Data Analysis Tools
Different instructors from different disciplines might have suggestions to their preferred tools, platforms, and metadata schema. These are some available tools, but it might be helpful to consult with your instructor.
Programming Languages
- PythonAs an open source license, it is freely usable and distributable.
- RR is a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics. It compiles and runs on a wide variety of UNIX platforms, Windows and MacOS.
- GitHubGitHub is a developer platform that allows developers to create, store, manage and share their code. It uses Git software, providing the distributed version control of Git plus access control, bug tracking, software feature requests, task management, continuous integration, and wikis for every project.
- KaggleKaggle is a data science competition platform and online community of data scientists and machine learning practitioners under Google LLC.
Data Processing Tools
- OpenRefineOpenRefine is a powerful free, open source tool for working with messy data: cleaning it; transforming it from one format into another; and extending it with web services and external data.
Data Management Planning/Project Management
- Data Management Plan Tool (DMPtool)DMPtool is an online tool that helps researchers create data management plans (DMPs) that meet the requirements of funding agencies.
- Open Science Framework (OSF)OSF is a free, open platform to support your research and enable collaboration.
- AWS Data ExchangeThis registry exists to help people discover and share datasets that are available via AWS resources.