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== Overview of the lecture structure == | == Overview of the lecture structure == | ||
| + | This course provides an introduction to statistics on a bachelor level. | ||
| − | === Day 1 - Why statistics | + | === Day 1 - [[Why_statistics_matters|Why statistics matters]] === |
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| + | [[Why_statistics_matters#The_Power_of_Statistics|The Power of Statistics]] | ||
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| + | [[Why_statistics_matters#Statistics_as_a_part_of_science|Statistics as a part of science]] | ||
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[[Why statistics matters#A very short history of statistics|A very short history of statistics]] | [[Why statistics matters#A very short history of statistics|A very short history of statistics]] | ||
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| − | + | [[Why_statistics_matters#Key_concepts_of_statistics|Key concepts of statistics]] | |
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| − | === Day 2 - [[Data formats]] and descriptive stats === | + | === Day 2 - [[Data formats]] and [[Data_formats#Descriptive_statistics|descriptive stats]] === |
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| − | Continuous data | + | [[Data_formats#Continuous_data data|Continuous data]] |
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| − | + | [[Data_formats#Ordinal_data|Ordinal data]] | |
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| − | Descriptive statistics | + | [[Data_formats#Descriptive_statistics|Descriptive statistics]] |
| − | === | + | === Day 3 - [[Data_distribution|Data distribution and Probability]] === |
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[[Data_distribution#The_normal_distribution|Normal distribution]] | [[Data_distribution#The_normal_distribution|Normal distribution]] | ||
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| − | [[ | + | [[Data_distribution#Non-normal distributions|Non-normal distributions]] |
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| − | + | [[Data_distribution#A matter of probability|A matter of Probability]] | |
| − | === Day 4 - | + | === Day 4 - [[Hypothesis_building|Hypothesis building and simple tests]] === |
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| − | + | [[Hypothesis_building|Hypothesis testing]] | |
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| − | + | [[Hypothesis_building#Validity |Validity]] | |
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| − | + | [[Hypothesis_building#Simple tests |Simple tests]] | |
| − | === Day 5 - | + | === Day 5 - [[Correlations|Correlations]] === |
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| − | + | [[Correlations|Correlations on a shoestring]] | |
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| − | + | [[Correlations#Reading_correlation_plots|Reading correlation plots]] | |
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| − | [[ | + | [[Correlations#Correlative_relations|Correlative relations]] |
=== Day 6 - Regression === | === Day 6 - Regression === | ||
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| − | Causality | + | [[Causality|Causality]] |
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| − | + | [[Causality#Residuals|Residuals]] | |
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| − | + | [[Causality#Significance_in_regressions|Significance in regressions]] | |
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| − | + | [[Causality#Is_the_world_linear.3F|Is the world linear?]] | |
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| − | + | [[Causality#Prediction|Prediction]] | |
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| − | === Day | + | === Day 7 - Design 1 - Simple Anova OR the lab experiment === |
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| − | + | [[Experiments#The_laboratory_experiment|The laboratory experiment]] | |
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| − | + | [[Experiments#How_do_I_compare_more_than_two_groups_.3F|How do I compare more than two groups?]] | |
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| − | + | [[Designing_studies|Designing studies]] | |
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| + | === Day 8 - Design 2 - [[Field experiments|Field experiments]] === | ||
| − | === Day 9 - Case studies and natural experiments === | + | === Day 9 - [[Case studies and Natural experiments|Case studies and natural experiments]] === |
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=== Day 10 - Bias === | === Day 10 - Bias === | ||
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| − | Bias | + | [[Bias in statistics]] |
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| − | + | === Day 11 - [[Statistics and mixed methods|Statistics and mixed methods]] === | |
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| − | === Day | + | === Day 12 - [[A word on ethics|A word on ethics]] === |
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| − | === Day | + | === Day 13 - [https://sustainabilitymethods.org/index.php/The_big_recap The Big recap] === |
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Latest revision as of 13:21, 11 January 2021
Contents
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1 Overview of the lecture structure
- 1.1 Day 1 - Why statistics matters
- 1.2 Day 2 - Data formats and descriptive stats
- 1.3 Day 3 - Data distribution and Probability
- 1.4 Day 4 - Hypothesis building and simple tests
- 1.5 Day 5 - Correlations
- 1.6 Day 6 - Regression
- 1.7 Day 7 - Design 1 - Simple Anova OR the lab experiment
- 1.8 Day 8 - Design 2 - Field experiments
- 1.9 Day 9 - Case studies and natural experiments
- 1.10 Day 10 - Bias
- 1.11 Day 11 - Statistics and mixed methods
- 1.12 Day 12 - A word on ethics
- 1.13 Day 13 - The Big recap
Overview of the lecture structure
This course provides an introduction to statistics on a bachelor level.
Day 1 - Why statistics matters
The Power of Statistics
Statistics as a part of science
A very short history of statistics
Key concepts of statistics
Day 2 - Data formats and descriptive stats
Continuous data
Ordinal data
Descriptive statistics
Day 3 - Data distribution and Probability
Normal distribution
Non-normal distributions
A matter of Probability
Day 4 - Hypothesis building and simple tests
Hypothesis testing
Validity
Simple tests
Day 5 - Correlations
Correlations on a shoestring
Reading correlation plots
Correlative relations
Day 6 - Regression
Causality
Residuals
Significance in regressions
Is the world linear?
Prediction
Day 7 - Design 1 - Simple Anova OR the lab experiment
The laboratory experiment
How do I compare more than two groups?
Designing studies
