1. Software choices /Tutorial resources Software choice- not prescriptive

2. Possibles on software: sources of information http://www.decisionsciencenews.com/2007/09/26/r-video-tutorial-number-1/ couple of tutorials and video gallery http://www.decisionsciencenews.com/2007/09/26/r-video-tutorial-number-1/ http://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/R-intro.html http://math.illinoisstate.edu/dhkim/rstuff/rtutor.html http://academic.uofs.edu/department/psych/methods/cannon99/spssmain.ht ml http://academic.uofs.edu/department/psych/methods/cannon99/spssmain.ht ml http://uwf.edu/sahls/courses/phc6994/labs/lab-beginners-spss.html http://hmdc.harvard.edu/projects/SPSS_Tutorial/spsstut.shtml http://pages.infinit.net/rlevesqu/spss.htm general to many http://pages.infinit.net/rlevesqu/spss.htm http://www.decision-making-confidence.com/decision-making-software.html http://www.minddecider.com/Articles.Decision-making_software_review.htm http://download.cnet.com/windows/brainstorming-and-mind-mapping- software/ http://download.cnet.com/windows/brainstorming-and-mind-mapping- software

3. Tutorials- some online resources http://www.analyzemath.com/statistics.html e.g. on general counting rules – no. of possible outcomes and some other topics http://onlinestatbook.com/rvls.html http://www.statistics-help-online.com/node53.html http://hsc.uwe.ac.uk/dataanalysis/index.asp e.g. for general coverage Note: most of the software resource sites also include a range of general examples Also a basic animation: Excel possibilities and review of basics http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoDJa8ZSHik