Hi All,
I'm hoping to get some thoughtful feedback. I'm a Ph.D. candidate in anthropology and am in the fun filled position now of analysing hundreds of field surveys. I am really lost in terms of how to do this correctly from the start so as not to have to back track later. I was thinking I would just go with entering the information into an excel spreadsheet and that this would enable me to do basic stats analysis, but am wondering if it I should be looking toward a heavier hitting package than that to handle all the different forms of information sorting I'll ultimately have to do. My understanding is that I can enter the data into an excel worksheet and then later import it into a compatible program, but I'm wondering about the cell formatting etc. Unfortunately I have yet to find the novice's guide to statistical analysis software so your input is greatly appreciated.
All the best,
Bahiyyih Maroon
Ph.D. Candidate
UC Santa Cruz
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