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I tutor people of all ages and backgrounds. And I hear all sorts of explanations as to why they are having difficulty in the course. If I were to take a poll tomorrow, I would guess that the number one reason has to do with confidence. Let’s face it, if you are out of practice…

When you run a logistic regression in SPSS, keep in mind what constitutes an event. I am speaking of the dependent variable where a value of ‘1’ is under study. You are calculating the odds of obtaining a ‘1’ . And it’s usually based off a secondary variables that has an exposed and unexposed group.…

I woke up this morning with a question. When did I start to teach myself other programming languages? What sparked the change from working with SAS to STATA- for instance? I don’t think I had a choice. If a job hired me, I had to use the software they had readily available.  So the job…

When you write a paper about numbers, keep it simple. Your translation of ideas from numbers to every day language – should be easily digestible. I should be able to eat my sandwich and casually follow your research, the methods, the results, and conclusion. There is something to be said about transparency in write-ups for…

In a week, I will be hosting an 8 week course in SPSS. It is an opportunity for you to get familiar with the software as an end-user. You will also acquire skills in statistical analysis.  A few weeks ago, I gave a free webinar in SPSS. The video I am about to share with…

There are a lot of free introductory courses in Statistics on the world wide web. I repeat…these courses are free. No money out of your pocket. No gimmicky promises…no dinero. You sign-up and you get information. Free facts about any topic… you could learn how to cook  a five-course meal on a youtube channel. You…

Summer courses can be very intense because the information lacks details. Either you have to do your own research to get the details or take your chances in survival. Strangely enough, a lot of students opt to take a risk and fend for themselves. In those instances, the student may think that he or she…

The summer is a great time to harness new skill sets in preparation for the fall semester. Especially if you are taking short week courses in statistics. It helps to become familiar with certain key phrases and terminology- so the reading assignments go a lot smoother in the fall. Here is a short list of…

I meet interesting clients all of the time. Each one has a different reason for taking statistics classes. One student took statistics to fulfill his business degree. He was working 60 hours a week and he just didn’t have the time to dedicate to his course. So he asked for help. Overtime, the student pulled…

When it comes to probability and statistics, you will always come across the rolling of a die or the picking of a playing card out of deck. And the reason why authors include a real world approach, something you can visualize, is to make a connection. The purpose of an every day example is to…