Applications of Contemporary Data Analysis Tools

PY-630

Introduction to softwares frequently used in

psychological research

Jamil A. Malik (PhD)

Introduction
Familiar and Unfamiliar
1. Presentation
◦ Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint (Access))

2. Data analysis packages

◦ SPSS, AMOS, Liseral, Mplus, N-vivo, Mlwin, (Excel, Access)

3. Experimentation
◦ Authorware, E-prime

4. Citation Managers
◦ Endnote, Reference Manager

5. Anti-Plagiarism
◦ Turnitin
Authorware
 1987
Authorware is a
 cross-platform (Windows and Macintosh),
 object-oriented
 icon-based authoring environment
with
◦ hypertext
◦ media capabilities
◦ data measurement functions
◦ media integration controls
Why Authorware?
You can use Authorware to
 create
 deliver and
 maintain interactive applications

such as

◦ psychological experiments
◦ computer-based training
◦ educational courseware
◦ on-line documentation
& data collection
◦ digital publications
◦ Simulations
◦ kiosks
 E-prime (reaction time)
 Direct data storing
 Interaction with participants (feedback)
 Joyful
Endnote
 Reference database
 Store and organize all your article

information
 Cite while you write
 Enter citations / Create bibliographies
 Style (APA / Vancouver & 5000+)
 Time and effort
 Journals’ support
 Online resources
Nvivo
 What about qualitative research
 Data Handling

◦ Questionnaires, transcripts of interviews and

focus groups, audio, video recording, digital
pictures
 Coding
 Generating Theories
 Graphical output
SPSS
 Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
 Sounds Familiar
 Easy data management, handling and analysis
 No data limits
 Use and Misuse
 Common use
 Hypothesis testing
 Violation of basic
assumption
 No proper training
 What we will learn?
AMOS
 Analysis of Moment Structures
 Graphical Interface
 Implement SEM visually

◦ Structural Equation Modelling

◦ Analysis of Moment Structures
◦ Covariance Structure Analysis
◦ Analysis of Linear Structural Relationships (LISREL)
◦ Covariance Structure Models
◦ Latent Variables Models
◦ Path Analysis
Parallel Programs
 LISREL (Jöreskog & Sörbom, 1970s)

 EQS (Bentler, 1985)

 CALIS (SAS)

 RAMONA (Browne & Mels, 1998, SYSTAT)

 SEPATH (Steiger, 1999, CSS STATISTICA)

 Mx (Neale, 1997)

 MECOSA (Arminger & Schepers, 1992)

 AMOS (Aruckle, 1999, SPSS)

 Mplus (Muthen & Muthen, 2006)

Mplus
 Non Graphical SEM application
 Seems boring
 Covers many of the deficiencies of AMOS

 Latest and most reliable tool of SEM