More About Experiments
Published: Sep 12th, 2013
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Content Tagged “Control for Lurking Variables” 
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
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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
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
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
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 […]