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TOOLS
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Listed here
are internet resources to help students pursue research projects.
Included is information about gathering and analyzing data, writing
papers, and organizing research projects. Do note that you should
always consult your Professors before undertaking any research
for a course: the information here is designed to be supplemental
to any specific requirements you may find in your classes. Also,
be aware that some of these sites are subscription-based or have
other limited access and may only be available when connected to
the internet at on-campus locations or otherwise through the WFU
network.
WRITING/RESEARCHING RESOURCES
Style
Guide for Writing in Sociology
Student
Funding Opportunities
Research
Opportunities
WFU
Library Research Guides
DATA RESOURCES
ASA
LIST OF LARGE DATA SETS
ICPSR - this warehouses a wide range of survey data that can be valuable towards almost
any research project.
THE US CENSUS
THE
GENERAL SOCIAL SURVEY
ANALYSIS RESOURCES
SPSS -
this website supports the SPSS statisitical software that is available on
all Wake Forest issued laptops and is one of the most popular and powerful
tools for data analysis.
NVivo/Nudist - the hompage
for the company producing a leading qualitative analysis software for analyzing
text
documents. |
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