Research & Writing

DATA ANALYSIS

Statistical Regression Methods

This is a website at the University of Warwick, UK that teaches statistical regression methods for use in the social sciences, specifically in education research. They focus on learning methods and interpreting findings using SPSS rather than get into heavy statistical math. There is an introduction video and excellently organized and presented material that walks you through statistical regression methods. They cover Simple, Multiple, Logistic, and Ordinal Regression.

Statistics Help For Students
A really great website that is designed for beginners in stats, and for those who need a quick and easy refresher. The pages are laid out in a very easy to read format, the explanations are crystal. The explanations help you to:

• know how to enter data and what your data files should look like
• see each SPSS screen as an analysis is done
• understand how to interpret results
• understand how to write your results up in APA style.

WRITING INSPIRATION TIPS AND TOOLS The Ultimate Guide to Writing Better Than You Normally Do - Colin Nissan This is part of an eclectic blog called Timothy McSweeney's Internet Tendency. This page on writing has useful writing principles we've all heard about, but often fail to follow. Each tip is presented very briefly, making this a concise and handy reminder when our writing begins to flag.

GENERAL DISSERTATING HELP

The Dissertation Workshop Website

This website is run by clinical psychologists Fred Stern, Ph.D., and Lois Feldman, Ph.D. who help graduate students individually, in groups and in workshops to grapple with their dissertations. The web site is also informed by research that Dr. Stern did for his doctoral dissertation: The Effects of Separation-Individuation Conflicts on the Length of Time to Completion of the Dissertation. The purpose of the website is to help students move their dissertations along to completion. Some of the topics covered include: Dealing with discouragement and writer's block, getting organized, getting support. There is also a list of useful books.

 

EDITING SERVICES 

Here are some excellent websites to tools, guides, and generally helpful stuff to keep you productive and moving steadily toward the PhD:

Tweed Editing

Run by Katie Van Heest, PhD, who is a Chicago-trained academic editor with years of experience.
She can intervene at any stage in the writing process from brainstorming to proofreading. She also has amazing tips, ideas, and resources for scholarly writers, as well as a wonderful blog.

Academic Manuscript Editing
Editing service by Annalisa Weaver, PhD. She specializes in academic editing, including dissertation and thesis editing, and converting manuscripts from dissertation to book, and general publication submission preparation.

Academic Ladder

This has a bunch of links on writing, mind-mapping, revising, writer's block, organizing yourself, avoiding procrastination, setting goals. It even has resources for looking after yourself and making sure you don't go crazy from dissertating.