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Research Data Services

Software List

Software
Type 
Size
Open source 
Written in 
License 
RDS Support
SPSS
Statistical analysis
~1.2GB
No
Java
Free for SHU community 
one-on-one consultation 
STATA
Statistical analysis
1 GB
No 
C
Free for SHU community
one-on-one consultation 
R
Dynamic -
Statistical analysis and Data Management 
1 GB
yes
C, Fortran,R
Free Download of R
one-on-one consultation 
atlas ti
Qualitative data analysis
4 GB
No 
C#,C++, Fortran 
Free for SHU community
one-on-one consultation 
tableau
Data Visualization 
1 GB
No 
C, C++, Java and Python
Free one-year license for students
one-on-one consultation 
Qualtrics
Experience Management- Data Collection 
Cloud-based
No 
Java, JavaScript and Python
Free for SHU community via PirateNet
one-on-one consultation 
mathmatica
Numerical computation 
4 GB
No 
Wolfram Language, C/C++, Java
Free for SHU community
N/A
QGIS
Geographic Information System
1.3 GB
Yes 
Java
Free Download of QGIS
Limited-
One-on-one consultation 
open refine
Data Management -
Data Visualization 
1 GB
Yes 
Java, JavaScript
Free Download of OpenRefine
Limited-
One-on-one consultation 
dedoose
Qualitative data analysis
Cloud-based
No 
-
Available for purchase 
One-on-one consultation 
LaTeX
Typesetting 
3.2 GB
-
TeX
Free Download of LaTeX
One-on-one consultation 
Power BI
Data Visualization
1 GB
No
DAX, M, R
Free Download of PowerBI
one-on-one consultation
ArcGIS
Geographic information system (GIS)
~2-4 GB
No
C++
Free to SHU community
one-on-one consultation
The Zen of Python: A guide to Python's design principles | by Vishal Sharma  | Towards Data Science
Python
18 MB
Yes
C
Free to Download
one-on-one consultation
MATLAB

Numerical computing and statistical analysis

~4GB (base install)
No
C, C++, Java (with proprietary scripting language: MATLAB)
Free to SHU Community 
one-on-one consultation