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General Linear Model

Member Training: Statistical Contrasts

by TAF Support 


Statistical contrasts are a tool for testing specific hypotheses and model effects, particularly comparing specific group means.

[Read more…] about Member Training: Statistical Contrasts

Tagged With: ANOVA, General Linear Model, group comparisons, statistical contrasts

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Member Training: Confusing Statistical Terms

by guest contributer 

Learning statistics is difficult enough; throw in some especially confusing terminology and it can feel impossible! There are many ways that statistical language can be confusing.

Some terms mean one thing in the English language, but have another (usually more specific) meaning in statistics.  [Read more…] about Member Training: Confusing Statistical Terms

Tagged With: ancova, association, confounding variable, confusing statistical terms, Correlation, Covariate, dependent variable, Error, factor, General Linear Model, generalized linear models, independent variable, learning statistics, levels, listwise deletion, multivariate, odds, pairwise deletion, random error, selection bias, significant

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The Four Stages of Statistical Skill

by Karen Grace-Martin  3 Comments

At The Analysis Factor, we are on a mission to help researchers improve their statistical skills so they can do amazing research.

We all tend to think of “Statistical Analysis” as one big skill, but it’s not.

Over the years of training, coaching, and mentoring data analysts at all stages, I’ve realized there are four fundamental stages of statistical skill:

Stage 1: The Fundamentals

 

 

Stage 2: Linear Models

 

 

 

Stage 3: Extensions of Linear Models

 

 

 

 

Stage 4: Advanced Models

 

 

 

There is also a stage beyond these where the mathematical statisticians dwell. But that stage is required for such a tiny fraction of data analysis projects, we’re going to ignore that one for now.

If you try to master the skill of “statistical analysis” as a whole, it’s going to be overwhelming.

And honestly, you’ll never finish. It’s too big of a field.

But if you can work through these stages, you’ll find you can learn and do just about any statistical analysis you need to. [Read more…] about The Four Stages of Statistical Skill

Tagged With: ANOVA, General Linear Model, Regression, Statistical analysis, the four stages

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When Assumptions of ANCOVA are Irrelevant

by Karen Grace-Martin  44 Comments

Every once in a while, I work with a client who is stuck between a particular statistical rock and hard place.

It happens when they’re trying to run an analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) model because they have a categorical independent variable and a continuous covariate.

The problem arises when a coauthor, committee member, or reviewer insists that ANCOVA is inappropriate in this situation because one of the following ANCOVA assumptions are not met:

1. The independent variable and the covariate are independent of each other.

2. There is no interaction between independent variable and the covariate.

If you look them up in any design of experiments textbook, which is usually where you’ll find information about ANOVA and ANCOVA, you will indeed find these assumptions.  So the critic has nice references.

However, this is a case where it’s important to stop and think about whether the assumptions apply to your situation, and how dealing with the assumption will affect the analysis and the conclusions you can draw. [Read more...] about When Assumptions of ANCOVA are Irrelevant

Tagged With: analysis of covariance, ancova, Assumptions, experiments, General Linear Model

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Confusing Statistical Term #7: GLM

by Karen Grace-Martin  7 Comments

Like some of the other terms in our list–level and  beta–GLM has two different meanings.

It’s a little different than the others, though, because it’s an abbreviation for two different terms:

General Linear Model and Generalized Linear Model.

It’s extra confusing because their names are so similar on top of having the same abbreviation.

And, oh yeah, Generalized Linear Models are an extension of General Linear Models.

And neither should be confused with Generalized Linear Mixed Models, abbreviated GLMM.

Naturally. [Read more…] about Confusing Statistical Term #7: GLM

Tagged With: confusing statistical terms, General Linear Model, generalized linear mixed model

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Checking the Normality Assumption for an ANOVA Model

by Karen Grace-Martin  14 Comments

I am reviewing your notes from your workshop on assumptions.  You have made it very clear how to analyze normality for regressions, but I could not find how to determine normality for ANOVAs.  Do I check for normality for each independent variable separately?  Where do I get the residuals?  What plots do I run?  Thank you!

I received this great question this morning from a past participant in my Assumptions of Linear Models workshop.

It’s one of those quick questions without a quick answer. Or rather, without a quick and useful answer.  The quick answer is:

Do it exactly the same way.  All of it.

The longer, useful answer is this: [Read more…] about Checking the Normality Assumption for an ANOVA Model

Tagged With: ANOVA, General Linear Model, normality assumption, residuals

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