Social Sciences Data Resources

CIS manages statistical software access. For a complete overview of software available for all Brown community members see:

• Brown University Licensed Software
• Brown Computing Lab Locations

The library can support research in R, Stata, and SPSS.

R is open source statistical analysis and visualization software.

Download and Installation Instructions

• cran.r-project.org

Resources for learning R

• The R Project for Statistical Computing
• R Project manuals and documentation
• The R Journal
• Screenshots of R in action

SPSS is commercial software first made available in 1968 and now owned by IBM.

For more information about SPSS visit: 

• SPSS information from IBM
• SPSS on Wikipedia

Resources for learning SPSS

• SPSS manuals and documentation 

Stata is commercial statistical analysis and visualization software.

For more information about Stata:

• Stata | Data Analysis and Statistical Software
• Detailed information about Stata's capabilities

Resources for learning Stata

• Stata manuals and documentation
• Stata Journal