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Survey Research Training Materials
This page includes various project publications and training materials
on social and survey research methods, levels of data, policy relevant
research and data processing for time series and cross-sectional analysis
with SPSS for Windows, links to other sources and graduate course materials
on survey research methods.
To view or print many of the documents below, you must have Acrobat
Reader software (available free of charge from the Adobe
web site). Note: Most of these papers are formatted for 8.5 x 11
paper. If you must print them on A4 paper, see these instructions.
Research and Data Handling Methods
- Complex Survey Design & Other Challenges: Zambian Agricultural Surveys. Cynthia Donovan. Presentation to the Graduate-level Statistics Course STT 825: Sample Surveys. November 28, 2007. Wells Hall, Michigan State University.
- Training Manual on Sample Design for Surveys. Draft 2006. International Programs Center. (7.9 MB)
- An Analytical Review and Synthesis of Preferred
Research Methods in the MSU Food Security Project. James F.
Tefft with Michael T. Weber and John M. Staatz (1990). IDWP No.
38.
- Computer Analysis of Survey Data -- File Organization for Multi-Level
Data. Chris Wolf, Agricultural Economics Computer Service, Michigan
State University (1990).
Download English | Français
- Helpful
Advice on Computerized Data Handling in Social Surveys, Annotated
Version, By Fritz Scheuren at University of Iowa.
- STATS
- STeve's Attempt to Teach Statistics by Steve Simon, Statistical
Consultant for Mercy General Hospital, with helpful, practical
hints on using statistics and SPSS, as well as many links to Statistical
materials.
- Statistical Computing Resources,
UCLA Academic Technology Services.
- Introduction To Statistics for Agricultural Economists Using SPSS.
Scott M. Swinton and Ricardo A. Labarta, Agricultural Economics,
Michigan State University. 2003.
Download English | Español
Self-Tutorial Sample Session for STATA
- STATA 8 for Windows SAMPLE SESSION.
Cross-Sectional Analysis.
Short Course Training Materials.
Designing Policy Relevant Research and
Data Processing and Analysis with STATA 8 for Windows
8th Edition.
Self-Tutorial Sample Sessions for SPSS
- Instructions and description of
the sample sessions
- Data required for all of the following sample
sessions (in Zip format) (for Portuguese TS data see below). This file contains the data files necessary to properly
run all the sample sessions. The commands in the sample sessions assume
that your data is stored in c:\docs\sample, so we recommend that you unzip the
sample files to that folder.
- Changes in SPSS 15. M. Beaver. February 2007
- Self-Tutorial Sample session for Windows-Cross Sectional Analysis.
Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University.
- Self-Tutorial Sample session for Windows-Time Series Analysis.
Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University.
- SPSS 10.0 2nd Edition (2000) English |
Português
- SPSS 7.5 Revised by Jean-Charles Le Vallée, 3rd Edition
(1999) English
Other Social Science Research Sites
A Microcomputer Program for the Design, Management, and Analysis of
Agronomic Research Experiments (MSTAT-C)
- MSTAT-C: Description
- MSTAT-C: Program
Files
- MSTAT-C: Manual
- Chapters 1-6 (2.5
mg) (Content: Ch. 1: General Information, Ch. 2: Using MSTAT,
Ch 3: Data File Creation, Editing and Sorting, Ch. 4: Experimental
Design Series, Ch. 5: Varietal and Lattice Design and Management,
Ch. 6: Plant Breeding Program)
- Chapters 7-9 (2.7
mg) (Content: Ch. 7: Economic Analysis, Ch. 8: Descriptive
Statistics and Plotting, Ch 9: Analysis of Variance)
- Chapters 10-Appendices (2.5
mg) (Content: Ch 10: Data Analysis, Ch. 11: Multivariate Analysis
Subprograms, Ch. 12: Accession Series Subprogram, Ch. 13: MGraphics
Subprogram, Appendicies)
MSU Graduate Course Materials
- AEC 874 - Field
Data Collection and Analysis in Developing Countries
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