Department of Public Health - Student Corner: Research and Biostatistics Resources

Do you feel you are incapable of learning math? Anyone can learn math, but some people's struggles with it go beyond simple anxiety. You may have dyscalculia. Learn more about dyscalculia and available resources from Adult Dyscalculia: https://adultdyscalculia.org

Online Dyscalculia Sceening:

https://adultdyscalculia.org/adult-dyscalculia-screener/

https://www.cognifit.com/dyscalculia-test

If the screening suggests you have dyscalculia, review the resources at Adult Dyscalculia. You may also contact our accommodations specialist, Marty Allison for further advice.

Marty Allison
Accommodations Specialist
martyallison@atsu.edu
(480) 245-6248

Statistics, Datasets, and APA Formatting

Number and Statistics Guide, 7th Edition (APA Style)
https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/numbers-statistics-guide.pdf

Reporting Results of Common Statistical Tests in APA Format
https://psych.uw.edu/storage/writing_center/stats.pdf

Data set References (APA Style)
https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples/data-set-references

APA 7th Referencing: Datasets, Software & Tests
https://libraryguides.vu.edu.au/apa-referencing/7DatasetsSoftwareTests

Tutorials

Research Basics

• Research Methods (Research with Fawad; YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb7vm6tsQ3Kv4fPX_6Ug76KhahE4-P1w2

From ATSU:

Research Nexus Archives (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/@ATStillResearchInstitute/playlists
Includes presentations on research methods and research topics

CGHS Research Webinar Archives: https://guides.atsu.edu/CGHS/Public_Health/Student_Corner/Research_Webinars
Various presentations and research webinars by CGHS faculty & students

General Concepts in Statistics

• Khan Academy - Statistics & Probability: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/statistics-probability

Creating surveys and survey questions

• Creating Effective Surveys: Best Practices in Survey Design (Institute of Education Sciences; YouTube): https://youtu.be/6H3AI0M6ZOk?si=QIHxrrketjcjqxo-
• Don Dillman's Survey Principles
  • Dillman’s Principles to Create Survey Items (PPT; includes examples): https://education.ufl.edu/educational-research/files/2014/10/Creating_Survey_Items.pdf
  • Don Dillman’s* Guiding Principles for Mail and Internet Surveys: https://www.une.edu/sites/default/files/Microsoft-Word-Guiding-Principles-for-Mail-and-Internet-Surveys_8-3.pdf
• Writing Survey Questions (Pew Research Center): https://www.pewresearch.org/writing-survey-questions/

SPSS

• Learn SPSS in 15 minutes (Data for Development; YouTube): https://youtu.be/TZPyOJ8tFcI
• The Ultimate Guide to SPSS (IBM-SPSS): https://www.spss-tutorials.com/
• The Ultimate Guide IBM SPSS Statistics Guides (Laird Statistics): https://statistics.laerd.com/
• Statistics for Social Scientists (Research with Fawad; YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb7vm6tsQ3KsaoEo9aojOY1deUpd4n2mP
• Using IBM SPSS Statistics: An Interactive Hands-On Approach (by James Aldrich): https://study.sagepub.com/aldrich3e/student-resources/step-by-step-spss%C2%AE-tutorial-videos

Minitab

• Minitab Tutorial for Beginners | What is Minitab? | Minitab Training for Statistics (Invesis Learning; YouTube): https://youtu.be/iVYHpmQ3tQQ?si=p6xM5aZBEvRAaIZY
• Introduction to Minitab Statistical Software (Minitab; YouTube): https://youtu.be/dNiBVJvwwbI?si=tnaERWKglxjgN5GH
• Minitab Support (Video series): https://www.minitab.com/en-us/support/videos/
• Minitab Tutorials (Thiel College; Video series): https://www.thiel.edu/academics/departments/math-and-computer-science/tutorials/minitab-tutorial
• Free Minitab Course (SimpliLearn; Video series; 3 hours total): https://www.simplilearn.com/learn-minitab-basics-online-free-course-skillup OR https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEiEAq2VkUUKHrWR8TPyHCsyUvJSxyXFJ
• How to Use Minitab (WikiHow; can download each module as PDF): https://www.wikihow.com/Use-Minitab

Excel Statistics

• Learnit Training
  • Excel Intro to Data Analysis Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YE1HBEY2upg
  • Data Analysis with Excel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnR3yDXZQ1M
  • Excel Data Analysis Full Course Tutorial (7+ Hours): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrbf9DtR3_c

Free Statistical Software
http://statpages.org/javasta2.html