When you read a statistics text, it is helpful to be a active reader. As you take in what the author intended, it helps to do a… Read more “In Your Own Words”
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Book Excerpts: Statistics or the Math Illiterate by Amy Moore
Chapter 1: What is Statistics? People often confuse statistics with mathematics, which is an understandable assumption. Statistics contains mathematical calculations. There are some math symbols in most… Read more “Book Excerpts: Statistics or the Math Illiterate by Amy Moore”
Book Excerpt: Learning the Language of Stata by Amy Moore
WHAT IS STATA? There are computer programs which require a knowledge of coding syntax. Some statistical packages have both coding and user-friendly options. STATA is a statistical… Read more “Book Excerpt: Learning the Language of Stata by Amy Moore”
Reflections of the Book Boss Lady
Earlier this year I wrote a book entitled, ‘Boss Lady’ for the intermediate professional. As I reflect on the book and my ‘training’ in statistics, I would… Read more “Reflections of the Book Boss Lady”
Chapter 5: Bridging the Gap between the P-Value and Your Field
When you are writing chapter 4 or the statistical results section of the manuscript the objective to rehash your findings. Statistics narratives are designed to be filled… Read more “Chapter 5: Bridging the Gap between the P-Value and Your Field”
What they will not tell you
There are many people in the data field (statistics, data science, epidemiology, data analytics, etc.) . It’s a field where individualism is a choice. You could literally… Read more “What they will not tell you”
Know the Score
This is probably something that I covered in previous posts, but I will say it a second time. When you work with a survey tool that will… Read more “Know the Score”
The Awakening
Everyone has experienced this once in their life: you are in a room full of capable people and everyone is clueless. You hear people saying stuff like… Read more “The Awakening”
Swimming vs. Wading in the Shallow End
At the beach you have two types of people: the waders and the swimmers. We are not even talking about the people that never touch the water.… Read more “Swimming vs. Wading in the Shallow End”
Becoming
Imagine if you will: a seed that grows without soil, water, or sunlight. Do you have that visual? That’s great because it doesn’t exist on earth. Nothing… Read more “Becoming”