Over the last ten years, I have shared several links to great statistics material on this blog. However, one challenge is that it is difficult for people, myself included, to find specific links, especially old links. Accordingly, I have thought about whether it would make sense to include categories to the different links. The solution […]
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Potpourri: Statistics #82
1172. Seven steps toward more transparency in statistical practice 1173. Fooled by beautiful data: Visualization aesthetics bias trust in science, news, and social media 1174. 10 ways to use fewer colors in your data visualizations 1175. Why scatter plots suggest causality, and what we can do about it 1176. LOCO: The 88-million-word language of conspiracy […]
Potpourri: Statistics #81
1138. The list of 2021 visualization lists 1139. ML and NLP Research Highlights of 2021 1140. Regression and Other Stories 1141. Causal Inference for The Brave and True 1142. Quantifying causality in data science with quasi-experiments 1143. An Introduction to Linear Mixed-Effects Modeling in R 1144. The Science of Visual Data Communication: What Works 1145. […]
Statistical issues
Here is a collection of statistical issues and misunderstandings you often will encounter in empirical research. My plan is to add more examples in the future. Issue Description Source Absence of evidence fallacy No evidence for a finding should not be interpreted as there is evidence of its absence. Altman and Bland (1995) Berkson’s paradox […]
New article in Journal of Political Science Education: Beyond the Numbers
Together with Gianna Maria Eick, Ben Baumberg Geiger and Trude Sundberg, I have an article in the new issue of Journal of Political Science Education. Here is the abstract: A number of studies demonstrate that quantitative teaching provides social science students with analytical and critical skills. Accordingly, the skills acquired during quantitative teaching are assumed […]