7. Analyse data

After collecting your data, it is time to start analysing it to find the answers to your research question. Data analysis is sometimes daunting and many researchers cringe at the thought of it. However, this should be viewed as an exciting time in which you are able to see all your hard work in action. It is now that you are able to see whether your hypotheses are supported and whether you have found new and interesting trends to report on.

Statistics is the grammar of science - Karl Pearson

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Data analysis software

To help analyse your data, the vLab provides access to a number of software packages such as SPSS, MATLAB, R, RStudio, AMOS, NVivo.

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Online tools

Handy online tools and resources (i.e. websites and education programs) that can help you understand which data analysis to conduct.

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Textbooks

To further your knowledge and find the answers to the statistics questions you might have, there are a few textbooks that might be useful.