GSU Library Research Guides: *Statistics and Data: Collecting New Data

Qualtrics Survey Tool

Collect your own data using Qualtrics, a survey construction and data collection/evaluation tool that is available to the GSU community.

Key information for GSU's IRB/Human Subjects Approval

If you're going to be doing research that involves interaction with human subjects - regardless of whether it's quantitative or qualitative - you will likely need to complete an IRB (Institutional Review Board) application detailing the processes you will take to protect the study participants. Below are some key sites on the GSU IRB Office's page.

Not Seeing the "Study Assistant" Tab on iRIS?

To view or submit protocols in iRIS, users must be associated with a Department/School. If you do not see a “Study Assistant” tab, please email the IRB staff at irb@gsu.edu and include the name of your Department/School so your profile can be updated.

Tips for the Most Common "Stipulations" on iRIS Applications

The IRB staff has compiled a list of tips highlighting some of the commonly-issued “stipulations” (or corrections) that applicants are asked to address in iRIS applications. Please CLICK HERE to review the tips to help you draft a complete application and minimize review timelines.

Tools & Tips for Finding Existing Survey Instruments & Measurement Scales

Bullet-pointed below are resources for finding existing survey instruments and measurement scales to use in your own research.

APA PsycTests® This link opens in a new window
Updated monthly, this repository for ready-to-use tests and measures from the APA features instruments that are relevant to psychology and related fields, such as psychiatry, education, medicine, business, social work and more. Each detailed test includes a summary, background information, development history, purpose, reliability and validity data (when available) and the citation for the peer-reviewed source document.
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Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print This link opens in a new window
Contains information on commercially-available, standardized English-language tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology, and related areas.
ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research) This link opens in a new window
Seeks to advance and expand social and behavioral research by providing training in data access, curation, and methods of analysis for the social science research community as well a a data archive social science research.

Another good way to identify survey instruments/measurement scales for your own research is to read the published empirical research on your topic to see what surveys/scales those researchers used, and then:

you might then be able to find that survey instrument/measurement scale in the resources above, or
google the name of the survey/measurement scale and see if it's available for download or purchase, or
contact the researcher(s) to see if they'll share it with you.

Want more tips and tools for finding existing surveys/scales and with Qualtrics survey creation tool? See this guide:

https://research.library.gsu.edu/surveys-and-qualtrics