Self Assessment Activities

Quantitative Analysis Methods

Listed below are sets of skills associated with doing quantitative analysis.

Go through these sets and check the skills you believe you have. Click on the 'Evaluate' button and ERC will attempt to interpret your responses.

	Level of skill/experience
	Small				Large
		1	2	3	4	5
Block 1
Basic data processing - entering data from surveys etc.
Data cleaning - making sure the data is coherent
Maintaining and managing research data
Block 2
Basic use of a statistical package or the Excel add-on
Block 3
Generate appropriate basic graphs
Obtain & interpret descriptive statistics
Block 4
Medium level use of a statistical package
Obtain interpret 2 group comparison statistics
Obtain & interpret multi-group comparison statistics
Obtain & interpret measures of association
Block 5
Generate appropriate advanced graphs (eg QQ plots)
Obtain & interpret regression statistics
Obtain & interpret complex multi-group models
Obtain & interpret cluster analysis
Block 6
Obtain & interpret Principal components/ Factor analysis
Obtain & interpret Discriminant analysis
Block 7
Produce nonparametric statistics when needed
Produce robust statistics when needed
Block 8
Presenting data that meets professional standards
Writing up results in a form readers will understand

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