Research Guides: Data Resources & Tools: Data Analysis Tools

Statistical Testing Tool

Census Statistical Testing Tool
Comparing American Community Survey (ACS) estimates involves more than determining which statistic is higher or lower. Users should also conduct statistical testing to make sure differences are statistically significant and are unlikely to have occurred by chance. This testing takes into account the margin of error (MOE) associated with survey estimates, which are based on responses from a sample of the full population.

Looking for an easy way to conduct statistical testing? Try the Census Bureau's Statistical Testing Tool. Simply copy or download ACS estimates and their MOEs into the spreadsheet to get instant results of statistical tests.

Data Analysis Tools at Oxy

Access Jupyter Notebook, ArcGIS and Stata on the public computers at the library or use the Parallels virtual computer lab for remote access.

See the ITS Service Catalog for more information on Academic Software available at Oxy.

ArcGIS
Software platform for data mapping and analysis.

Tools for Data Analysis

Python
Open source programming language for web development, scientific and numeric computing plus text analysis.
R
R is a free software that you can download onto your device for statistical computing and graphics.
Stack Exchange
173 Q&A communities, including Stack Overflow, share questions, learn, and share technical knowledge.

If you are doing qualitative analysis and are wondering which computer assisted qualitative data analysis (CAQADS) package to use, the University of Surrey has published reviews of the most popular CAQADS for qualitative and mixed-methods research.