Useful Resources for Data Analysis

Science 1 June 2017

This is a collection I put together during my time running the StatistikWerkstatt at the University of Leipzig. Students kept asking the same question: where do I start? These are the books and tools I kept recommending.

The bookshelf

Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics Andy Field
SPSS · Beginner
Discovering Statistics Using R Andy Field
R · Beginner
Statistical Methods for Psychology Howell
Psychology
Numerical Ecology Legendre²
Ecology
Introductory Econometrics Wooldridge
Econometrics
Guide to Panel Analysis with Stata Panel Analysis
Stata
An Introduction to Statistical Learning Hastie et al.
Stat. Learning · Free ↓
The Elements of Statistical Learning Hastie et al.
Elements · Free ↓

The fourth edition of the Andy Field SPSS book is preferable to the fifth — better content, lower price.

Which test should I use?

The University of Zurich maintains an interactive decision tree for choosing the right statistical method. It’s in German, but the flowchart speaks for itself.

UZH decision tree for choosing the right statistical test

Which correlation coefficient?

A lookup table by Matheguru for choosing the right correlation coefficient, by scale level and distribution assumption.

Correlation coefficient lookup table