Graduate School Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
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Library
The FASS Subject Librarians - Louise Tripp and Andy Holgate - are both available for one-to-one sessions if any help is needed with searching for journal articles and further research (including Citation Indexes for Social Sciences and Arts & Humanities).
- Library home
- Library catalogue
- Library Subject Guides for FASS departments
- Library study skills and research methods materials
- Library Guide for Researchers
Statistics
The Lancaster University Statistical Advisory Service is provided by members of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. Any member of University staff and any Lancaster PhD student is entitled to free statistical advice concerning their research programme. Typical requests include help with the design of studies and the number of experimental units to observe, the analysis and interpretation of study data, the identification and use of appropriate statistical software, and the expression of statistical findings in reports and papers.
Most enquiries lead to advice on how you should proceed in applying suitable statistical procedures: this is not a data analysis service. Some more complex problems lead to joint research (and joint publication) with the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, in which the adviser does become involved in developing or modifying existing methods or helping with the implementation of novel approaches.
Prospective users of the service should email their request, from a Lancaster University email address, to advice@stats.lancs.ac.uk. A description of the request should be provided, including
- A statement of the research problem;
- A description of the data (including its dimension) if it has been collected;
- A statement of the work that has been done already and the nature of the difficulties encountered.
Once a request has been made, data and documents can be uploaded to the RT website.
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics also provides an extensive series of short courses in statistical methods and associated computer software. A full list and booking information can be found at: http://shortcourses.maths.lancs.ac.uk.
Other
External Links
- Intute: Social Sciences - web based research resource
- Athens for Education
- Google Scholar
- Networking on the Network: A Guide to Professional Skills for PhD Students - article by Phil Agre (Department of Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles)
- Educational resources for postgraduate research - developed by Pat Cryer in her roles as Visiting Professor for the Development of Graduate Education at the University of Manchester and Honorary Professor for Research Student and Supervisor Support and Training at the University of Winchester.
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Graduate School, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Lancaster University
Lancaster LA1 4YD
United Kingdom Tel: 44 0 1524 510880
Fax: 44 0 1524 510857
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