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.