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[-] MrEff@lemmy.world 21 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I have learned that stats for research is a dark box that you put numbers into, shake it up, and then record the numbers that come out. I use SPSS, my advisor uses SigmaPlot, and another PhD student in my lab uses R. Sometimes I'm not even sure if we are getting the same numbers out of the shaken black box and I am too afraid to ask...

ANOVA? Sure, it is those clicks in that menu. ANCOVA? MANOVA? sure, there is some thing I check off or some other spot I click on. What do they do? The computer prays to the number gods with a different accent, then I shake the ritual box and read the numbers that come out.

[-] knorke3@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago
[-] tvarog_smetana@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago

Wait until you find some nerd using SAS.

My day job uses SAS but I've used Stata and SPSS pretty extensively. SPSS is the most black-boxy out of all of them, but it's also easiest to use. I see why it's so popular in behavioral science; the math-heavy types tend not to go into psychology and similar.

[-] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 4 months ago

yeah i know how to do anova: an ova-ly complicated experimental design lol gottem

[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Two way complicated for me.

[-] Tweed@lemmy.studio 3 points 4 months ago

I don't know what this means

Have an up vote

[-] mvirts@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago
[-] Midnitte@beehaw.org 2 points 4 months ago

Of course I know how to do matrix multiplication C = A.dot(B)

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