Research Methods Databases
- Sage Research Methods This link opens in a new window
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Sage Research Methods is the ultimate methods library with more than 1000 books, reference works, journal articles, and instructional videos by world-leading academics from across the social sciences, including the largest collection of qualitative methods books available online from any scholarly publisher. The site is designed to guide users to the content they need to learn a little or a lot about their method. The Methods Map can help those less familiar with research methods to find the best technique to use in their research. Built upon Sage’s legacy of methods publishing, Sage Research Methods is the essential online tool for researchers.Full text of book, journal, and reference content to aid as students research design methodologies, understand and select methods, conduct research, and write findings.
Includes tools such as:
- Project Planner: find step-by-step guidance to complete your research project
- Which Stats Test: answer questions to see which statistical method is best for your data - Sage Research Methods Cases This link opens in a new windowSage Research Methods is the ultimate methods library with more than 1000 books, reference works, journal articles, and instructional videos by world-leading academics from across the social sciences, including the largest collection of qualitative methods books available online from any scholarly publisher. The site is designed to guide users to the content they need to learn a little or a lot about their method. The Methods Map can help those less familiar with research methods to find the best technique to use in their research. Built upon Sage’s legacy of methods publishing, Sage Research Methods is the essential online tool for researchers.
- Sage Research Methods Datasets This link opens in a new windowA collection of topical, engaging practice and teaching datasets with instructional guides that give students a chance to learn data analysis by practicing themselves.
- Sage Research Methods Video This link opens in a new windowVideo tutorials, case study videos, expert interviews, and more, covering the entire research methods and statistics curriculum.
Training Resources
- Research Integrity: An Introduction for Researchers (Springer Nature)"We have designed this tutorial with early career researchers in mind, across all scholarly fields. Whether your work involves traditional lab work, field work or research that is literature or theory based, the principles of research ethics and publication ethics are still critical."
- Course on Fundamentals of Peer Review (Springer Nature)"A strong understanding of all aspects of the peer review process is vital for all journal Editors. This free three-module course provides any Editor with an overview of the process in full."
Search for Books
- UCF Library Catalog This link opens in a new windowCatalog of the books, media, journals, and other library materials owned by the UCF Libraries.
Some listed content requires login with your NID.
Search the UCF Library catalog for:
- analysis
- analysis of variance
- axiomatic set theory
- case studies
- cluster analysis
- discriminant analysis
- distribution (probability theory)
- econometric models
- evaluation
- experimental design
- extreme value theory
- functional analysis
- functional equations
- information theory
- knowledge, theory of
- laboratories
- linear models
- mathematical models
- mathematical statistics
- measurement
- methodology
- methods
- models
- multivariate analysis
- numerical analysis
- observation
- probabilities
- qualitative research
- quality control--statistical methods
- questionnaires
- random variables
- regression analysis
- research
- research, industrial
- sequential analysis
- simulation methods
- statistical hypothesis testing
- statistical methods
- stochastic processes
- surveys
- testing
- theory
General Resources
- Resources for Methods in Evaluation and Social ResearchFREE resources for Program Evaluation and Social Research Methods
- Office of Operational Excellence and Assessment Support (OEAS)OEAS "supports the survey and statistical analysis needs of administrative and academic units and programs" at the University of Central Florida.
- MethodSpace"was created by SAGE to provide a hub for the online community of researchers, from students to professors, engaged in research methods"
Resources for Graduate Studies
Research Guides:
Dissertation Calculator (University of Minnesota) "is a tool that helps demystify the process of completing your dissertation or thesis. The Calculator breaks down the dissertation process into manageable deadlines and provides you with important resources and advice. Using this tool can help you develop your specific process in collaboration with your department, advisor, writing group and others." NOTE: Resources identified in the schedule may link to a login for University of Minnesota students, but the UCF Libraries provide access for our students to many of the same resources; contact UCF Ask A Librarian for assistance.