The following list is an index of articles appearing in Research Matters a standing column in Benchmarks Online, UIT's news journal, and in the Benchmarks Archives, and saved in the portable document format, PDF.
NOTE: Information in Benchmarks Online, a periodic news journal, is likely to change or degrade over time; this applies to links to various external websites. For current information on a specific topic, search the UNT website, UNT's UIT Help Desk, Benchmarks Online Archives or the world wide web. You also may email your questions and comments to the UNT University Information Technology Department or DSAOffice.
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Bayesian Book Recommendations, PDF
Bayes Analysis Introduction a Simple Explicit Calculation and Comparison, PDF
Bayes Factors for t Tests and One Way ANOVA in R, PDF
Bayesian Generalized Linear Models in R, PDF
Bayesian Model Averaging in R, PDF
Big Data in R, PDF
Binary Item Factor Analysis in R, PDF
Bootstrapping the Generalized Linear Model, PDF
C
Canonical Correlation (SPSS)
Classroom Instruction, PDF, Open Source Software in Classroom, PDF
Cluster Analysis Basics, PDF
Coding Categorical Variables for Regression Analysis, PDF
Completing a Dissertation, PDF
Composite Indicators with Factor Analysis, PDF
Composite Indicators with Principle Components Analysis, PDF
Cross Validation 1, PDF
Cross Validation 2, PDF
E
EBCDIC, PDF
Equivalence Testing, PDF
Excel, Microsoft®
Export Tables, Graphs, and Raw Rata from R to Excel, PDF
Import Many Excel Files to R, PDF
Using S-plus Graphics in Excel, PDF
F
Factor Analysis
Binary Item Factor Analysis in R, PDF
Composite Indicators with Factor Analysis, PDF
Composite Indicators with Principle Components Analysis, PDF
Hierarchical (Higher Order) Factor Analysis, PDF
Principal Components Analysis vs. Factor Analysis and Alternatives, PDF
Using Very Simple Structure, VSS, to Determine the Appropriate Number of Factors to Extract, PDF
False Discovery Rate, PDF
G
General Guide to Conducting a Dissertation or Thesis, PDF
Graphics displays in R
Basic Graphs, PDF
Importance of Graphs, PDF
H
Hierarchical (Higher Order) Factor Analysis, PDF
Homogeneity of Variance, PDF
Publishing HTLM Documents to the Zope Server, PDF
I
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research Direct Download, ICPSR, PDF
Introduction to RStudio
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LaTeX2HTML, Installation Tutorial, PDF
Linear Mixed Effects in R, PDF
M
Mapping in Stata, Part 1, PDF, Part 2, PDF
Matching Across Two Groups to Reduce Multicollinearity in R, PDF
Measurement Invariance in R, PDF
Mediators and Moderator Variable in Multiple Regression, PDF
Missing Data:
NEW Recommended Method for Multiple Missing Value Imputation, PDF
Recommended method for Multiple Missing Value Imputation, PDF
Robust Methods for Missing Value Imputation in R, PDF
Model Specification Error/Model Mis-specification, PDF
Moderators, PDF
Multilevel Models, PDF
Multinomial Logistic Regression, PDF
N
Null Hypothesis Significance Testing, PDF
O
Outliers – Multivariate Outlier Detection, PDF
Outliers, In Correlation, PDF
P
Parallel Processing: Simple Introduction, PDF
Partial Least Squares modeling in R, PDF
Power, Statistical
Resources, PDF
Robust Calculation of, PDF
Q
Qsurvey, Creating Web Surveys with, PDF, and More on Qsurvey, PDF
R
Regression, Modern Approach to, Uses R, PDF
Reliability, PDF
Reproducible Research, PDF
Resampling
Power Estimation, PDF
R, the Free Software Environment for Statistical Computing and Graphics, PDF
S-plus, PDF
SPSS, Sampling with Replacement in, PDF
R Statistical Software Package: Why R?, PDF
Bayesian Packages, PDF
Using in Conjunction with Microsoft® Excel, PDF
Getting Started, Part 1, PDF, Getting Started, Part 2, PDF
Graphical User Interface - R-Commander, Rcgi, PDF
Graphics in R, Interactive, Part 1, PDF, Part 2, PDF
Help with R Software that is Often Overlooked, PDF
Installation of R for Windows, Easy, PDF
RStudio, Introduction to, and RStudio Server, PDF
Multiple comparisons, PDF, and more, PDF
Multivariate analysis in R, PDF
Power, PDF
Resampling, Dealing with Outliers in Bicvariate Data, PDF
Robust, Calculating Mean and Effect Size, PDF
Simple Data Simulations—in R, of course
Smoothed Bootstrap with Small Data Sets, Using, PDF
Summarizing Data by Grouping Variables, PDF
Tinn Editor: Convenient Script Editor for R, Win32 Platform, PDF
Repeated Measures and Corresponding Comparisons, SPSS and R, PDF
Robust Analyses
Correlation, Dealing with Outliers in Bivariate Data, PDF
Effect Size, Using Robust Mean and Robust Variance Estimates to Calculate, PDF
General, Dealing with Missing Data, PDF
Measures of Location Using GNU S-Plus, Part 1, PDF, Part 2, PDF
Power, PDF
S
Sage Mathematics 1, PDF
Sample Size, PDF
Scraping Web Data in R, PDF
Sequential Character String Generation in R, PDF
Simpsons Paradox, PDF
SEM, A more efficient and consistent way of fitting PLS structural models: A better alternative to SEM than traditional PLS
Simple Data Simulations—in R, of course
Simulation in Research, PDF
Sparklines, PDF, Part 2, PDF
S-Plus Statistical Package
Hmisc Library, PDF
Introduction to programming: PDF-1, PDF-2
Resampling, PDF
Robust, PDF
SPSS Statistical Package
Cluster Analysis Basics, PDF
Repeated Measures, PDF
Report function, PDF
Resampling, PDF
Syntax Intro, PDF
Stata Statistical Package
Results in, PDF-Part 1, PDF-Part 2
Statistics
Finishing a Dissertation, PDF
General, PDF
Length of Analysis, PDF
Modern Statistical Methods Recommendations and Observations, PDF
Resources, PDF
Statistical Action Plan, PDF
Why R?, PDF
Statistical Resources, Update, Version 5
Structural Equation Modeling in R, PDF, SEM lavaan Package Update, PDF
Surveys - Web-based, PDF
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Text Mining in R: A Basic Introduction, PDF
Time Series in R: A Basic Introduction, PDF
Top R Packages and Software, PDF