Social Sciences Research Tutorials

The page presents the detailed list of Business/Social Sciences Research Tutorials. The list is divided into different research topics ranging from guide on how to write literature to structure of the discussion section.

Social Sciences Research Tutorials

To help the research scholar(s) and academics, a complete list of tutorials for BUsiness and Social Sciences research is presented on this page. Scholars(s) and Academics can click the link and view the tutorials on YouTube.

The objective of this list of tutorials for Business and Social Sciences Research is to make available all the tutorials on one page. This will help the researchers to select the right tutorial and add to the continuity of the research learning process.

Paper/Thesis Writing Tutorials in the Field of Business and Social Sciences

One of the most talked about issue in the research community is how to write quality research paper and publish it in higher quality journals. This category of tutorials focus in detail on how to write quality research paper/thesis. The tutorials focus on a number of issues related to thesis/paper writing. Videos are available on

How to download research articles?
How to read a research study and store critical information?
How to propose a new and original research?
How to identify and write the research contributions?
What to include in each of the section of a research study and much more ?

Click on the tutorials below to view on YouTube

I am Lost, Where shall i start – Baby Steps for those beginning their Research Journey

How to Search Different Research Databases (Emerald, Sage, Springer, Science Direct, Wiley, Taylor and Francis)

How to use Web of Science to search for Research Articles

Reading a Research Paper and Storing key Information – Part 1

Reading a Research Paper and Storing Key Information – Part 2. Use Gaps to Write Study Contributions

Skimming the Research Paper for Critical Literature and Storing Relevant Information

Identifying and Presenting Gaps/Limitations in a Research Introduction

How to Start the Research? Propose New and Original Research

Building a Research Model/Conceptual Framework from Existing Research

Design a Business Research Model/Study from Scratch- Finding Gaps and Limitation in Existing Research

How to Start the Research Introduction: Shall i Start with Dependent, Independent, or Study Setting

Webinar- Building a Research Model from Start and Writing Research Introduction

Webinar: Developing a Research Model from Start, Storing Information, and Writing the Introduction

Write the Introduction of a Research Thesis and Research Paper – Detailed Comparison with Examples

How to Write the Introduction for a Research Paper/Thesis

What is Missing in the Introduction of my Research Paper/Thesis – With Examples

What is Theoretical Contribution in Business Research? How to write theoretical contribution.

Writing Literature Review: A Practical Example with Tools to facilitate Research Literature

How to approach and format the literature review in Business Research – With Example.

Writing the Literature: How to Write the Literature Review for the Research Paper/Thesis.

Writing Research Methodology: How to write the research methodology in a research paper/thesis

Writing Research Discussion: Key Elements of Research Discussion Section in Research Paper/Thesis

Research Methodology and Discussion Section: A Brief Overview

How to Write a Good Research Paper: Critical Factors in Writing and Publishing a Good Research paper

Key Step to Publish Research: The Key Steps to Publishing in Impact Factor Journals – How to Publish

The Critical Elements in Different Sections of a Research Paper and Thesis

Webinar: How to Write in Quality Journals

Free Online Course on Writing Quality Research Paper/Thesis – See Description for Details

How to Respond to Reviewer Comments: A Good and Bad Example

Webinar – Day 1 – Understanding the Art of Thesis/Paper Writing

Tools/Software for Literature Review for Business and Social Sciences Research

This category of tutorials focuses in detail on how to use different software for writing the literature review.

Literature Review Made Easy: Scenario Based Literature Search using QDA Miner Lite

Unleash Power of Google Scholar for effective research. Scenario Based Search using Google Scholar

Write Literature using QDA Miner Lite: A Simple and Easy Way to Extract Critical Information

Literature Made Easy – Generate summaries from Research Articles using Scholarcy.com

Searching Research Literature using Google Talk to Books

Webinar: Build Search Strings in Mendeley and Google Scholar for Research Literature

Google Scholar Search Strings for Business Research Literature using Intitle and Intext options

Mendeley – Software for Literature Review

Questionnaire Search and Development in Business and Social Sciences Research

This category of tutorials focuses in detail on how to search and develop a questionnaire in business and social sciences research.

How to Search for a Research Questionnaire

Search Business Research Questionnaires using Search Strings in Google Scholar and Mendeley

How to Develop a Simple Questionnaire/Scale to Measure a Concept that Doesn’t have a Questionnaire

Webinar – Scale Development and Validation: A thorough guide on how to develop and validate a scale

Scale Development and Validation

Points to Consider and Common Mistakes when Designing a Research Questionnaire

How to Design and Develop a Business Research Questionnaire

Webinar : Questionnaire Design, Structure, and Formatting, Developing when you cant find one

Avoid this common mistake and increase the no. of respondents. Designing Survey in Google Forms

Understanding the Questionnaire/Scale Development Process. Edited Webinar (New)

Research Methodology

A series of in-depth tutorials to help the research scholar(s) and academics understand the research methodology.

The Hallmarks of Scientific Research

Hypothetico-Deductive Method

From Literature to Research Problem, Objectives, and Questions

Research Process, Research Gaps, Limitations, and Problem Statement.

Concept of Variables, Theory Generation, and Theoretical Framework – Part 1

Theory Generation and Theoretical Framework – Part 2

Scales of Measurement – Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, and Ratio Scale

Hypothesis: Concept, Null, and Alternate Hypothesis. How to write the research hypothesis

Operational Definition and Measurement of Variables with Examples – Research Methodology

Mediation Analysis: Theory, Issues, and Suggestions

Hypothesis Development: Concept, Characteristics, Null and Alternate Hypotheses with Examples

Double & Non-Probability Sampling (Convenience, Purposive, Judgement, & Quota Sampling) in Research

Probability Sampling- Simple Random, Systematic, Stratified, and Cluster Sampling-Business Research

Theoretical and Conceptual Framework in Business Research. Different, Similar, or Complementary

Common Mistakes in using theory to explain the relationship between variables in Business Research

Calculate Goodness of Fit (GoF)

Concept of Construct Reliability and Validity

Writing Research Proposal in the Area of Business and Social Sciences

List of tutorials to help early career research scholars to learn the critical elements of a research proposal

Why Was my Research Proposal Rejected – 10 Common Mistakes when Writing the Research Proposal.

Webinar – How to Write a Business Research Proposal – Edited

Webinar – Writing Business Research Proposal

An Overview of the Business Research Proposal

Data Analysis using SmartPLS4

SmartPLS4 is the new, updated, and more advance version of the SmartPLS software. In order to help research scholars learn how to use SmartPLS4 for data analysis, i have made a complete series on how to perform data analysis for a research paper/thesis through a step by step approach.

1. Introduction to SmartPLS4 Series

2. How to Enter Survey Data

3. Steps in Data Analysis using Structural Equation Modelling

4. A Basic and Simple Model in SmartPLS 4

5. Basic Concepts in Structural Equation Modelling (SEM)

6, Basic Concept – Convergent and Discriminant Validity

7.1. Concept and Assessment of Indicator Reliability

7.2. Concept and Assessment of Construct Reliability

8. Concept and Assessment of Convergent Validity

9. How to Test Discriminant Validity?

10. How to Test Discriminant Validity Issues?

11. How to Test a Measurement Model with Lower Order Constructs?

12. How to Interpret Measurement Model Output with Multiple LOCs?

13. How to Report Measurement Model Results?

14. Stepwise Demo, How to Solve Discriminant Validity Issues

15. What is Formative Construct?

16. How to Assess Reflective-Reflective Higher Order Construct?

17. How to Report Reflective-Reflective Higher Order Construct?

18. How to Analyze Higher Order Reflective-Formative Construct?

19. How to Report Reflective-Formative Higher Order Construct?

20. What is Beta Coefficient, Standard Error, T-Statistics, and P Value?

21. How to Analyze a Simple Structural Model?

22. How to Analyze a Simple Mediation Model?

23. How to Analyze a Simple Moderation Model?

24. How to Analyze a Structural Model with Multiple Constructs?

25. How to Report Structural Model/Hypotheses from SmartPLS 4 Output?

26. How to Perform Mediation Analysis with Multiple Mediators?

27. How to Report Mediation Analysis Results

Data Analysis using SmartPLS3

SmartPLS3 is increasing used for data analysis in business and social sciences research. The tutorials presented covers the very basic and advance techniques using SMART-PLS.

I have finished my Research Data Collection! How do I start the Data Analysis using SMART-PLS

Basic SMART-PLS Model – Measurement Model – Reliability and Validity

Convergent Validity and Discriminant Validity (Fornell & Larcker Criterion)

Reporting Measurement Model – SMART PLS – Reliability – Convergent Validity – Discriminant Validity

Reporting Structural Model – Hypotheses Testing, Mediation, and Moderation using SMART-PLS.

Understanding R Square, F Square, and Q Square using SMART-PLS

Moderation Analysis using SMART-PLS

Moderation Analysis: Running, Interpreting, and Reporting Moderation Analysis in SMART-PLS

Moderation Analysis with Categorical Variables using SMART-PLS

Multigroup Analysis (PLS-MGA)

Mediation Analysis: Conceptualization, Interpretation, and Reporting Mediation using SMART-PLS

Categorical Predictor Variables Using SMART-PLS/Using Dummy Variables in SMART-PLS

The Concept of Higher Order Constructs (HOC)/Hierarchical Components Models (HCM)

Reflective Vs Formative Indicators: The Concept and Differences

How to Validate Formative Model in SMART-PLS

Reflective-Formative Higher Order Construct using SMART-PLS – Testing, Analysis, and Reporting

Reflective-Reflective Higher Order Construct – SMART-PLS – Concept, Testing, Analysis, and Reporting

Webinar Day 2: Using SMART-PLS for Data Analysis – Basic and Advance Analysis

How to Structure, Format, and Report SMART-PLS Results in a Thesis/Dissertation

How to solve Convergent and Discriminant Validity Issues in SmartPLS

Data Analysis using SPSS AMOS

SPSS AMOS is a Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) Software.

Amos is a powerful structural equation modeling (SEM) software helping support your research and theories by extending standard multivariate analysis methods, including regression, factor analysis, correlation, and analysis of variance. Build attitudinal and behavioral models reflecting complex relationships more accurately than with standard multivariate statistics techniques using either an intuitive graphical or programmatic user interface.

The series of tutorials will cover different topics from basic to advance and will help the researchers learn how to perform structural equation modelling using AMOS.

1. SPSS AMOS – Understanding the Fundamentals of Structural Equation Modelling – Research Coach

2. SPSS AMOS – Introduction to Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) and Its Concepts – Research Coach

3. SEM | SPSS AMOS Lecture Series – Data Screening and Imputation using SPSS

4. SEM | SPSS AMOS – Introduction to AMOS – Research Coach

5. SEM | SPSS AMOS – What is Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA)? – Research Coach

6. SEM | SPSS AMOS – Factor Loadings, Model Fit, and Modification Indices – Research Coach

7. SEM | SPSS AMOS Lecture Series – Building a Basic Measurement Model in AMOS – Research Coach

8. SEM | SPSS AMOS – Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA): Measurement Model and Analyzing AMOS Output

9. SEM | SPSS AMOS – Understanding, Assessing, and Improving Model Fit in AMOS – Research Coach

10. SEM | SPSS AMOS Lecture Series – Assessing Model Fit in AMOS – Research Coach

11. SEM | SPSS AMOS – How to Establish Composite Reliability and Convergent Validity

12. SEM SPSS AMOS – Assess Discriminant Validity – Fornell and Larcker Criterion | Research Coach

13. SEM | SPSS AMOS || Assess Discriminant Validity || Heterotrait Monotrait Ratio – Research Coach

14. SPSS AMOS | Factor Loadings in Structural Equation Modelling (SEM)

15. SPSS AMOS – Reporting Fit Indices in a Measurement Model – P1

16. SPSS AMOS | Reporting Measurement Model (Part 2) | Reporting Reliability and Validity

17. SPSS AMOS | Standardized Loading Greater than 1 | How to Deal with Heywood Cases

18. SPSS AMOS | Common Method Bias (Part 1) | Harman Single Factor Test

19. SPSS AMOS | Common Method Bias (Part 2) | Latent Common Method Factor

20. SPSS AMOS | Assessing Normal Distribution of Data

21. SPSS AMOS Series | First/Basic Structural Model in AMOS

22. SPSS AMOS | Path Analysis as Structural Model

23. SPSS AMOS | Full Structural Model | Hypothesis Testing | Analysis, Interpretation, and Reporting

24. SPSS AMOS | Concept of Mediation Analysis (Part 1)

25. SPSS AMOS | Simple Mediation Analysis, Interpretation, and Reporting in AMOS (Part 2)

26. SPSS AMOS | Adding Text Macros | Fit Indices on the Model in AMOS Output

27. SPSS AMOS | Chi-square = .000 Degrees of freedom = 0 Probability Level Cannot be Computed

28. SPSS AMOS | Analyzing, Interpreting, and Reporting Multiple Mediators

Data Analysis using SPSS

Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) is critical for any research. Several tutorials covering the basics and advance techniques used in research are presented.

Identifying and Correcting Data Entry Errors in SPSS

Running, Interpreting, and Reporting Descriptive Statistics using SPSS

Transform Continuous Variable into a Categorical Variable

Crosstabulation and Chi Square Test using SPSS

Chi-Square Test of Association – Running, Interpreting, and Reporting

Pearson Correlation Analysis – Running, Interpreting, and Reporting

Pearson Correlation Analysis using SPSS – Running, Interpreting, and Reporting

Reliability Analysis (Cronbach Alpha) and Spearman Rank Correlation

Partial Correlation Analysis – Running, Interpreting, and Reporting.

Group wise Correlation Analysis – Compare Correlation between Groups

Regression Analysis: Running, Interpreting, and Reporting Bivariate and Multiple Regression

Regression Analysis Using SPSS – Analysis, Interpretation, and Reporting

Categorical Predictor/Dummy Variables in Regression using SPSS

One-Sample T-Test -Running, Interpreting, and Reporting One Sample T-Test

Independent-Samples T-Test: Interpreting and Reporting Independent Samples T-Test using SPSS

One-WAY ANOVA – Running, Interpreting, and Reporting One Way ANOVA

Paired Samples T Test – Running, Interpreting, and Reporting Paired-Sample T-Test Results using SPSS

Non-Parametric Tests (Mann-Whitney U Test and Kruskal Wallis H Test) and Regression Analysis

Mann Whitney U Test using SPSS – Conceptualization, Interpretation, and Reporting

Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test: Concept, Interpretation, Reporting Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test

Kruskal-Wallis H Test: Concept, Interpretation, and Reporting

Mann Whitney U Test – Concept, Interpretation, and Reporting Mann Whitney U Test

Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA): Concept, Terminologies, Assumptions, Running, Interpreting – SPSS

Webinar: Introduction to SPSS, Descriptives, Correlation, Compare Means, Chi-Square, and EFA.

Exploratory Factor Analysis for Scale Development (New)

Binary Logistic Regression using SPSS (New)

Hayes Process Macro

Learn to use Hayes Process Macro for Moderation, Mediation, and Moderated Mediation Analysis using SPSS

1. What is Hayes Process Macro and How to Download It

2. Hayes Process Macro – Model 1 – Moderation with Continuous Moderator, IV and DV.

3. Hayes Process Macro – Model 1b – Moderation with Categorical Moderator , Continuous IV and DV.

4. Hayes Process Macro Model 2 with Two Continuous Moderators.

5. Hayes Process Macro – Model 4 | One Independent and Dependent Variable with a Single Mediator

6. Hayes Process Macro Model 4 with Multiple Mediators

7. Hayes Process Macro Model 5 – Multiple Mediators and a Moderator

8. Hayes Process Macro Model 6 – Serial Mediation

9. Hayes Process Macro – Model 7 – Moderated Mediation Analysis

10. Hayes Process Macro – Model 8 – Moderated Mediation

BlueSky Statistics - Alternative of SPSS

BlueSky Statistics is an alternative of SPSS. A number of tutorials are presented to help research scholar(s) learn how to use BlueSky Statistics for data analysis

Introduction to BlueSky Statistics – A Power and Free Alternative to SPSS/SAS

Transforming and Recoding Variables in BlueSky Statistics

Reporting Descriptive and Frequency Analysis in APA Style

Summary Analysis using BlueSky Statistics

Generate Summary Table for Research in BlueSky Statistics

Graphics in BlueSky Statistics – Bar Chart, Histogram, BoxPlot

Crosstab Analysis and Chi Square Statistics using BlueSky Statistics

Running, Interpreting, and Reporting One Sample T-Test

Running, Interpreting, and Reporting Independent Sample T Test

Running, Interpreting, and Reporting Paired-Sample T-Test

Mann Whitney U Test (Wilcoxon Test – Independent Samples) in BlueSky Statistics

Running, Interpreting, Improving, and Reporting Reliability