Oh so many years ago I had my first insight into just how ridiculously confusing all the statistical terminology can be for novices.
I was TAing a two-semester applied statistics class for graduate students in biology. It started with basic hypothesis testing and went on through to multiple regression.
It was a cross-listed class, meaning there were a handful of courageous (or masochistic) undergrads in the class, and they were having trouble keeping (more…)