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The Difference between Standard Deviation and Standard Error
Standard deviation and standard error are statistical concepts you probably learned well enough in Intro Stats to pass the test. Conceptually, you ... Continue Reading
Member Training: Frailty Models
Most survival analysis models for time-to-event data, like Cox regression, assume independence. The survival time for one individual cannot influence ... Continue Reading
Mixed Models with Crossed Random Factors
When you hear about multilevel models or mixed models, you very often think of a nested design. Level 1 units nested in Level 2 units, which are in ... Continue Reading
Issues in Coding Missing Values
There’s no mincing words here. Missing values can cause problems for every statistician. That’s true for a lot of reasons, but it can start with ... Continue Reading
Six Common Types of Statistical Contrasts
When you learned analysis of variance (ANOVA), it’s likely that the emphasis was on the ANOVA table, with its Sums of Squares and F tests, followed by ... Continue Reading
Getting Started with Stata Tutorial #3: the Graphics Menu
In part 2 of this series, we got started on the various menus in Stata. This post covers an important menu that you'll probably use often: the ... Continue Reading
Member Training: Group Comparisons
How do you know which method to use when you want to compare groups? ... Continue Reading
What is Analysis of Means?
The classic way to compare means in analysis of variance is examining pairwise differences in means after an F test.. It’s great for many problems, ... Continue Reading
Getting Started with Stata Tutorial #2: Stata Menus
A great way to get started with Stata is using its menus. The first part of this Tutorial Series introduced you to Stata's windows. You can now ... Continue Reading
Member Training: Operationalizing Research Questions
One of the hardest steps in any project is learning to ask the right research question! ... Continue Reading
What is a Randomized Complete Block Design?
Designing experiments would always be simple if we could just randomly assign subjects to different treatment conditions with no other restrictions. ... Continue Reading
Get Started with Stata Tutorial #1: How Stata Windows Work
So, you want to get started with Stata? Good choice! At The Analysis Factor we recommend first becoming proficient in one statistical software. ... Continue Reading
Member Training: Linear Model Assumption Violations: What’s Next?
What do you do if the assumptions of linear models are violated? ... Continue Reading
Two Types of Effect Size Statistic: Standardized and Unstandardized
Effect size statistics are all the rage these days. Journal editors are demanding them. Committees won't pass dissertations without them. But ... Continue Reading
The Effect Size: The Most Difficult Step in Calculating Sample Size Estimates
One of the most difficult steps in calculating sample size estimates is determining the smallest scientifically meaningful effect size. Here's the ... Continue Reading
Member Training: Exact and Randomization Tests
Exact and randomization tests are simple from a conceptual level and need fewer assumptions than traditional parametric tests. They do require ... Continue Reading
The Difference Between Clustered, Longitudinal, and Repeated Measures Data
What is the difference between Clustered, Longitudinal, and Repeated Measures Data? You can use mixed models to analyze all of them. But the issues ... Continue Reading
A Post-hoc Test for Kruskal-Wallis
If you’ve ever run a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), you’re familiar with post-hoc tests. The ANOVA omnibus test only tells you whether any ... Continue Reading
Member Training: Interactions in Poisson and Logistic Regression
Interactions in statistical models are never especially easy to interpret. Throw in non-normal outcome variables and non-linear prediction functions ... Continue Reading
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Effect Size Statistics; Power and Sample Size Calculations; and Statistical Inference
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Structural Equation Modeling
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Resources to improve your data analysis practice and skills As a data analyst, it's not enough to understand statistics or to be able to use the ... Continue Reading
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Principal Component Analysis and Factor Analysis
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Survival Analysis and Event History Analysis
survival analysis and event history analysis resources Listed below are workshops, trainings, and articles to help you learn survival analysis, ... Continue Reading
SPSS
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Stata
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Complex Surveys & Sampling
complex surveys & sampling resources Listed below are workshops, trainings, and articles to help you learn about complex surveys. Complex surveys ... Continue Reading
Effect Size Statistics; Power and Sample Size Calculations; and Statistical Inference
effect size statistics, power and sample calculations, and statistical inference Listed below are our free webinars, Statistically Speaking ... Continue Reading
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learn R The statistical programming language R is becoming a popular means for analyzing data. But it’s not always easy to use. We have a number of ... Continue Reading
Count Regression Models
count regression models resources Like continuous variables, count variable are numerical. So it seems you should be able to apply methods for ... Continue Reading
Logistic Regression
logistic regression resources Listed below are workshops, trainings, and articles to help you learn logistic regression. Logistic regression is an ... Continue Reading
Mixed and Multilevel Models
mixed and multilevel models resources Listed below are workshops, trainings, and articles to help you learn Mixed, Hierarchical, and Multilevel ... Continue Reading
Linear Regression
linear regression resources Listed below are workshops, trainings, and articles to help you learn linear regression. Widely used, this family of ... Continue Reading
Analysis of Variance and Covariance
analysis of variance and covariance resources Listed below are workshops, trainings, and articles to help you learn Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and ... Continue Reading
Missing Data
missing data resources I don't need to tell you, missing data stinks. And frankly, it's in just about every data set. These days, though, there are ... Continue Reading