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== Statistical Questions == | == Statistical Questions == | ||
=== | === Excercises from OpenIntro §1 === | ||
:'''Q0.''' Any questions or clarifications from the | :'''Q0.''' Any questions or clarifications from the Openintro text or lecture notes? | ||
:'''Q1.''' Exercise 1.6 about identifying cases, variables, types, and research questions | :'''Q1.''' Exercise 1.6 about identifying cases, variables, types, and research questions | ||
:'''Q2.''' Exercise 1.12 about populations, samples, and generalizability | :'''Q2.''' Exercise 1.12 about populations, samples, and generalizability | ||
:'''Q3.''' Exercise 1.52 about means and medians from a histogram | :'''Q3.''' Exercise 1.52 about means and medians from a histogram | ||
:'''Q4.''' Exercise 1.56 about skewness and choosing appropriate statistics | :'''Q4.''' Exercise 1.56 about skewness and choosing appropriate statistics | ||
:''' | :'''Q6.''' Exercise 1.64 about selecting certain types of visualization over others | ||
Several of these questions draw from Study 4 of the following paper (although I don't think it critical to look back at that paper to answer of the questions): | Several of these questions draw from Study 4 of the following paper (although I don't think it critical to look back at that paper to answer of the questions): | ||
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For this paper, answer each of these questions and be ready to cite parts of the paper that support each claim: | For this paper, answer each of these questions and be ready to cite parts of the paper that support each claim: | ||
:''' | :'''Q7.''' Identify (a) the cases, (b) the variables and their types, and (c) the main research question of this piece. | ||
:''' | :'''Q8.''' (a) What do the treatment and control groups consist of in this study? (b) What type of sampling does the study use? (c) Describe the experimental manipulation. | ||
:''' | :'''Q9.''' Identify (a) the population of interest and (b) the sample used in the study. (c) Do you think that this study can be generalized from the sample to the population? | ||
:''' | :'''Q10.''' There is one figure in the paper (Figure 1). Walk us through the figure and explain what it represents and reflects. | ||
:''' | :'''Q11.''' (a) Summarize the results of the study. (b) What is the size of the effect? Is this meaningful? (c) Describe what you think the important takeaway from the paper is. |