Overview


We can help you at all stages of your project, whether your need is research design, data collection, analysis, evaluation of the end product, or the entire process. Our mission is to assist you in achieving your research goals.

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Cost Structure

We strive to support research in any way we can. Fees for services are used to offset labor costs on your project. After an initial consultation regarding your project, we will provide you with a detailed estimate of services. If you are interested in seeking a grant to obtain these services, we will assist you in working with the Office of Research and Sponsored Projects to write these costs into the budget of your grant application.

We offer the following services:

 

  • Research Consultation
    Research Consultation

    We can help you design your project and determine your needs. We will also help you find other resources if needed or discuss the additional research services we can provide.

    What to Expect?

    During your consultation you can look forward to the following:

    • Define your topic
    • Identify and locate new sources
    • Organize your research
    • Offer other kinds of support tailored for your research needs
  • Surveys
    Surveys

    We can help you design individual questions or the entire survey. We can also take care of validating and piloting the survey, administering the survey, and protecting the data after it has been collected. This can be especially helpful if your project would benefit from having an external group manage the data to increase response rates and maintain confidential data.

    Types of Surveys
    • Web Surveys
    • Telephone Surveys
    • In-person Interviews
  • Data Analysis & Visualization
    Data Analysis & Visualization

    We can help analyze your data and present it to a broad range of audiences using static reports and interactive dashboards.

    Services Offered
    • Data Analysis
    • Program Evaluation and Assessment
    • Data Consultation
    • Data Preparation and Cleaning
    • Market Analysis
    • GIS Mapping and Analysis
    • Data Visualization
    • Report Preparation
    Additional Services
    • Program Evaluation
    • Strategic Planning and Needs Assessment
    • Focus Groups
    • In-Person Interviews
    Capabilities

    We are capable of estimating a wide range of statistical models to meet your analysis needs and we can produce a variety of visualizations to help you understand and explain your data.
    We can provide a project consultation and free cost estimate for our services.

    Facilities

    The Data Analysis and Visualization Lab has a wide range of hardware, software, and visualization tools to meet your project goals.
    We are located in Pafford 310-A on the University of West Georgia campus.

  • Program Evaluation
    Program Evaluation

    WYSIWYG 4

  • Strategic Planning & Needs Assessment
    Strategic Planning & Needs Assessment

    WYSIWYG 5

  • Focus Groups
    Focus Groups

    WYSIWYG 6