Quick Links

  • Princeton Library Catalog
  • Citing Data
  • Data-Planet Statistical Datasets
  • GIS: Princeton Digital Map and GIS Center
  • ICPSR: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
  • iPOLL databank (Roper)
  • Sociometrics Social Science Electronic Data Library
  • IPUMS: Integrated Public Use Microdata Series
  • WRDS: Wharton Research Data Service

DSS Computing Resources

Hardware

  • 13 PCs w/Windows 7 and 28" monitors
  • 1 Scanner (click here for instructions on how to use. Must bring USB to extract scanned files)
  • Printer

Statistics software

  • Stata 9-14 (32/64 bit) (also available in all OIT clusters)
  • SPSS 18 (PASW), click here for more info
  • SAS
  • R, RStudio
  • MATLAB
  • Python 2.7/3.6 (Anaconda suite)

Conversion software

  • Stat/Transfer (click here for instructions on how to use)

Compression software

  • 7-Zip (freeware)

From PDF to Excel/Word

  • OmniPage 18 (OCR text recognition, only in the computer attached to the scanner. Must bring USB to extract files). Click here for instructions on how to use.

DSS lab consultation schedule

(Monday-Friday)
Sep 1-Nov 2 By appt. here
Nov 5-Dec 14 Walk-in, 2-5pm*
Dec 17-Feb 1 By appt. here
Feb 4-May 3 Walk-in, 1-5pm*
May 6-May 14 Walk-in, 2-5pm*
May 15-Aug 31 By appt. here

For quick questions email data@princeton.edu.

*No appts. necessary during walk-in hrs.

Note: the DSS lab is open as long as Firestone is open, no appointments necessary to use the lab computers for your own analysis.