Tavian Mercer, MSc

Quantitative Research Consultant

Tavian Mercer assists researchers in navigating complex datasets and advanced statistical techniques. He has contributed to projects in healthcare, business, education, and public policy, helping clients generate reliable results and strengthen the methodological quality of their studies.

SPSSRCorrelation AnalysisData Visualization

How Tavian works on a project

Tavian is the practice's SPSS and R specialist for the unglamorous work that decides a project: data cleaning, missing-data handling, and the correlation and visualisation steps that turn a raw export into an analysable dataset. Files that arrive in poor shape cross his desk first.

He documents every transformation so the analysis is reproducible, which matters when a supervisor asks why a case was excluded or how a composite score was built months after the work was done.

The fastest way to work together is through our hands-on SPSS help, which matches the projects this profile describes.

Guides written and reviewed by Tavian Mercer

June 28, 2026 · 9 minHow to write the results section of a research paperWrite a clean results section: order it by research question, report each statistic with an effect size, use tables well, and keep interpretation for the discussion.Read article June 21, 2026 · 8 minHow to run a correlation in SPSSRun a Pearson or Spearman correlation in SPSS, check linearity with a scatterplot, control a confound with partial correlation, and report r correctly.Read article June 17, 2026 · 8 minThematic analysis: how to do it properlyA working guide to thematic analysis: the difference between a code and a theme, the six phases, the three types, and how to make your analysis defensible.Read article June 15, 2026 · 9 minHow to use SPSS: a beginner's orientationGet oriented in SPSS: Data View versus Variable View, measurement levels, importing and labelling data, and why pasting syntax makes your analysis reproducible.Read article June 15, 2026 · 6 minCorrelation vs causation in researchA strong correlation is not proof of cause. Here are the alternative explanations to rule out and how to phrase your findings safely.Read article June 13, 2026 · 7 minHow to report statistical results in APA styleThe fixed order, the leading-zero rule, and copy-ready templates for t-tests, ANOVA, correlation, chi-square, and regression.Read article June 9, 2026 · 7 minCleaning your data in SPSSCleaning your dissertation dataset in SPSS means checking variables, fixing codes, screening outliers, and handling gaps before you run a single test.Read article June 9, 2026 · 7 minHandling missing data in your dissertationGaps in your dataset distort every analysis unless handled properly. Here is how to classify why data is missing, choose a method, and document it for your thesis.Read article June 5, 2026 · 7 minQualitative data analysis methodsThematic, content, grounded theory, framework, and discourse analysis explained, with the shared coding steps and how to pick the right one for your thesis.Read article

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