Research Design Resources
Research Design Resources
Some of the resources require registration
Statistical Analysis
- Laerd Statistics: QCC faculty can use the academic plan and access the resource for free.
- Statista
- Intro to Descriptive Statistics
- Intro to Inferential Statistics
- Beyond Rigor: Appropriate Analysis, by Patricia Campbell and Eric Jolly
- The Simple Rules for Effective Statistical Practice, by Robert Kass, Brian Caffo, Marie Davidian, Xiao-Li Meng, Bin Yu, and Nancy Reid
- Statistical tests, P values, confidence intervals, and power: a guide to misinterpretations, by Sander Greenland et al.
- The misuse and abuse of statistics in biomedical research, by Matthew Thiese, Zachary Arnold and Skyler Walker
- Know your chances: Understanding health statistics, by Steven Woloshin, Lisa Schwartz, and Gilbert Welch
- Statistics for Biologists: a collection of articles to discuss statistical issues for biologists
- Computing workflows for biologists: A roadmap, by Ashley Shade and Tracy Teal
Research Methods
- Understanding Research Methods:
- Introduction to Social Research Methods:
- Qualitative Research Methods: Conversational Interviewing:
- The Experimental Design Assistant by National Centre for the Replacement Refinement & Reduction of Animals in Research
Evaluation Plan
Reference Management
Books in QCC/CUNY
- Bryman, Alan. (2012) Social Research Methods
- Creswell, John. (2013) Qualitative Inquiry & Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches.
- Creswell, John. (2014). Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods Approaches
- Fowler, Floyd. (1995) Improving Survey Questions: Design and Evaluation.
CUNY Faculty Researcher Handbook
Last updated: 1/15/2023
Contributed by Neera Mohess, The Kurt R. Schmeller Library, Shiang-Kwei Wang, Sharon Lall-Ramnarine