Research & Survey Tools
Tools are available to survey groups and do research. Software can be customized to fit the needs of your class, project or research.
Qualtrics
Qualtrics is a powerful online survey tool available to all faculty, staff and students at the University of North Dakota for academic purposes.
The Research Suite allows researchers the capacity to build complex surveys that fulfill a variety of research needs. This tool can build surveys incorporating features such as branching, skip logic, response timing, video and audio integration, direct export to SPSS and Excel, and many more.
To log in, enter your NDUS.Identifier and password. Visit the NDUS.Identifier page for username and password questions.
SPSS
SPSS® is statistical software that allows you to run analysis on your data, test hypotheses, and analyze the results of your research. To install SPSS software, please see the Install SPSS Statistics on My Computer help article for instructions.
All of the video tutorials below are within Infobase and will require you to login with your NDUS.Identifier and password.
SPSS 24 - Pre-Assessment - Measure your current knowledge of SPSS® by completing these pre-assessments.
SPSS 27 - Basics - This training covers basic mechanics of using SPSS, such as how to set up files, using the SPSS interface, structuring data, defining and managing variables. The series concludes by conducting basic descriptive statistical analysis.
SPSS 27 - Experimental Analysis - This online training covers experimental analysis using the more advanced features of SPSS. This includes conducting t-tests, ANOVA and univariate analysis, and analyzing data graphically.
Citation Managers
Citation Management software allows you to save, organize, and share all your references in one location. You can choose from several standard citation styles (like APA, MLA, Chicago, Turabian, etc.) or upload and use additional unique styles (e.g., various American Chemical Society styles) and auto-format in-text citations and reference lists in your papers.
Through the Chester Fritz Library’s subscription to Web of Science, EndNote is now available. For free citation manager options, the Library has guidance on Zotero and Mendeley and RefWorks Lite.
Curious about which citation manager is right for your research needs? Need to learn more about RefWorks Lite? Check out the Chester Fritz Library Citation Manager research guide. Librarians are also available for one-on-one assistance.
MATLAB
The University of North Dakota has a campus-wide license to MATLAB. The UND MATLAB Portal provides access to MATLAB, Simulink, and a variety of add-on products. All faculty, researchers, and students can use MATLAB on their UND owned and personally owned computers and laptops.
More information on how to use MATLAB products are available below.