making stats interesting

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making stats interesting
enjoyable
bearable
work
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basics

• works for me

consistency expectation focusing on the
difficulties light
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consistency

• textbook examples

 easy to read text to refer to examples from
text examples that make the point long
running examples
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expectancy

• rise to expectations

if you dont believe they can, they cant
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expectancy

• Simple

Making stats easier, doesnt make it easier
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difficulty

• numbers

The numbers arent really hard
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difficulty

• cumulative nature

Every day you learn something new - and then you
have to use what you learned yesterday, today!
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difficulty

• multiplicity of concepts

friedman
linear regression
pearson
chi-square
frequency distribution
binomial
central tendency
mann-witney
wilcoxon
multiple regression
z-score
standard deviation
charting
repeated ANOVA
sign test
variance
z-test
paired t
single sample t-test
point-biserial
independent t
two factor ANOVA
spearman
kruskal-wallis
phi-coefficient
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difficulty

• logic (hypothesis testing)

Students not trained in logic Were not going to
do it in a couple of lessons
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difficulty

• standard error

Difference we found Difference we expected to
find by chance
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light

• something you learn

Humour Jokes Be human Talk to them -
theyre people