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Sociology 392: Quantitative Data Analysis

Prof Bhandari, Spring 2025

Tools to Assist with Your Literature Reviews

Organizing Your Sources

Literature Review Matrix Spreadsheet
Create a copy. Remove and/or add columns as they fit your topic. You may not need all of these columns!

Read more about matrices from Brandeis University.

Zotero
Zotero is a free, open source, easy-to-use citation management tool that helps you to collect, manage, cite, and share your research sources.

Synthesizing Your Sources

Literature Synthesis Matrix
Make your own synthesis matrix to compare and connect your sources.
Sample Synthesis Matrix from Johns Hopkins University
Topic: Women in WWII

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