Chapter 16 / Multivariate Analysis Web Resources

Resources for Data Analysis

Statnotes: Topics in Multivariate Analysis

G. David Garson’s online statistics textbook is targeted for graduate students in public administration but accessible to most novice researchers. There are explanations of regression analysis and path analysis as well as many other multivariate statistical techniques. Two excellent features that accompany all discussions of statistics are a list of assumptions and answers to frequently asked questions.

	Pitfalls of Data Analysis
	This paper presented at a conference on applied statistics outlines sources of bias, methodological errors, and problems of interpretation that often are overlooked in data analysis.