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Research Methods and Statistics Links by Subtopic

Listed below are links related to research methodology, human and animal research ethics, statistics, data analysis, and more. The following table shows a detailed outline of topics.

Table of Contents (click on a category of interest)

Research Tips and Tools:

		Getting Started
		APA Style, Writing, and Publication Tips

Research Methodology:

		General Resources
		Survey Research
		Measurement and Testing

Research Ethics and Institutional Review:

		General Resources
		Ethical Codes of Professional Societies
		Informed Consent
		Research on Humans
		Research on Animals

Statistics and Data Analysis:

		General Resources
		Data Management
			Data Sharing and Archiving
			Data Policies
			Data Organizations
		Data Visualization
			Tools, Technologies, and Examples
			Videos
		Online Statistics Textbooks
		Online Statistical Calculations
		Power Analysis
		Additional Statistics Resources

Web-Based Research

Professional Organizations

Research Journals

Research Tips and Tools

Getting Started:

Web Tools for Research in Psychology
Library Research in Psychology: Finding It Easily (from the APA)
Frequently Asked Questions About PsycINFO (from the APA)
Search Guides for Using PsycINFO (from the APA)
Assistance on Searching the World Wide Web

APA Style, Writing, and Publication Tips:

APAStyle.org (style tips from the APA)
APA Style Resources (from Psych Web)
APA Style Essentials (from Vanguard University of Southern California)
APA Policy on Posting Articles on the Internet (from the APA)
A Guide for Writing Research Papers (from Capital Community College)

Research Methodology

General Resources:

Center for Social Research Methods (many resources)
Methods in Behavioral Research (textbook with links)
Research Methods Tutorials (from Cornell University)
Action Research Resources (megasite on action research)
Qualitative Research Resources on the Internet

Survey Research:

The Gallup Organization
Survey Research Center (University of Michigan)
Center for Survey Research (Virginia Tech)
National Opinion Research Center
Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Survey Research Center (Princeton University)
Survey Research Center (University of California--Berkeley)
Center for Survey Research (Indiana University)
Tips on Telephone Sampling (from SRC Berkeley)

Measurement and Testing:

Finding Information About Psychological Tests (from the APA)
ERIC: Educational Resources Information Center
Educational Testing Service
Performance Assessment Network (e-testing for professionals)
Buros Institute of Mental Measurements
Code of Fair Testing Practices in Psychology Education (from the APA)

Research Ethics and Institutional Review

General Resources:

Office for Human Research Protections
Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare
Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R)
On Being a Scientist: Responsible Conduct In Research (from the NAS)
Ethics in Science (extensive links beyond psychology)
Ethical Aspects of Internet Research on Human Subjects (from AAAS)

Ethical Codes of Professional Societies:

Informed Consent:

Tips on Informed Consent (Social Psychology Network)
Tips on Informed Consent (Office for Human Research Protections)
Informed Consent Checklist (Office for Human Research Protections)
Sample Consent Form (Social Psychology Network)

Research on Humans:

Protection of Human Subjects (from the Code of Federal Regulations)
The Belmont Report (ethical principles for research on humans)
Institutional Review Board Guidebook (OHRP)
Protecting Human Subjects (U.S. Department of Energy)
Canadian Code of Conduct for Research Involving Humans
Assn. for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs

Research on Animals:

APA Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in the Care and Use of Animals
CCAC Guidelines (Canadian Council on Animal Care)
Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (NRC)
U.S. Animal Legislation, Regulations, and Guideliness (AWIC)
Tutorial on the PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Animals
The Benefits and Ethics of Animal Research (from Scientific American)
Animal Welfare Information Center (USDA site)
Animals and Society Institute (research and educational organization)

Statistics and Data Analysis

General Resources:

Statistics on the Web (megasite of statistics resources)
Statistics.com (professional development courses in statistics)
StatLib (statistical software, data sets, and information)
Rice Virtual Lab in Statistics (has demonstrations, tools, online labs)
Web Interface for Statistics Education (interactive tutorials and more)

Data Management:

Data Sharing and Archiving:
- Data.gov (U.S. government site with thousands of datasets)
- Data.gov.uk: Opening Up Government (British data archives)
- Deposit Digital Data (ICPSR at the University of Michigan)
- Data Management Resources and Examples (University of Michigan)
- Dataverse Network Project (free service hosted at Harvard University)
- PsychFileDrawer (archive of replication attempts in experimental psychology)
- Open Science Framework (for archiving and sharing scientific projects)

Data Policies:
- NSF Data Sharing Policy (U.S. National Science Foundation)
- NSF Data Archiving Policy (Social and Economic Sciences)
- NIH Data Sharing Policy (U.S. National Institutes of Health)

Data Organizations:
- Open Data Foundation (nonprofit organization)
- Intl. Assn. for Social Science and Information Technology (IASSIST)
- Data Management International (nonprofit professional association)
- Committee on Data for Science and Technology (interdisciplinary)
- Intl. Council for Scientific and Technical Information (based in Paris)

Data Visualization:

Tools, Technologies, and Examples:
- Gapminder (unveiling the beauty of statistics)
- FlowingData (data visualization and statistics)
- Information Aesthetics (representing data in original ways)
- Smashing Magazine (data visualization and infographics)