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Course Outline
Scientific Method, Probability & Statistics
- A brief history of statistics
- Why we can be confident in our conclusions
- Probability and decision-making
Preparing for Research (Deciding "What" and "How")
- The big picture: research as part of a process with inputs and outputs
- Data collection
- Questionnaires and measurement
- What to measure
- Observational studies
- Experimental design
- Data analysis and graphical methods
- Research skills and techniques
- Research management
Describing Bivariate Data
- Introduction to bivariate data
- Understanding Pearson correlation values
- Correlation guessing simulation
- Properties of Pearson's r
- Calculating Pearson's r
- Restriction of range demonstration
- Variance sum law II
- Exercises
Probability
- Introduction
- Basic concepts
- Conditional probability demonstration
- Gambler's fallacy simulation
- Birthday paradox demonstration
- Binomial distribution
- Binomial distribution demonstration
- Base rates
- Bayes' theorem demonstration
- Monty Hall problem demonstration
- Exercises
Normal Distributions
- Introduction
- Historical background
- Areas under normal distribution curves
- Varieties of normal distribution demonstration
- Standard normal distribution
- Normal approximation to the binomial
- Normal approximation demonstration
- Exercises
Sampling Distributions
- Introduction
- Basic demonstration
- Sample size demonstration
- Central limit theorem demonstration
- Sampling distribution of the mean
- Sampling distribution of the difference between means
- Sampling distribution of Pearson's r
- Sampling distribution of a proportion
- Exercises
Estimation
- Introduction
- Degrees of freedom
- Characteristics of estimators
- Bias and variability simulation
- Confidence intervals
- Exercises
Logic of Hypothesis Testing
- Introduction
- Significance testing
- Type I and Type II errors
- One-tailed and two-tailed tests
- Interpreting significant results
- Interpreting non-significant results
- Steps in hypothesis testing
- Significance testing and confidence intervals
- Common misconceptions
- Exercises
Testing Means
- Single mean
- t-distribution demonstration
- Difference between two means (independent groups)
- Robustness simulation
- All pairwise comparisons among means
- Specific comparisons
- Difference between two means (correlated pairs)
- Correlated t-test simulation
- Specific comparisons (correlated observations)
- Pairwise comparisons (correlated observations)
- Exercises
Power
- Introduction
- Example calculations
- Factors affecting statistical power
- Exercises
Prediction
- Introduction to simple linear regression
- Linear fit demonstration
- Partitioning sums of squares
- Standard error of the estimate
- Prediction line demonstration
- Inferential statistics for b and r
- Exercises
ANOVA
- Introduction
- ANOVA designs
- One-factor ANOVA (between-subjects)
- One-way ANOVA demonstration
- Multi-factor ANOVA (between-subjects)
- Unequal sample sizes
- Supplemental tests for ANOVA
- Within-subjects ANOVA
- Power of within-subjects designs demonstration
- Exercises
Chi Square
- Chi-square distribution
- One-way tables
- Testing distributions demonstration
- Contingency tables
- 2 x 2 table simulation
- Exercises
Case Studies
Analysis of selected case studies
Requirements
A solid grasp of descriptive statistics (mean, average, standard deviation, variance) and a basic understanding of probability are required.
Participants may wish to attend a preparatory course: Statistics Level 1
35 Hours
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