We hope you find the presentations and lectures useful to your quantitative learning... however it doesn't stop there!

Below are some other sources of information that may be of use or interest to you.

Websites

www.quantitativemethods.ac.uk

This website aims to improve the capacity of quants in the social sciences and holds links to data-sets, learning resources and even workshops and events that you may like to attend.

www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/spss

Want to learn SPSS? Then these pages will assist you in familiarising yourself with the tool, including 'class notes' so you can carry out basic analyses.

www.conceptstew.co.uk

For those who are terrified of statistics! By engaging you using simple examples, easy to understand language and using very little maths this resource is a good beginner for those who would like some extra support in understanding the basic essentials of solving quantitative problems.

www.statisticshell.com

'Statistics Hell' is a fun look at the use of quantitative measures and statistics giving advice on everything from Anovas to Multi-variate regressions to Z-scores.

methods.hud.ac.uk

Do you ever wonder where to start looking for help with statistics? The Methods site helps to point you in the right direction, by going through the resources that are already available, reviewing them and then linking to a page / narrative / video that will help you in your quest to tackle numbers.

usuaris.tinet.cat/apym/on-line/research_methods/stats/stats.html

Statistics for Novices- Looking at basic terms, types of data, significance in numbers. A useful guide for starting the beginning.

www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog

With the title 'Facts are sacred', it's easy to see why these pages are so popular. Presented in a light-hearted fashion whilst providing details of statistics in areas such as health, population and even world government data.

Data-Sets

ukdataservice.ac.uk

UK Data Service aims to provide users with a wide range of data resources for social, economic and educational purposes. A useful tool for accessing many large scale data-sets and also providing guides on how to use statistical programmes such as SPSS and STATA using real-life surveys.

www.hscic.gov.uk/social-care

The Health and Social Care Information Centre website includes various statistical publications and data relevant to adult social care.

Sources of secondary analysis for social work research - PPTX 69.9 KB

This is a presentation on the use of existing data for social work research. It includes some useful links to web-based data sources.

Articles

Some articles below which look at, and use, statistics in a novel way, proving that numbers and figures don't need to be boring.

• Kamp, M.A., Slotty, P., Sarikaya - Seiwert, S., Steiger, H. J. and Hanggi, D. (2011) 'Traumatic brain injuries in illustrated literature: experience from a series of over 700 head injuries in the Asterix comic books', Acta Neurochirurgica, 153, pp. 1351 - 1355.
• Lim, M.S.C., Hellard, M. E., and Aitken, C.K. (2005) 'The case of the disappearing teaspoons: longitudinal cohort study of the displacement of teaspoons in an Australian research institute', British Medical Journal, 331, pp. 1498 - 1500.
• Smeeton, S. and Goda, D. (2003) 'Conducting and presenting social work research: some basic statistical considerations', British Journal of Social Work, 33, pp. 567 - 573.
• Smith, G.C.S., and Pell, J.P. (2003) 'Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma related to gravitational challenge: systematic review of randomised controlled trials', British Medical Journal, 327, pp. 1459 - 1461.

Guides

Some official guides regarding how to evaluate research that you come across and understand what is meant by the term 'evidence'.

• Justice Research and Statistics Association (2011) Is this a good quality outcome evaluation report? A guide for practitioners. Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Assistance Center for Program Evaluation and Performance Measurement project.
• Puddy, R.W. and Wilkins, N. (2011) Understanding evidence part 1: best available research evidence. A guide to the continuum of evidence of effectiveness. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.