vLab applications
You will have access to a range of applications in the vLab. They can be organised into three categories:
- Applications for acquiring data, such as Qualtrics
- Applications for storing data, such as LabArchives
- Applications for analysing data, such as SPSS
You will also have access to other applications, such as Word and Power Point.
If you click on the applications below, you’ll find helpful information, such as instructional videos and FAQs, for some of the more commonly used applications in the vLab.
1. Measurement tools
The vLab provides access to survey (Qualtrics) and experiment generation tools (Inquisit, OpenSesame).
Qualtrics
Qualtrics is a web-based survey creation and distribution platform.
Inquisit
Inquisit is a powerful, easy-to-use psychological measurement and experimentation tool.
OpenSesame
OpenSesame is a program that assists in the development of behavioural experiments for psychology.
2. Data analysis tools
The Psychology Virtual Lab provides Monash students free access to a variety of software commonly used for quantitative and qualitative data analyses.
SPSS
SPSS is a Windows-based software package that can be used to perform data entry and statistical analyses.
Amos
Amos is powerful structural equation modeling software that enables you to support your research and theories by extending standard multivariate analysis methods.
MATLAB
MATLAB is a multi-paradigm numerical computing environment.
NVivo
NVivo is a qualitative data analysis software for researchers.
R
R is a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics.
RStudio
RStudio is a free and open source data analysis that makes R easier to use.
SAS
Run advanced analytics, multivariate analyses, business intelligence, data management, and predictive analytics.
3. Data management tools
To organise, safely store and share your data with your supervisor and other members of your research team use LabArchives, a cloud-based Electronic Lab Notebook.
To share data and disseminate research with other researchers, Monash recommends using monash.figshare, a collaborative data repository for Monash University researchers and graduate research students.
LabArchives
LabArchives is a cloud-based Electronic Lab Notebook that enables students to manage their whole project.
monash.figshare
monash.figshare helps academic institutions store, share and manage all of their research outputs.