Resources

Several resources are available to support UTK students, faculty, and staff researchers:

• For help with statistical consulting, machine learning, qualitative analysis, GIS, and web-surveys visit Research Computing Support.
• For help with high performance and scientific computing services, ISAAC Open Enclave, and ISAAC Secure Enclave, visit High Performance & Scientific Computing.
• For help with Bioinformatics visit Bioinformatics Computing Support.
• Library Data Management Services helps you find datasets from many sources such as ICPSR, Census, etc.

Software

Each software package description has a section labeled “How can I learn it?” which contains information on how to get started using each software package supported by OIT. For information on how to learn various software packages, please choose a software package from the table shown here.

Additional information is as follows:

• The UT Software Download Area can be used to obtain OIT software for teaching and academic research purposes at no additional charge.
• OIT’s Annual Customer Satisfaction Survey includes questions regarding use of specialized research software. A table of cumulative results is available here.
• R contains over 20,000 packages available to perform various analyses.  Here is a list of R Packages supported by RCS.
• How the Top 25 Universities use Information Technology and Services to Support Research
• Vanderbilt Software Study

Online Books

Several books are available online which discuss statistical research methods statistical analysis.  These include:

• R for SAS and SPSS users
• Statistical Analysis Handbook Download – Dr. Michael J de Smith
• Statistical Inference via Data Science: A Modern Dive into R and the Tidyverse – Chester Ismay & Albert Kim
• Tidy Modeling (Machine Learning) in R

Websites

While there are many research websites available, these resources are particularly helpful:

• UCLA provides several statistical analysis examples including annotated output. The website contains a vast amount of information that demonstrates how to perform and interpret many common statistical analyses using many software packages.
• Statistical Analysis Handbook – A Web Based Resource
• APA Online Style Guide
• APA Numbers and Statistics Handout
• APA Quick Examples for Reporting Basic Statistics
• UTK Libraries Style Guides