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Comment 1: http://1jessicakes.wordpress.com/2011/10/28/22/#comment-22 Comment 2: http://psud1a.wordpress.com/2011/10/28/what-role-does-the-null-hypothesis-really-play-in-the-scientific-process/#comment-24 Comment 3: http://jameezio.wordpress.com/2011/10/28/validity-is-vital/#comment-20 Comment 3: yet another one that isn’t showing because of moderation. (have emailed you) Blog: https://tallesttales.wordpress.com/2011/11/16/my-good-old-friend-ethics-the-world-looks-scary-from-inside-my-comfy-box/

I think by now everyone must be sick of talking about ethics for experiments and quantitative research, as it has pretty much been beaten to death. But the world of ethics in qualitative research is a whole different beast! Whilst … Continue reading →

Blog: https://tallesttales.wordpress.com/2011/10/26/funding-bias/ 1st Comment: http://theproblemwithstats.wordpress.com/2011/10/14/deceptive-stats-and-why-logic-has-no-place-in-it/#comment-17 2nd Comment: http://destroypenguins.wordpress.com/2011/10/14/correlation-causation/#comment-15 3rd Comment: http://psuca2.wordpress.com/do-the-statistics-published-after-the-riots-help-us-make-sense-of-it/#comment-18 4th Comment: Still hasn’t shown up but i’ve emailed a better screenshot.

In these modern times, money seems to be the focus of life (even though it may not be particularly healthy). This presents a great problem to scientists who need to run research. Many experiments can be very expensive, for example … Continue reading →

We all know that misuse of statistics is rife in today’s society. One prime example would be the one Erin gave us in her lecture, where Pfizer were being a bit naughty. Lots of misuse such as this occurs when … Continue reading →

Data in its raw form can come as a list of many numbers that basically means nothing to no one. Statistics is hence needed to make sense of these numbers, and what they tell you about what you are testing. … Continue reading →

For many people, the word ‘Statistics’ immediately evokes images of being stuck inside a lecture theatre feeling outrageously bored and, on the whole, totally confused. It is very easy to enter into the mindset that it serves no real purpose. … Continue reading →