Software

https://www.graphpad.com/scientific-software/ Instat statistics software https://www.graphpad.com/scientific-software/instat/ https://www.graphpad.com/quickcalcs/ Basic free statistical analyses of Categorical data - Fisher's, Chi square, McNemar's, Sign test, CI of proportion, NNT (number needed to treat), kappa. Continuous data - Descriptive statistics, detect outlier, t test, CI of mean/difference/ratio/SD, multiple comparisons tests, linear regression. Statistical distributions and interpreting P values - Calculate P from t, z, r, F or chi-square, or vice-versa. View Binomial, Poisson or Gaussian distribution. Correct a P value for multiple comparisons and Bayes. Random numbers - Assign subjects to groups, simulate data. Chemical and radiochemical data - Create and convert molar solutions, convert moles & grams, radioactivity calculations.

Statistics resources

(Electronic Version): StatSoft, Inc. (2013). Electronic Statistics Textbook. Tulsa, OK: StatSoft. http://www.statsoft.com/textbook/. Printed Version): Hill, T. & Lewicki, P. (2007). STATISTICS: Methods and Applications. StatSoft, Tulsa, OK. StatSoft has freely provided the Electronic Statistics Textbook as a public service since 1995. I recommend: http://www.statsoft.com/Textbook/Basic-Statistics http://www.statsoft.com/Textbook/Nonparametric-Statistics http://www.statsoft.com/Textbook/Distribution-Tables

Simple statistics recommended text

Here is one of the friendliest texts books on stats

Simple Statistics: A Course Book for the Social Sciences (Paperback)
by Frances Clegg
13 Jan 1983
ISBN-10: 0521288029
ISBN-13: 978-0521288026

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From Abe books
http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/SearchResults?sts=t&tn=Simple+Statistics%3A+A+Course+Book+for+the+Social+Sciences

Researching and writing a dissertation : a guidebook for business students

FISHER, Colin et al
2010
Researching and writing a dissertation : a guidebook for business students
3rd ed.
Harlow, Essex: Pearson Education Limited
978-0-273-72343-1



RECOMMENDED CHAPTERS
FISHER, Colin et al 2010 Researching and writing a dissertation : a guidebook for business students 3rd ed. Harlow, Essex: Pearson Education Limited

Chapter 2: Writing a critical literature review p91-132
also
Chapter 0: Introduction p1-29(especially 'Jargon, 'isms' and 'ologies')

Researching and writing a dissertation : a guidebook for business students

FISHER, Colin et al
2007
Researching and writing a dissertation : a guidebook for business students
2nd ed.
Harlow, Essex: Pearson Education Limited
0-273-71007-3

Link is to the 2010 version


Suggested reading (2007 version)
Chapter 2: Writing a critical literature review p78-117
Chapter 0: Introduction p1-27
other chapters eg "Jargon, 'isms' and 'ologies'" 13-27

Questionnaire design, interviewing and attitude measurement

OPPENHEIM, A N.
1992
Questionnaire design, interviewing and attitude measurement
(New ed.)
London: Continuum

Statistics explained: a guide for social science students

HINTON, P. R.
1995.
Statistics explained: a guide for social science students.
Routledge

Research methods for construction

FELLOWS, R and LIU. A.
2008
Research methods for construction
3rd ed.
Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell
978-1-4051-7790-0



Suggested reading
Chapter 7: Data Analysis p186-245
Chapter 9: Results, inferences and conclusions p263-280

Quantitative data analysis for social scientists

BRYMAN, A. & CRAMER, D.
1994.
Quantitative data analysis for social scientists
Revised edition.
Routledge

Guide to Successful Dissertation Study for Students of the Built Environment

HOLT, Gary David
1998
Guide to Successful Dissertation Study for Students of the Built Environment
2nd ed.
Wolverhampton: Built Environment Research Unit, University of Wolverhampton
1-902010-01-9



Chapter 1: The fundamentals p10-34 Chapter 5: Concluding tasks and thoughts p139-158 Tips for sucessful writing clearly highlighted throughout text

Writing a Built Environment Dissertation: Practical Guidance and Examples

FARRELL, Peter
2011
Writing a Built Environment Dissertation: Practical Guidance and Examples
Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell
978-1-4051-9851-6

Research Methods for Science

MARDER, Michael P.
2011
Research Methods for Science
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
978-0-521-14584-8



Suggested reading
Chapter 2: Overview of experimental analysis and design
Chapter 3: Statistics

Essential Quantitative Methods: For Business, Management and Finance

OAKSHOTT, Les
2009
Essential Quantitative Methods: For Business, Management and Finance
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
978-0230218185

Two chapters to look at
Chapter 4: page 58-76 Collecting data: surveys and samples
Chapter 5: page 77-115 Finding patterns in data: charts and tables

Several others chapters of relevance in this book (see chapters 6-11)

Further Reading: Dissertation Research and Writing for Construction Students

NAOUM, S.G.
2007
Dissertation Research and Writing for Construction Students. Second Edition.
Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann
0-7506-8264-7


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Recommended sections or chapters:
Chapter 2, p11 - 17 Selecting a topic and writing the dissertation proposal
Appendix 1, p 171-186 Examples of dissertation proposals