Tag: Online Resources

ATLAS.ti

ATLAS.ti is a qualitative analysis program designed to collect, manage, and analyze textual, graphical, audio, and video data.

Latest Version: ATLAS.ti 7 | Developer: Atlas.ti Scientific Software
DevelopmentGmbH

RSPH Citrix: No | License Required: Yes | Student Version: Yes/$

Style: Menus

Windows: Yes | Mac: Available in mid-2014

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Online Resources:

Links to ATLAS.ti manual and support by ATLAS.ti Scientific Software Development GmbH

Free ATLAS.ti training videos by ATLAS.ti Scientific Software Development GmbH

ATLAS.ti user forum by ATLAS.ti Scientific Software Development GmbH

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Books:

Qualitative Data Analysis with ATLAS.ti (ISBN: 978-0857021311)  |  Susanne Friese/SAGE

Using Software in Qualitative Research: A Step-by-Step Guide (ISBN: 978-0761949237) |  Ann Lewins and Christina Silver/SAGE [Electronic access available at WHSCL.]

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Epi Info

Epi Info is a tool for data collection, analysis, visualization, and reporting using epidemiologic methods. 

Latest Version: Epi Info 7.1.1.14 | Developer: CDC

RSPH Citrix: Yes | License Required: Free | Student Version: N/A

[Available in the WHSC Library Specialized Software Lab.]

Style: Menus

Windows: Yes | Mac: Yes

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Online Resources:

Epi Info user guide by CDC, Epi Info

Epi Info tutorials by CDC, Epi Info

Epi Info version 7 Quick Start guide by phConnect

Epi Info training slides by Harold Collins, phConnect

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Books:

Epi Info and OpenEpi in Epidemiology and Clinical Medicine: Health Applications of Free Software (ISBN: 978-1449538910)  |  Andrew G. Dean, Kevin M. Sullivan, and Minn Minn Soe/CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform [Available for use in the WHSC Library Specialized Software Lab.]

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Excel

Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet application designed to collect, organize, manipulate, visualize, and analyze data.

Latest Version: Excel 2010 | Developer: Microsoft

RSPH Citrix: Yes | License Required: Yes (Office) | Student Version: N/A

Style: N/A

Windows: Yes | Mac: Yes

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JMP

JMP is an interactive, menu-driven program used for data visualization and analytics.

Latest Version: JMP 10 | Developer: SAS Institute, Inc.

RSPH Citrix: Yes | License Required: Yes | Student Version: Yes/$

Style: Menus

Windows: Yes | Mac: Yes

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Online Resources:

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Books:

JMP Essentials: An Illustrated Step-by-Step Guide for New Users (ISBN: 978-1-60764-477-4)  |  Curt Hinrichs and Chick Boiler/SAS Institute

Practical Data Analysis with JMP (ISBN: 978-1-60764-475-0)  |  Robert Carver/SAS Institute

 

MATLAB

MATLAB is a computing language and interactive tool for algorithm development, data visualization, and data analysis.

Latest Version: MATLAB 8 | Developer: The MathWorks, Inc.

RSPH Citrix: Yes | License Required: Yes | Student Version: Yes/$

Style: Programming

Windows: Yes | Mac: Yes

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Books:

Matlab, 2nd Ed.: A Practical Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving (ISBN: 978-0123850812)   |   Stormy Attaway/Butterworth-Heinemann

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MAXQDA

MAXQDA is a qualitative content analysis program used to evaluate and interpret textual, audio and video data.

Latest Version: MAXQDA 11 | Developer: VERBI GmbH

RSPH Citrix: Yes | License Required: Yes | Student Version: Yes/$

Style: Menus. Mobile App.

Windows: Yes | Mac: (Will be available late 2013)

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Online Resources:

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Books:

Using Software in Qualitative Research: A Step-by-Step Guide (ISBN: 978-0761949237) |  Ann Lewins and Christina Silver/SAGE [Electronic access available at WHSCL.]

 

NVivo

NVivo is a qualitative program for mixed methods research designed to collect, organize, and analyze content from interviews, surveys, audio files, and websites.

Latest Version: NVivo 10.0.138.0 | Developer: QSR International

RSPH Citrix: No | License Required: Yes | Student Version: Yes/$

Style: Menus

Windows: Yes | Mac: No

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Online Resources:

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Books:

Using Software in Qualitative Research: A Step-by-Step Guide (ISBN: 978-0761949237) |  Ann Lewins and Christina Silver/SAGE [Electronic access available at WHSCL.]

 

QDA Miner

QDA Miner is a qualitative program used for coding, annotating, retrieving, and analyzing documents and images.

Latest Version: QDA Miner 4 | Developer: Provalis Research

RSPH Citrix: No | License Required: Yes | Student Version: No

Style: Menus

Windows: Yes | Mac: No*

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R

R is a programming language and open source software program used for statistical computing and data visualization.

Latest Version: R 2.15.1 | Developer: R Foundation

RSPH Citrix: Yes | License Required: Free | Student Version: N/A

Style: Programming

Windows: Yes | Mac: Yes

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Online Resources:

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Books:

R Cookbook (ISBN: 978-0596809157)  |  Paul Teetor/O’Reilly Media [Available for use in the WHSC Library Specialized Software Lab.]

SAS and R: Data Management, Statistical Analysis, and Graphics (ISBN: 978-1420070576)  |  Ken Kleinman and Nicholas J. Horton/Chapman and Hall/CRC [Available for use in the WHSC Library Specialized Software Lab.]

 

SAS

SAS is a command-driven, quantitative program used for data management, visualization, reporting, and statistical analysis.

Latest Version: SAS 9.3     |     Developer: SAS Institute, Inc.

RSPH Citrix: Yes     |     License Required: Yes     |     Student Version: Yes/$

Style: Programming

Windows: Yes     |     Mac: No*

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Online Resources:

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Books:

The Little SAS Book: A Primer, Fourth Edition (ISBN: 978-1-59994-725-9)  | Lora Delwiche and Susan Slaughter/SAS Institute, Inc. [Available for use in the WHSC Library Specialized Software Lab.]

Learning SAS by Example: A Programmer’s Guide (ISBN: 978-1-59994-165-3)  |  Ron Cody/SAS Institute, Inc. [Available for use in the WHSC Library Specialized Software Lab.]

SAS and R: Data Management, Statistical Analysis, and Graphics (ISBN: 978-1420070576)  |  Ken Kleinman and Nicholas J. Horton/Chapman and Hall/CRC [Available for use in the WHSC Library Specialized Software Lab.]

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