MERLOT Materials

This site is a collection of links to free online books, manuals, and articles on how to do social research, including... see more

'This book is designed to introduce doctoral and graduate students to the process of scientific research in the social... see more

This OPEN TEXTBOOK is for Politically-Oriented Web-Enhanced Research Methods for Undergraduates — Topics and Tools:... see more

This module was designed to introduce students to the basics of data analysis. The focus is on two and three variable... see more

These resources accompany "Exercises for Critical Thinking" which is also available on Merlot. They provide resources for... see more

The SPSS: Interactive Introduction to SPSS Statistical Software Module is designed to provide an introductory level,... see more

These exercises (15 in all) were written for instructors teaching an introductory class in statistics. They were written... see more

A repository of tools and educational materials designed to improve quantitative literacy skills in social science... see more

This guide is intended to equip you with the tools you need to measure the impact of your program on your community,... see more

The Methodspace masthead states it is "home of the Research Methods community." Moreover, the site claims: "Methodspace... see more

This is a free textbook offered by Saylor Foundation. 'The author of Principles of Sociological Inquiry: Qualitative and... see more

Protocols.io is a freely available, crowd-sourced, up-to-date, International Open Access Research Repository for Science... see more

This is a must-read how-to guide if you are planning to embark on a scholarly digitisation project. Tailored to the... see more

The UK Data Service is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to meet the data needs of researchers,... see more

An interesting look into the scientific enterprise. Dr. Raman explores historical, personal, and philosophical aspects of... see more

Share with your students why the presence of an outlier affects which measure of central tendency to report. Feel free to... see more

The goal of this exercise is to think about a concept typically called religious fundamentalism and to consider how we... see more

The goal of this exercise is to explore the relationship between religiosity and other variables using crosstabulation.... see more

The goal of this exercise is to create a measure of religiosity. We will also validate our measure. Validity refers to... see more

Covers how to interpret the One-Way ANOVA results, why we use the ANOVA rather than several independent sample t test... see more

This open textbook is being utilized in a research course for undergraduate students by April LaGue, Ph.D. at California... see more

For more than four decades, the General Social Survey (GSS) has studied the growing complexity of American society. It is... see more

This text emphasizes the relevance of research methods for the everyday lives of its readers: undergraduate students. The... see more

Online learning requires a significant amount of self-discipline and excellent time-management skills. Get tips for... see more