Transition - This page will become the handbook for ISE starting in February 2026.
This page contains an overview and links to method resources.
Python: recommendation to use uv to manage dependencies or include them in a script.
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title: "Methods"
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This page contains an overview and links to method resources.
## Computational analyses
Python: recommendation to use [uv](https://digital-work-lab.github.io/handbook/docs/10-lab/17_today-i-learned/uv.html){target=_blank} to manage dependencies or include them in a script.
## Literature review
- [lrs_target_variable](https://github.com/digital-work-lab/lrs_target_variable){target=_blank}: A collection of literature reviews in IS
- [lr-tools](https://github.com/digital-work-lab/lr_tools){target=_blank}: A comprehensive overview of literature review tools
- [literature_reviews](https://github.com/digital-work-lab/literature_reviews){target=_blank}: An overview of the literature review discourse, including methods papers, editorials, etc.
- [literature-review](literature_review.html): An overview of databases in IS
## SEM
- [Lisrel](https://ssilive.com/license/lisrel){target=_blank} (commercial)
- [SmartPLS](https://smartpls.com/){target=_blank}
- [lavaan](https://lavaan.ugent.be/tutorial/){target=_blank} (R) with [JASP](https://jasp-stats.org/2018/07/03/how-to-perform-structural-equation-modeling-in-jasp/){target=_blank} or [jamovi](https://www.jamovi.org/){target=_blank} interfaces
## Causal inference
- [Causal Inference for The Brave and True](https://matheusfacure.github.io/python-causality-handbook/landing-page.html){target=_blank}