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More About Experiments

Published: Sep 12th, 2013

View Lecture Slides with Transcript – More About Experiments Video (4:09) This document is linked from More About Experiments.

Causation and Experiments

Published: Sep 12th, 2013

View Lecture Slides with Transcript – Causation and Experiment – All Parts Part A (4:34) Part B (1:48) Covers activity illustrating random assignment to treatments Part C (2:35) This document is […]

Causation and Observational Studies

Published: Sep 12th, 2013

View Lecture Slides with Transcript – Causation and Observational Studies Video (3:09) This document is linked from Causation and Observational Studies.

Little Handbook – Design & Sampling

Published: Feb 16th, 2013

View the Reading on Study Design (≈12,000 words; much more than we cover in this course!) View the Reading on Random Samples and Randomization (≈700 words) From the online version of Little Handbook […]

Summary (Unit 2)

Published: Dec 29th, 2012

In this unit, we discussed the first step in the big picture of statistics — production of data. Production of data happens in two stages: sampling and study design. Our goal in sampling is […]

More About Experiments

More About Experiments

Published: Dec 29th, 2012

Experiments With More Than One Explanatory Variable Modifications to Randomization CO-3: Describe the strengths and limitations of designed experiments and observational studies. LO 3.2: Explain how the study design impacts […]

Learn By Doing: Random Assignment to Treatment (Software)

Published: Dec 29th, 2012

Use the solutions provided to answer the questions below. Optional: Create your own solutions using your software for extra practice. Objective: The purpose of this activity is to explore the […]

Causation and Experiments

Causation and Experiments

Published: Dec 29th, 2012

Randomized Controlled Experiments Inclusion of a Control Group Blind and Double-Blind Experiments Pitfalls in Experimentation Let’s summarize what we’ve learned so far CO-3: Describe the strengths and limitations of designed […]

Causation and Observational Studies

Causation and Observational Studies

Published: Dec 29th, 2012

CO-3: Describe the strengths and limitations of designed experiments and observational studies. LO 3.2: Explain how the study design impacts the types of conclusions that can be drawn. Video: Causation and […]