Data capture and analysis are core activities of the research data lifecycle. A number of tools are available to assist RMIT staff and students in the collection and transformation of data for their research projects.
See a selection of tools and applications listed below. This list is not exhaustive but represents a sample of tools commonly used by researchers.
To choose an appropriate software tool for analysing your data there are a number of criteria that need to be considered:
RMIT staff and students wanting further information on managing and storing data may also consult the library's Research Data Management guide.
For further information on NVivo, see this dedicated page.
RMIT staff and HDR candidates can also apply for access to use high performance computing facilities and can also access cloud services for performing data analysis. Additional information can be obtained from the RMIT Researcher Portal.
More information on the RMIT High Performance Computing (HPC) facilities is available in this article.
RMIT is the first Australian university to implement a dedicated commercial cloud supercomputing facility - RACE (RMIT AWS Cloud Supercomputing) - by collaborating with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and AARNet. By combining the industry-leading cloud capabilities of AWS and the latest fibre network technologies from AARNet, RMIT is set to access tremendous connectivity and HPC processing power and provide seamless access to all our researchers, academics, students, and industry partners. RACE allows users to test ideas and solutions up to 100 times faster than existing on-site servers.
How To Access
The AWS cloud supercomputing hub plans to provide the following access schemes:
1. Merit Allocation Scheme
This scheme will provide RMIT researchers with “free” access to AWS related services (e.g. EC2, S3) through a merit-based selection process. Please note: RMIT will need to pre-procurement a certain amount of AWS credits.
2. Start-Up Scheme
This scheme will provide eligible RMIT PhD students and early career researchers with certain AWS credits. In addition, it will enable PhD students and early career researchers to evaluate the suitability of AWS cloud computing for their research and support them to apply for national competitive research grants (e.g. ARC and NHMRC).
3. Pay For Service Scheme
This scheme will enable RMIT staff to access AWS cloud services at a discounted rate. The AWS cloud supercomputing hub will also provide the relevant training, technical support, and expert services to lower the technical barrier for RMIT staff.
For more detail about RACE, please contact Dr. Robert Shen at robert.shen@rmit.edu.au
More information called also be found on the RACE Sharepoint page and on RACE's public page, located at: https://www.rmit.edu.au/partner/hubs/race
NeCTAR is a Cloud Computing Platform that provides flexible, scalable computing power to all Australian researchers. See further information on NeCTAR in the Research Data page of the RMIT Researcher Portal, under Analysing research data.
There are other statistics courses within the university that current RMIT staff and research students can audit to help develop a foundation in statistics. With the course coordinator’s permission, you can access the course learning materials and attend classes. However, you will not be formally enrolled and will therefore not receive a formal grade. These courses run at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Please contact the course coordinator for further information. The statistical consulting service recommends the following enabling courses: