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Psychology (Seaver)

A guide to assist you in your pyschology research. Email nicholas.dandrea@pepperdine.edu if you have any questions, comments, or concerns.

Data Vs Statistics: Quick Definitions

Data is the raw information statistics are created from, typically a bunch of variables and numbers
Statistics is data after it's been interpreted, it answers questions like "how many?"

Finding Data & Statistics

APA's List of Data Sets & Repositories
Huge list of data resources curated by the American Psycological Association.
National Institute of Mental Health Stats
The information on these pages includes currently available statistics on the prevalence and treatment of mental illnesses among the U.S. population.
National Center for Health FastStats
Selected statistics/data organized by topic.

ICPSR Direct

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research collection of social science data. First time users will be asked to create an ICPSR MyData account.
Statista
Statistics and studies gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources, includes access to the Global Consumer Survey.

Data Analysis Resources

SPSS on Library Computers
All Payson library computers have old versions of SPSS for student use.
R
Free tool you can use to analyze large amounts of data with a large online community for support.

Sage Research Methods
Has many videos, books, and other tools to help you understand quantitative and qualitative research methods in the social sciences.

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