Survey research and design in psychology/Materials

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Software[edit | edit source]

To complete the tutorials and survey research project for Survey research and design in psychology access will be needed to statistical software, including IBM SPSS and spreadsheet software such as Microsoft Excel (part of Microsoft Office). This software can be accessed on University of Canberra campus computers at no additional cost by those enrolled.

You can also use versions of the software on other computers. Options for accessing SPSS include:

  1. Download and install a 14-day trial version.
  2. Purchase a SPSS Standard Grad Pack 6 or 12 month license via SPSS buy now - see bottom right hand corner for links to student version resellers

Calculator[edit | edit source]

A non-programmable calculator (~$10) is recommended for tutorials and quizzes.

USB flash drive[edit | edit source]

A 2GB or larger USB flash drive (~AU$10) is recommended for file storage whilst working on tutorial exercises and the survey research project. Backups should also be made.