Psychology Stats (@PsychologyStats) header
Psychology Stats (@PsychologyStats) profile picture

Psychology Stats

@PsychologyStats

University of Liverpool, undergraduate Statistics. Tweet your stats questions to us.

 University of Liverpool
liv.ac.uk
Joined September 2018
  • Tweets15
  • Following6
  • Followers109
ATTENTION! 1st year stats clinics (with @GraemeKnibb and @MastertonSarah) are on Wed 14/11 2-3pm in ERB IT suite (mandatory if you are notified). Optional sessions on the same day/place at 3-4pm, for any general stats worries. Email GKnibb@liv.ac.uk for more info. See you there!
2
2
#popculture #leaveColdplayalone
This Post is from an account that no longer exists. Learn more
The quiz is on!!!
This Post is from an account that no longer exists. Learn more
1
2
How to run statistical analyses in SPSS youtube channel by @ChristiansenLiv youtube.com/channel/UCpjsdW-… Very useful for all our undergraduates (and postgraduates) @LivUniPsyc
6
6
Keep your eyes on the y-axes! Small increments can make findings look very different.
This Post is from an account that no longer exists. Learn more
1
2
If something is 'trending' towards significance, it is also 'trending' away from significance!
This Post is from an account that no longer exists. Learn more
3
6
Statistical Misconceptions! Some very useful things to consider for our undergrads! xitter.cf/MaartenvSmeden/status/…
Maarten van Smeden (@MaartenvSmeden) profile pictureMaarten van Smeden@MaartenvSmeden14 Oct 2018
Let's try something new: *7 days, 7 statistical misconceptions*. Over the next 7 days I'll post about 1 statistical misconception a day. Curious to hear your favorite #statsmisconceptions, so feel free to add you own to this thread
1
1
1
Interesting visual demonstrations of how central limit theorem works mfviz.com/central-limit/. Useful for understanding distributions of data and has implications for how we choose statistical tests.
2
ATTENTION!!! FIRST YEAR STATS CLINICS will be running on Wed 24/10 2-4pm in ERB IT suite (mandatory if you are notified). There will also be optional sessions on the same day at 4-6pm, for any general stats worries. Email Gknibb@liv.ac.uk for more info. See you there!
2
This is why stats lectures always seem to go so quickly nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
Do boring speakers really talk for longer?

Do boring speakers really talk for longer?

Nature - Dull talks at conferences can feel interminable.

nature.com
Thinking about how to use your psychology degree for jobs? See this thread. xitter.cf/DrMeghanN…
Meghan Norris (@DrMeghanNorris) profile pictureMeghan Norris@DrMeghanNorris1 Oct 2018
Replying to @DrMeghanNorris
Look through job ads. What jobs are you interested in? Find 3-5 “dream” job postings. What qualifications do they have in common? How can you get those qualifications? Consider doing those things. [10/13]
2
1
2
psychologicalscience.org/pub… Interest study which demonstrates the same data can be interpreted in different ways depending on how it is analysed.

How Researchers Can Find Different Results Using the Same Data

How much variation is there when different researchers analyze the same data? Quite a bit, according to a study published in Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science.

psychologicalscience.org
2
Many researchers don't really understand what a p-value is! Take a look at this paper to clear up any misconceptions. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1858…
A dirty dozen: twelve p-value misconceptions - PubMed

A dirty dozen: twelve p-value misconceptions - PubMed

The P value is a measure of statistical evidence that appears in virtually all medical research papers. Its interpretation is made extraordinarily difficult because it is not part of any formal...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
1
1
This is the University of Liverpool Psychology Statistics Twitter!
3
Load more