Methods Minute News: July Edition

July Spotlight: Analyzing Words, Pictures, and Numbers View as webpage](   |    Email alerts]( Share: [Share on Twitter]( [Share on Facebook]( [Share on LinkedIn]( [SAGE Methods Minutes Header Banner]( [Spotlight Icon] July Spotlight: Analyzing Words, Pictures, and Numbers This month’s series on MethodSpace had original posts from researchers, video interviews, research conversations, and library and open access resources – all on the topics of analyzing words, images, media, numbers, and large datasets. [Explore on Methodspace]( July Mentors in Residence Meet our Mentors in Residence, authors of the new books: [How to Make Sense of Statistics]( and [Photovoice for Social Justice: Visual Representation in Action]( with background and examples of their work. [Jean M Breny ]( [Dr. Jean M Breny]( [Shannon McMorrow ]( [Dr. Shannon McMorrow]( [Stephen Gorard]( [Dr. Stephen Gorard]( Related online resources from SAGE [Icon]( [An Introduction to Using Photographs in Research from SAGE Research Methods Video.]( Watch our free video of Dr. Penny Tinkler discussing using photos in research and questions to consider if you’re thinking about using photos in research. [Get 30-day free access]( to SAGE Research Methods. [Icon]( [Accelerating Mixed Methods Research with Natural Language Processing of Big Text Data]( This article will introduce natural language processing as an innovative technology to assist with the rapid mixed methods analysis of textual big data in times of catastrophic change. Available for free until 20th August. [Icon]( [Know Your Numbers]( Try a free module of the SAGE Campus online course by John MacInnes that teaches easy ways to nail basic numbers and how they underpin quantitative research. [Icon]( [SAGE Texti: Free Tool for Cleaning and Pre-Processing Text Corpora]( SAGE Texti is a new tool that saves time cleaning and pre-processing text for research. The free beta version enables you to build a workflow of cleaning transformations to use on a sample (or your own) txt or PDF file and download the clean text. [Try it now](. SAGE Books [Book cover]( [Find out more]( [Book cover]( [Find out more]( Visit the book webpages above to read free chapters or request a review copy! Don't miss out on the latest happenings in Research Methods! If you received this newsletter via a colleague or social media share, join the mailing list to ensure that future issues are sent directly to you! [Sign up for the monthly newsletter]( ABOUT US]( CONTACT US]( PRIVACY POLICY]( UNSUBSCRIBE]( SAGE Offices: Los Angeles: 2455 Teller Rd Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA London: 1 Oliver's Yard, 55 City Road, London, EC1Y 1SP, UK. Registration No. 1017514 New Delhi: B-1/I-1, Mohan Cooperative Industrial Estate, Mathura Road, Post Bag 7, New Delhi 110 044, India Singapore: 18 Cross Street #10-10/11/12, China Square Central, Singapore 048423 Washington, DC: 2600 Virginia Avenue NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC, 20037, USA Melbourne: Level 20, 114 William Street Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia This message was sent to {EMAIL}. 1L0337 SAGE Logo](