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# [[Why statistics matters|Do models and statistics matter?]] Why does it pay to be literate in statistic # [[How do I compare more than two groups?|How do I compare more than two groups?]]

...nfortunately only exists for iOS devices. It is a great example however of how to break numbers down into overall estimates, and make quick on-the-fly cal In the following, I provide you some simple examples of back of the envelope calculations, whic

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...can tell some story, yet without deeper knowledge about the construction - i.e., the context of an indicator - it is hard to grasp. ...pothesis can actually be accepted or rejected, depends actually more often than not on the p-value. This value is the calculation whether your results are

'''Note:''' This entry revolves mostly around laboratory experiments. For more details on experiments, please refer to the entries on [[Experiments and Hy ...content/uploads/KlinLab-Hist/LabHistory1.pdf much more], but what was even more important, these fields created a body of knowledge that kickstarted many f

<u>This page revolves around statistical analyses of data that has at least two variables.</u> If you only have one variable, e.g. height data of a dozen t <u>If you have more than one variable, you have come to the perfect place!</u> <br>

'''Note:''' This entry introduces the Analysis of Variance. For more on Experiments, in which ANOVAs are typically conducted, please refer to th ...a statistical method that allows to test differences of the mean values of groups within a sample.

...t which originated around 100 years ago provided the crucial link from the more inductive thinking of Sir Francis Bacon towards the testing of hypotheses a ...e knowledge about data formats and data distribution. If you want to learn more about these, please refer to the entries on [[Data formats]] and [[Data dis

...three groups and their abundance, and can be more advanced if they contain two levels of information such as in stacked barplots. These can be shown as ei ...nalysis of Variance. A rule of thumb is that if one box is higher or lower than the median (the black line) of the other box, the difference may be signifi

...ort:''' Correlation analysis examines the statistical relationship between two continuous variables. For R examples on Correlations, please refer to [[Cor ...cle focuses on correlation analysis and only touches upon regressions. For more, please refer to the entry on [[Regression Analysis]].)

'''Note:''' This entry is a brief introduction to natural experiments. For more details on other types of experiments, please refer to the entries on [[Exp ...proclaim the concept of the niche in order to illustrate and conceptualise how single cases can still contribute to the production and canon of knowledge.

...al analyses play in science and society in the next years and decades? For more on statistics, please refer to this [[Statistics|overview page]]. ...d to some few branches of science, or to a level of theory of science, yet do not translate into the empirical knowledge production where statistics is s

...methods strip and line transects, trapping and counting dung for different groups of mammals (modified after Sutherland 1996). *method usually applicable +me ...ed, two teams of observers can walk the same transect at the same time and compare their results at the end (Sutherland 1996).

...s are telling us to not buy into this optimistic rhetoric, yet personally, I would disagree. ...ective view on each time period. In any case, the sheer difference between how people evaluate distant time periods or events compared to closer ones is o