Faradj Koliev

Datasets

• V‑Dem

  The first place to look for democracy variables, in more detail than you will probably need.

• Polity IV

  The other standard source on democracy and regime type.

• Correlates of War

  Conflict data, and also bilateral trade and membership in intergovernmental organizations.

• Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)

  Go here if you are writing on war and peace.

• QoG Standard Dataset

  Many variables in one place — useful when you are still deciding what to measure. See also the QoG Environmental Indicators.

• World Development Indicators

  The World Bank’s database of economic and development indicators.

• The Measure of International Authority

  For anyone working on the authority of international organizations.

• Data for students — Jonas Vlachos

  Another list, compiled at the Department of Economics.

Academic writing

• Resources for academic writing

  Stockholm University has put together a genuinely good collection. Start here.

• The Uneven U

  A useful way to think about how a paragraph should be built.

• The Reverse Outline

  The fastest way to find out whether your paper actually has a structure.

• Hemingway App

  Makes your text more readable, Hemingway-ish.

• QuillBot

  Can be useful for editing — but be careful with it.

Statistics and visualization

• UCLA Statistical Methods and Analysis

  One of the best introductions to R, Stata and SAS anywhere.

• Statistikhjälpen

  Excellent if you read Swedish.

• The R Graph Gallery

  For inspiration on how to visualize your data.

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