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FAO statistics
Type: Interesting linksAccess: FreeCovered subjects are for example: agriculture, nutrition, fisheries, forestry, food aid, land use, population, crops, livestock, irrigation, fertilizer, pesticide consumption, agricultural machinery, commodities, food supplyand food balance sheets.
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Fitch Connect (formerly known as BMI)
Type: Financial Economic databasesAccess: For Nyenrode students and staff onlyThe new Fitch Solutions platform offers macroeconomic insight. It is possible to take a look at country or sector data. Additionally, Fitch offers analyses and quarterly reports for a deep dive in information.
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Nvivo
Type: Academic softwareAccess: For Nyenrode students and staff onlyNVivo is a software program used for qualitative and mixed-methods research. Specifically, it is used for the analysis of unstructured text, audio, video, and image data. NVivo has a transcript function. Audio files can be uploaded and will be automatically transcribed. This feature requires buying transcription minutes. It is possible to import citations from EndNote, Mendeley, Zotero or other reference managers. It can be used for literature reviews. NVivo is available for Windows and Mac operating systems, though the Mac version is missing some features.
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Qualtrics
Type: Academic softwareAccess: For Nyenrode students and staff onlyQualtrics is a cloud-based platform for creating and distributing surveys. It is widely used for academic research and market research. Qualtrics makes sharing of surveys possible to ensure an easy collaboration. There are multiple distribution possibilities, and options for sending reminders and thank-you emails.
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R
Type: Academic softwareAccess: FreeR is a free, open source software program for statistical analysis, based on the S language. RStudio is an IDE (integrated development environment) for R. R must be installed first. RStudio lets you view graphs, data tables, R code and output simultaneously. It also lets you import CSV, Excel, SAS (.sas7bdat), SPSS (.sav) and Stata (.dta) files without having to write extra code.
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Sawtooth
Type: Academic softwareAccess: For Nyenrode students and staff onlySawtooth is used for measuring preferences on any combination of features. Conjoint (trade-off) analysis is one of the most widely-used quantitative methods in marketing research. It is used to measure preferences for product features, to learn how changes to price affect demand for products or service, and to forecast the likely acceptance of a product if brought to market.