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- Data, Systematic Reviews & Meta-analyses
Communication M.S. (grad students): Data, Systematic Reviews & Meta-analyses
Data and visualization tools
- Data ReferenceGuide to tools for finding data sources or datasets, managing, visualizing, & using data.
- How to Process, Analyze and Visualize DataMIT OpenCourseWare
- Data.govOpen government data impact and applications
- Merlot "visualize data" resultsMerlot contains international online learning materials and content creation tools
- The Data and Story Library - DASL at StatLibdatafiles and stories that illustrate the use of basic statistics methods
The Statistical Consulting Center primarily helps with quantitative data but can run qualitative data as files (e.g., spreadsheets, MS documents, etc.) through SAS, which may help with coding, as SCC can put reports into a readable document like word but organized in a way that facilitates analysis or visualizing patterns.
Data Sources
- Statista This link opens in a new windowQuantitative data, statistics, data from market and opinion research, business organizations, and government institutions.
- Google Dataset searchFind datasets using Google.
- USA.govSearch for "data visualization" to bring you many different galleries from local, state, and national sources
- Data.govOpen government data sources
- UNdataUnited Nations' data collection: search for topic/s
- Census Infographics & VisualizationsU.S. Census collection of infographics and other visualizations
- Dataset collectionsRoper Center, Cornell University
Systematic Reviews & Meta-analyses
Evidence-based Practice uses current research to inform "diagnosis" of a problem and decisions about how to proceed. There is more information on the Subject Guide for Research Methods in Exercise and Health Science, Evidence Based Practice page. The "Pyramid of Evidence" link below shows the progression of types of sources from eye-witness or first-person narratives to meta-analyses.
- Pyramid of evidenceThe "pyramid of evidence" with levels of evidence and where to find evidence based literature.
- Papers that summarize other papers (systematic reviews and meta-analyses).This article will help you understand what systematic reviews or meta-analyses are and how to read them.
- Communication Source This link opens in a new windowSearch for "systematic review" OR "systematic reviews"
or search for meta-analys*
or search for "evidence-based"
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