You're looking for something really niche...you might have more luck speaking directly with groups who are set up on that specific topic. Did you search the glocals groups, FB groups, Meetup?

Hi

There are many statistics books available at the library of universities (Unimail, IHEID in social sciences) and it's free.

Good luck with your PhD

Thanks Nir and Gizmo, will follow up on both bits of advice. Looking for my own copies as I will be using them for years and will have to highlight and mark them.

Good luck you say? I sure will need it!  Good thing I love what I am doing :)

Thanks again