferential Bivariate Statistics (e.g., ANOVA, t tests, correlation, chi-square)

  • Linear Regression

• Advanced Quantitative Methods 

  • Generalized Linear Models 

  • Unsupervised Learning (e.g. Clustering) 

  • Time-Series Analysis & Multilevel Models 

  • Machine Learning 

  • Logistic Regression 

  • Hierarchical Linear Models 

• Text Mining & Data 

  • Regular Expressions

  • Natural Language Processing (NLP)

NOTE: Please see the RDS Scope of Services statement.

MAPPING & DATA VISUALIZATION

• Social Explorer

• SimplyAnalytics & PolicyMap 

• Tableau data visualization

• GIS resources and ArcGIS 

• For access to ESRI's Business Analyst Online and Community Analyst databases, please contact John Tougas in the Geosciences Department.

FINDING DATA & STATISTICS

• Social science data (ICPSR, qualitative data, US census data)

• Business data, consumer and marketing data, and international trade data 

• Bloomberg Terminal for real-time financial market data

SURVEYS

• Qualtrics tool for creating surveys

• Finding existing surveys and measurement scales/tests for data collection

NOTE: We no longer offer workshops or one-on-one help on survey design methodology -- see this guide for some guidance on survey design methodology.

WEB DATA

• Web Scraping 

• Social Media APIs (e.g. Twitter) 

DATA MANAGEMENT

• Data cleaning 

• Database setup 

• Data management plans (DMP) for research grant proposals -- support using the DMPTool for writing a DMP, reviewing draft DMPs, and implementing DMPs 

IMPORTANT: This is not data management plan language! This is general language about RDS Team support. For help on writing data management plans, see our data management guide.