Dissertation Resources

For the Ph.D. candidate, gathering helpful dissertation resources are essential to the success of their dissertation writing process.

The professionals at Statistics Solutions have over 18 years of experience providing dissertation consulting services to thousands of doctoral candidates.  Over the years, we have compiled an extensive catalog of dissertation resources useful to the Ph.D. candidate in any area of study.

Resources include descriptions, key terms and concepts, formulas, SPSS help, survey instruments, examples, and references for the following subject areas:

• ABD: All But Dissertation
• Common Statistical Formulas
• Conducting Qualitative Research
  • Content Analysis
  • Ethnography
  • The Focus Group
  • Validity in Qualitative Research
• Data Entry and Management
  • Autocorrelation
  • Missing Values in Data
  • Multicollinearity
  • Multiple Imputation for Missing Data
• Descriptive Statistics and Interpreting Statistics
  • Data Levels of Measurement
  • Mediator Variable
• Discussion Section
• Literature Review
• Methods Section: Chapter Three
• Research Concept Paper
• Research Designs
• Research Methods
• Results Section: Chapter Four
• Sample Size Calculation and Sample Size Justification
  • Monte Carlo Methods
  • Resampling
  • Sample Size Formula
  • Sampling
  • Standard Error
  • Statistical Power Analysis
• Survey Research and Administration
  • Survey Scales
  • Kappa Calculation

Contact Statistics Solutions today for more information on resources and consulting services.

Outside Resources We Also Recommend:

• National Center for Education Statistics – Build Custom Tables and Datasets
• York University Psychology Resource Centre
• Statnotes: Topics in Multivariate Analysis
• Converge | Harvard Medical School
• Statistics Career Resources from SDSU
• The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Statistics
• CAQDAS Networking Project