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Strategies for Choosing and Planning a Statistical Analysis

The first real data set I ever analyzed was from my senior honors thesis as an undergraduate psychology major. I had taken both intro stats and an ... Continue Reading

Member Training: Interpreting (Even Tricky) Regression Coefficients Workshop

In April and May, we're doing something new: including in membership the workshop Interpreting (Even Tricky) Regression Coefficients with Karen ... Continue Reading

Getting Started with Stata Tutorial #9: Saving, Reordering, and Dropping Data

Stata makes it a breeze to edit or clean your data. If you’re unfamiliar with using data sets in Stata, check out these blog posts to get a good grasp ... Continue Reading

Member Training: Confirmatory Factor Analysis

There are two main types of factor analysis: exploratory and confirmatory. ... Continue Reading

6 Types of Dependent Variables that will Never Meet the Linear Model Normality Assumption

The linear model normality assumption, along with constant variance assumption, is quite robust to departures. That means that even if the assumptions ... Continue Reading

The Best Reasons to Run a Pilot Study

There’s a common saying among pediatricians: children are not little adults. You can’t take a drug therapy that works in adults and scale it down to a ... Continue Reading

Member Training: Exploratory Factor Analysis

Many variables we want to measure just can’t be directly measured with a single variable. Instead you have to combine a set of variables into a single ... Continue Reading

Confusing Statistical Term #3: Level

Level is a statistical term that is confusing because it has multiple meanings in different contexts (much like alpha and beta). There are three ... Continue Reading

Getting Started with Stata Tutorial #8: Examining Data in Stata

Once you’ve imported your data into Stata the next step is usually examining it. Before you work on building a model or running any tests, you need ... Continue Reading

Averaging and Adding Variables with Missing Data in SPSS

SPSS has a nice little feature for adding and averaging variables with missing data that many people don't know about. It allows you to add or ... Continue Reading

Getting Started with Stata Tutorial #7: Importing Data into Stata

In our previous posts, we’ve relied on Stata’s pre-loaded datasets to perform analyses. But when you’re working with your own data, you’ll need to ... Continue Reading

Member Training: Introduction to Binary Logistic Regression

Binary logistic regression is one of the most useful regression models. It allows you to predict, classify, or understand explanatory relationships ... Continue Reading

Regression Models: How do you know you need a polynomial term?

You might be surprised to hear that not only can linear regression fit lines between a response variable Y and one or more predictor variables, X, it ... Continue Reading

When to Report Separate Group or a Pooled Mean

Have you ever wondered whether you should report separate means for different groups or a pooled mean from the entire sample? This is a common ... Continue Reading

Member Training: Introduction to Item Response Theory and Rasch Models

How do you know if the items of a test are hard or easy; fair or biased; accurate at measuring ability or not?  Item Response Theory (IRT). In ... Continue Reading

Member Training: Types of Longitudinal, Repeated Measures, and Time Series

How do you know when to use a time series and when to use a linear mixed model for longitudinal data? What’s the difference between repeated ... Continue Reading

The Steps for Running any Statistical Model

No matter what statistical model you're running, you need to go through the same steps.  The order and the specifics of how you do each step will ... Continue Reading

Getting Started with Stata Tutorial #6: How Stata Code Works

If you’ve tried coding in Stata, you may have found it strange. The syntax rules are straightforward, but different from what I’d expect. I had ... Continue Reading

Member Training: Analyzing Longitudinal Data: Comparing Regression and Structural Equation Modeling Approaches

When analyzing longitudinal data, do you use regression or structural equation based approaches? There are many types of longitudinal data and ... Continue Reading

Seven Steps for Data Cleaning

Ever consider skipping the important step of cleaning your data? It's tempting but not a good idea. Why? It's a bit like baking. I like to bake. ... Continue Reading

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Statistical Consulting Services: Statistical Analysis Plan Review

Statistical Analysis Plan Review Submit your proposal knowing you've got a solid statistical analysis plan Perfect if: You're about to submit ... Continue Reading

Statistical Consulting Services: Sample Size Calculation

Do you need sample sizes calculated for a grant or thesis proposal? Or simply to make sure you're appropriately sizing your study? You know how ... Continue Reading

Statistical Consulting Services: Quick Question

Want some 1-on-1 time with one of our consultants? The Analysis Factor website is full of information about statistics and doing data analyses. But ... Continue Reading

Statistical Consulting Services

  statistical consulting Sometimes you need one-on-one intensive guidance. With consulting, you can get a little or a lot of help ... Continue Reading

Statistical Consulting Services: Hourly

Hourly Statistical Consulting For when you need guidance and advice for a statistical plan or analysis. Perfect if you have: a need for help to ... Continue Reading

Tutorial Enrollment: Linear Regression in SPSS

Linear Regression in SPSS A live, 3-session online tutorial, starts April 2nd, 2024 Enroll Now! You open SPSS menus for Regression and ... Continue Reading

Seminars

  Live, Currently Enrolling **** No Live Seminars Currently Scheduled **** Available Seminars Types of ... Continue Reading

Tutorials

Enrolling Linear Regression in SPSS Instructor: Kat Caldwell Stage: 2, Linear Models Software: SPSS Live Sessions: Tuesdays, ... Continue Reading

Seminar Enrollment: Levels of Measurement and Types of Variables

Levels of Measurement and Types of Variables Training Seminar Understand the nuances in determining the types of variables you're working with and ... Continue Reading

Seminar Enrollment: Types of Regression Models

Types of Regression Models: Training Seminar 18 Types of Regression Models — What They Are and When to Use Them Enroll Now! Linear, Logistic, ... Continue Reading

Seminar Enrollment: Crossed and Nested Factors

Crossed and Nested Factors Training Seminar Understand the difference between crossed and nested factors in multilevel, mixed models, and ... Continue Reading

Seminar Enrollment: Multicollinearity

Multicollinearity Training Seminar Learn best practices for finding and fixing issues caused by multicollinearity in regression models Enroll ... Continue Reading

Tutorial Enrollment: Introduction to Data Analysis with Stata

Introduction to Data Analysis using Stata 9 Module Tutorial — Currently Available Enroll Now! As a researcher, it’s critical for you to know ... Continue Reading

Tutorial Enrollment: Introduction to Data Analysis with SPSS

Introduction to Data Analysis with SPSS A 10-Module online tutorial with direct instructor support Enroll Now! OVERWHELMED trying to run ... Continue Reading

Effect Size Statistics; Power and Sample Size Calculations; and Statistical Inference

effect size statistics, power and sample calculations, and statistical inference Use these resources to learn with The Analysis Factor. Listed below ... Continue Reading

Structural Equation Modeling

structural equation modeling resources Listed below are workshops, trainings, and articles to help you learn Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). SEM ... Continue Reading

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Workshops

Currently Enrolling Interpreting (Even Tricky) Regression Coefficients Instructor: Karen Grace-Martin Stage: 2, Linear ... Continue Reading

Fundamental Statistics

resources for fundamental statistics Use the resources here to learn fundamental statistics with The Analysis Factor. Listed Below are our Workshop, ... Continue Reading

Data Analysis Practice and Skills

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