Guides: Data Services for MSB: Tools

Software Tools & Resources

LinkedIn Learning This link opens in a new window
LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com) offers thousands of video tutorials on hundreds of subjects. Watch a stand-alone video, or a series leading to an online certification. Patrons with LinkedIn accounts can add certificates to their LinkedIn profiles. Active GU NetID required for access.

Data Ferret
A data mining and extraction tool that allows you to extract data into multiple formats and create tables, charts and graphs for presentations. The DataFerrett application must first be downloaded.
ArcView Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
The ArcView Geographic Information System (GIS) is a powerful desktop mapping software program for managing information and data of any kind based on location. This decision-making tool allows users to visualize information and data in new ways to reveal relationships, patterns and trends, and to create customized maps based on that analysis.
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Users can supply their own data, make use of datasets available in the Gelardin New Media Center, or utilize data that accompany the ArcView software. Gelardin has two work stations with ArcView GIS software installed and a color printer for printing maps. ArcView GIS software may also be borrowed from the Government Documents Department for installation on any Georgetown University-owned computer.
Constellation
Constellation is a open source software for data visualization & analytics. "Our software is a NetBeans Java application designed to run on either Windows or Linux desktops. The software is suited to any network dataset with a rich feature dataset, including social network data, network infrastructure, chemical composition and many more."
UIS's purchase or licensed statistical software store
Once you sign in you can purchase or download software covered by licenses for Mathematica, Minitab, SAS, SPSS, and STATA.

Research Regarding Statistics

Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences This link opens in a new window
Fulltext encyclopedia covering the full range of statistical sciences, including biostatistics, quality control, economics, sociology, engineering, probability theory, computer science, biomedicine, psychology, and many other areas.

How to Cite Data

How To Cite Data (MSU Library)
A concise page with helpful tips on citing your data and examples from three official style guides (APA, MLA, and Chicago). Includes information about how to cite tables, datasets, and citing within text. From Michigan State University Libraries.
Purdue OWL: Writing With Statistics
University of Oregon Libraries: Citing Data