DIGITAL RESOURCES FOR EVALUATORS

Compiled by Catherine Callow-Heusser (cheusser@cc.usu.edu OR ccallowheusser@yahoo.com)

DIGITAL RESOURCES for EVALUATORS--Home

Communities of Evaluators

Education and Training in Evaluation

Governments, Agencies, Foundations, Organizations

Companies and Consultants

Funding and Employment

Evaluation Texts and Documents

Instruments, Data, Surveys, Statistics, and Software

Other Sites with Lists of Web Links

Most Used or Favorite Sites

Instruments, Data, Surveys, Statistics, and Software

Data Sources and Statistics

Instruments

Survey, Data Analysis, and Statistics Software

 

Thanks to the many EVALTALKERs who suggested links to websites.

 

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Data Sources and Statistics

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Data Warehouse

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products.htm

Center for Earth Science Information Network, Columbia University

http://www.ciesin.org/data.html

Child and Family Statistics

http://childstats.gov/

Child Welfare League of America National Data Analysis System

http://ndas.cwla.org

ChildStats.gov: Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics

http://childstats.gov/

Community Information by Zip Code, CA State U, Northridge

http://library.csun.edu/mfinley/zipstats.html

Council of European Social Science Data Archives

http://www.nsd.uib.no/cessda/

County and City Data Book, U.S. Census Bureau

http://www.census.gov/statab/www/ccdb.html

Data Resources for Sociologists

http://www.asanet.org/student/data.html

Data Sources compiled by Julian Faraway, University of Michigan

http://www.stat.lsa.umich.edu/~faraway/data.html

Demographic and Health Surveys

http://www.measuredhs.com/

Department of Education (DOE)

http://www.ed.gov/

EUROPINION, European Continuous Tracking Survey

http://europa.eu.int/en/comm/dg10/infcom/epo/eo.html

EUROSTAT Europa Statistics

http://europa.eu.int/en/comm/eurostat/

Federal Statistical Agencies Homepages

http://members.aol.com/copafs/fedlinks.htm

FedStats: Statistics from U.S. Federal Agencies

http://www.fedstats.gov/

General Social Survey Cumulative Codebook

http://www.icpsr.umich.edu:81/GSS/

General Social Survey Data and Information Retrieval System

http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/gss/

GovStats, Government Information Sharing Project

http://govinfo.kerr.orst.edu/

Infonation: Statistical Data for Member States of the United Nations

http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm

Institute for Research in Social Science Data Archive

http://www.irss.unc.edu/data_archive/

International Data and Data Libraries

http://www.psc.isr.umich.edu/dads

International Labor Organization Databases

http://www.ilo.org/public/english/support/lib/dblist.htm

International Archive of Educational Data

http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/IAED/

International Statistics, Mansfield University

http://lib.mansfield.edu/intstat.html

Internet Resources for Institutional Research

http://www.airweb.org/links/

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research

http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/

Library of Congress

http://www.loc.gov/

National Center for Education Statistics

http://nces.ed.gov/

National Center for Health Statistics

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/

National Center for Health Statistics FastStats

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/Default.htm

National Network of State Polls Data Archives

http://www.unc.edu/depts/nnsp/archives.htm

National Science Foundation (NSF)

http://www.nsf.gov/

Population Index on the Web at Princeton

http://popindex.princeton.edu/

President's Economic Statistics Briefing Room

http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/esbr.html

Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut

http://www.RoperCenter.uconn.edu/

Search for Social Science Data on the Net

http://odwin.ucsd.edu/idata/

Social Science Data Archives: North America

http://www.nsd.uib.no/cessda/namer.html

Social Science Data on the Net, University of California, San Diego

http://odwin.ucsd.edu/idata/

Sociometrics

http://www.socio.com

Sources of International Statistics on the Web, U of Maryland

http://www.lib.umd.edu/MCK/STATS.html

Statistical Abstract of the U.S., U.S. Census Bureau

http://www.census.gov/statab/www/

Statistical Resources on the Web, University of Michigan

http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/statsnew.html

Statistics Canada

http://www.statcan.ca/start.html

Statistics on the Web: Links to Online Resources

http://www.execpc.com/~helberg/statframes.html

Statistics.com: Links to Data

http://www.statistics.com/

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

http://www.samhsa.gov/

Survey Document and Analysis (SDA) Data Archives

http://csa.berkeley.edu:7502/

UNICEF Statistical Data

http://www.unicef.org/statis/index.html

United Nations Population Information Network

http://www.un.org/popin/

U.S. Census Bureau

http://www.census.gov/

U.S. Census Bureau American FactFinder

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/BasicFactsServlet

U.S. National Center for Health Statistics

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/

U.S. State Department Services

http://www.state.gov/www/background_notes/index.html

WebCASPAR: NSF Data Archives for Academic Science and Engineering

http://caspar.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/WebIC.exe?template=nsf/srs/webcasp/start.wi

World Factbook, 1997

http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

World Wide Web of Demography, Netherlands

http://www.nidi.nl/links/nidi6300.html

WWW Virtual Library: Statistics, University of Florida

http://www.stat.ufl.edu/vlib/statistics.html

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Instruments

Assessment Systems Corporation

http://www.assess.com/

BUROS Institute of Mental Measurements

http://www.unl.edu/buros/

Buros Mental Measurements Yearbook Indexes

http://www.unl.edu/buros/index00.html

Cancer Prevention Research Measures, Cancer Prevention Research Center

http://www.uri.edu/research/cprc/measures.htm

CDC Surveys and Data Collection Systems

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/express.htm

Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) Instruments

http://www.caps.ucsf.edu/projects/instrumentindex.html

Center for Equity and Excellence in Education Test Database

http://ericae.net/eac/

Center for Mental Health Policy, Vanderbilt University

http://www.vanderbilt.edu/VIPPS/CMHP/

Character Education Partnership Assessment Instruments

http://www.character.org/resources/assessment/

CSAT GPRA Client Outcome Measures for Discretionary Programs, The Measurement Group

http://www.themeasurementgroup.com/pdf/csat_gpra.pdf

Demographic and Health Surveys

http://www.measuredhs.com/

Educational Testing Service (ETS)

http://www.ets.org/

Educational Testing Service (ETS) Test Collection

http://www.ets.org/testcoll/index.html

ERIC/AE Test Locator

http://ericae.net/testcol.htm

Evaluation Checklists Project, Evaluation Center at WMU

http://www.wmich.edu/evalctr/checklists/

Evaluator's Instruments Exchange, Evaluation Center at Western Michigan

http://141.218.173.232:120/xchange/default.htf

FLAG: Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide for Science, Math, Engineering, and Technology Instructors

http://www.flaguide.org/

Global Appraisal of Individual Needs, Lighthouse Institute

http://www.chestnut.org/LI/gain/

Human Services Research Institute (HSRI)

http://www.hsri.org/index.html

Insight Assessment, Assessment and Evaluation Services

http://www.insightassessment.com/home.html

Insight Assessment, Course Evaluation Forms

http://www.insightassessment.com/teaching.html

Institute for Research in Social Science Public Opinion Questionaire Database

http://www.ciesin.org/datasets/irss/irss.html

InterEd

http://www.intered.com/

International Institute on Sustainable Development:Research Library

http://www.iisd.org/ic/

Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment

http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/survey/resource.htm

The Measurement Group Evaluation Instruments and Tools

http://www.themeasurementgroup.com/mod_list.htm

National Center for Education Statistics

http://nces.ed.gov/

National Center for Health Statistics

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/

National Association of Test Directors (NATD)

http://www.natd.org/

National Evaluation Data Services (NEDS): Instruments

http://neds.calib.com/products/download.cfm?TypeID=18

National Institute for Leadership and Institutional Effectiveness

http://www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/cep/acce/nilie/

NCS Pearson Survey Instruments

http://www.ncspearson.com/survey/index.htm

Non-Profit Organization Self Evaluation Checklist

http://www.ginsler.com/documents/self_evaluation_checklist.pdf

North Central Regional Educational Laboratory: Assessment

http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/as0cont.htm

NorthWest Regional Educational Laboratory: Assessment & Evaluation

http://www.nwrel.org/eval/

Ohio Mental Health Consumer Outcomes Initiative

http://rhosp029.odn.state.oh.us/initiatives/outcomes/outcomes.html

Ohio Mental Health Consumer Outcomes Initiative: The Ohio Scales

http://rhosp029.odn.state.oh.us/initiatives/outcomes/instros.html

Online Evaluation Resource Library (OERL), SRI

http://oerl.sri.com/

Outcomes and Satisfaction Measurement Tools

http://www.psychlink.com/news/prcstrat/art11.html

Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)

http://www.tappedin.sri.com/pals/

Pro-Ed, Publishers of Standardized Tests

http://www.proedinc.com/index.html

Psychological Assessment Resources (PAR)

http://www.parinc.com/

Psychometrics Canada

http://www.psychometrics.com/

Region III Comprehensive Center, George Washington Univ.

http://ceee.gwu.edu/

Research Forum on Children, Families, and the New Federalism: Resources

http://www.researchforum.org

SF-8 Health Survey

http://www.sf36.com/tools/sf8.shtml

Sociometrics

http://www.socio.com

Survey Document and Analysis (SDA) Data Archives

http://csa.berkeley.edu:7502/

Survey for Use in Evaluating Dialogue Programs

http://www.westernjustice.org/dialogue_eval_i.htm

Survey Research Center, Princeton University

http://www.princeton.edu/~abelson/index.html

Team Management Systems (TMS) Online, Work -based assessment system

http://www.tms.com.au/tms03.html

Tests and Measures in the Social Sciences

http://libraries.uta.edu/helen/test&meas/testmainframe.htm

United Way of America: Resource Network on Outcome Measurement

http://www.unitedway.org/outcomes/

University of Wisconsin-Extension: Program Development and Evaluation--Instruments

http://www.uwex.edu/ces/pdande/evaluation/evalinstruments.html

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Surveys, Data Analysis, and Statistics: Software

AEA's List for Qualitative Analysis

http://www.eval.org/EvaluationLinks/QDA.htm

AEA's List for Surveys

http://www.eval.org/EvaluationLinks/surveylinks.htm

AnSWR Analysis Software for Word-based Records

http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/software/answr.htm

Assessment Systems Corporation: Psychometric Software

http://www.assess.com/

Association for Survey Computing: Software for Statistical and Social Survey Analysis

http://www.asc.org.uk/Register/index.htm

CDS/ISIS by UNESCO

http://www.unesco.org/webworld/build_info/inftools.html

Concept Systems Inc. (CSI)

http://www.conceptsystems.com/

Conducting Survey Research by Health Communication Unit, Center for Health Promotion, University of Toronto

http://www.thcu.ca/infoandresources/publications/pdfsurvey5499.pdf

DataDesk Data Analysis Software by Data Description, Inc.

http://www.datadesk.com/

EPI-INFO, EPI-MAP, SSS1: Centers for Disease Control

http://www.cdc.gov/publications.htm#soft

Ethnograph by Qualis Research

http://www.qualisresearch.com

Evaluation Software Publishing

http://www.evalsoft.com/

EZSurvey by Raosoft

http://www.raosoft.com

EZ-Text Qualitative Software Program, Centers for Disease Control

http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/software/ez-text.htm

FACETS: Many-Facet Rasch Analysis

http://207.201.128.131/facets.htm

General Social Survey Resources, Queens College

http://www.soc.qc.edu/QC_Software/

HyperResearch, ResearchWare

http://www.researchware.com/

HyperStat Online

http://davidmlane.com/hyperstat

IDAMS by UNESCO

http://www.unesco.org/webworld/build_info/inftools.html

Inspiration: Visual Thinking and Learning Tool

http://www.inspiration.com/

Interact Software: Observing Behavior, Mangold Software and Consulting

http://www.mangold.de/english/interact.htm

Interactive Statistical Calculations

http://members.aol.com/johnp71/javastat.html

Interform by Raosoft

http://www.raosoft.com

Internet Survey Management Software: JH Associates

http://www.surveyssay.com/

Market Research and Survey Software: Links to Free Resources at ResearchInfo.com

http://www.researchinfo.com/docs/software/index.cfm

NCS Pearson Survey Software

http://www.ncspearson.com/survey/index.htm

NCSS Statistical Software

http://ncss.com/

Noldus Information Technology Products

http://www.noldus.com/products

NUDIST -- Qualitative Solutions and Research (QSR)

http://www.qsr.latrobe.edu.au/

Online Guide to Software for Teaching Statistics

http://www.stats.gla.ac.uk/cti/activities/guide/index.html

On-line Statistical Software & Texts

http://members.aol.com/johnp71/javastat.html

OpenStat FREE Statistics Package

http://scribers.midwest.net/wgmiller

Polyform Web Forms Construction Kit by O'Reilly Software

http://polyform.oreilly.com/

Power Analysis Worksheet: Calculation of Effect Sizes

http://www.chestnut.org/LI/downloads/ESWK.xls

PowerTab Survey Software by Power Knowledge Software

http://www.powerknowledge.com/PowerTab/home.html

Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc.

http://www.parinc.com/

Psychometrics

http://www.psychometrics.com/

QDATA, QSTATS, QSearch, Queens College

http://www.soc.qc.edu/QC_Software/

Qualpage: Resources for Qualitative Research

http://www.ualberta.ca/~jrnorris/qual.html

Qualrus: Intelligent Qualitative Analysis Software

http://www.ideaworks.com/news.shtml

Question Mark Software for Computerized Testing, Assessment & Surveys

http://www.questionmark.com/

R Interactive Statistical Data Analysis

http://stat.auckland.ac.nz/r/r.html

Remark Web Survey: Principia Products

http://www.principiaproducts.com/

Response-O-Matic: Free Form Processor for Web Forms

http://www.response-o-matic.com/

RM Web: Statisticss and Software Links

http://www.aom.pace.edu/rmd/statsoft.html

Sample Size Calculation, Simple Interactive Statistical Analysis

http://home.clara.net/sisa/sampshlp.htm

SampleXS Sample Size Calculator

http://www.myatt.demon.co.uk/samplexs.htm

SAS Institute

http://www.sas.com/

Simple Interactive Statistical Analysis (SISA)

http://home.clara.net/sisa/

Social Network Analysis, Computer Programs

http://www.sfu.ca/~insna/INSNA/soft_inf.html

Software for Statistical and Social Survey Analysis

http://www.asc.org.uk/Register/index.htm

SPSS

http://www.spss.com

Stata Corp. - Statistical Software for Professionals

http://www.stata.com/

Statistica by StatSoft Inc.

http://www.statsoftinc.com/

Statistical Services Software Resources

http://www.utexas.edu/cc/stat/world/softwaresites.html

Statistics on the Web: Links to Online Resources

http://www.execpc.com/~helberg/statframes.html

Statistics.com: Teaching Statistics

http://www.statistics.com/

StatPac Survey Software

http://www.statpac.com/

STATS: Statistical Software for Market Research (Freeware)

http://www.decisionanalyst.com/download.asp

Survey Document and Analysis (SDA)

http://csa.berkeley.edu:7502/

Survey Research Center's Links

http://members.bellatlantic.net/~abelson/

Survey Said by Marketing Masters

http://www.surveysaid.com/

Survey Solutions for the Web by Perseus

http://www.perseus.com/

Survey Suite for Online Surveys by InterCom

http://intercom.virginia.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/intercom/SurveySuite/ss_index.pl

Survey System

http://www.surveysystem.com/

Survey System's Sample Size Calculator

http://www.surveysystem.com/sscalc.htm

SurveyTracker by Training Technologies Inc.

http://www.surveytracker.com/

SurveyWin by Raosoft

http://www.raosoft.com

Text analysis software, Harald Klein

http://www.intext.de/TEXTANAE.HTM

Visone: Software for the Visual Analysis of Social Networks

http://www.visone.de/

Visualizing Statistical Concepts

http://www.du.edu/psychology/methods/concepts/index.htm

Web Survey Methodology: Links to Software

http://websm.org/companiesoft.html

WWW Survey Assistant from S-Ware

http://or.psychology.dal.ca/~wcs/hidden/home.html

Zoomerang Web Surveys

http://www.zoomerang.com/Login/index.zgi

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