Data and Statistical Services (DSS) provides data and statistical consulting. Experts are available to advise Princeton University student, faculty, and staff on choosing appropriate data, application of quantitative research methods, data cleaning and conversion, the interpretation of statistical analyses, and data visualization. Subject specialists help choose appropriate data. The statistical packages supported by consultants are R/R Studio and Stata.  We provide limited help with Matlab, Python (for text mining and social science applications), SAS and SPSS. We provide assistance in quantitative analysis of electronic data as part of independent research projects, such as junior papers, senior theses, term papers, dissertations, and scholarly articles. We teach workshops on software and methods.

Help Finding Data

Our librarians can help you in identifying and locating data.

Use the Data Catalog to find data that are available through the Princeton University Library. Access the Data Catalog 


 

Help with Analysis

The DSS Lab (Firestone A-12G) is staffed weekdays from 1:30-4:30 pm.  This is a walk in service with no appointment needed.  Data Services Specialists are also available by appointment to assist with statistical packages (R, Stata, or SPSS) or social science statistical methodology and can help you in downloading, formatting, reshaping, or analyzing data. Book an appointment

Data and Statistical Service Lab (Firestone A-12G)

Data and Statistical Services Lab

Data and Statistical Services (DSS) provides data and statistical consulting. Experts are available to advise on choosing appropriate data, application of quantitative research methods, the interpretation of statistical analyses, data conversion, and data visualization. 

Data Analysis Guides

These guides can help with topics such as Stata, R, Visualizing Data, and more. 

Statistics and Data Analysis Guides