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Title	These resources will help you to:	Resource
Introduction to Statistics	♦ Understand variable & data types Hypothesis testing ♦ Parametric & non-parametric tests	Video: introduction to hypothesis testing using statistics & some example tests e.g. t-test Video: difference between descriptive & inferential statistics, followed by an introduction to inferential
Hypotheses, Tests Statistics & P-Values	♦ Understand hypothesis generation ♦ Frequency distributions ♦ Test statistics & p values	Video Worksheet
Choosing the Right Test	♦ Understand types of data & variable ♦ Choose appropriate statistical tests ♦ Flowchart for statistical testing	Interactive guide: an introduction to choosing the right statistical test with interactive examples Video Worksheet Worksheet Video: MLC session
Correlation	♦ Understand the correlation coefficient and its interpretation	Video
Chi-Squared Test	♦ Understand the Chi-Squared test for associations between categorical variables	Video Worksheet
Independent Samples T-Test	♦ Understand the T-test to compare means between two unrelated groups	Video Worksheet
Paired Samples T-Test	♦ Understand the T-test to compare means between two paired, repeated, or matched groups	Video Worksheet
One-Way ANOVA	♦ Define, perform, and interpret results of a one-way ANOVA	Video: shorter introduction to ANOVA (5 minutes) Video: longer discussion on ANOVA (10 minutes)
Two-Way ANOVA	♦ Define, perform, & interpret results of a two-way ANOVA	Video
Non-Parametric Tests	♦ To understand the Mann-Whitney Test, Kruskal-Wallis Test, Wilcoxon signed-rank Test, & Friedman’s ANOVA	Video: Introduction to parametric vs non-parametric tests Video: Longer workshop on non-parametric statistics
Simple Linear Regression	♦ Define regression analysis & regression line ♦ Use least squares to find the line of best fit	Video Worksheet
Regression and Correlation	♦ Calculate the equation of a regression line ♦ Correlation coefficient ♦ Coefficient of determination	Video
Multiple Regression	♦ Perform regression analysis with more than one independent variable	Video Worksheet

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