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Quantitative Data. Biology Scholars – 2010 Reflections from a Developmental Biologist. Research Design. Experimental vs. Correlational Selecting independent and dependent variables Choosing a design Selecting the appropriate statistical test. Statistics. Descriptive. Inferential. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Quantitative DataBiology Scholars – 2010
Reflections from a Developmental Biologist
Research Design
Experimental vs. Correlational
Selecting independent and dependent variables
Choosing a design
Selecting the appropriate statistical test
Statistics
Descriptive Mean
Median
Mode
Frequencies
Inferential Sample /Population
Does the relationship in the sample exist in the population? Means Relationships Categorical Data
Categorical Data?
Surveys or Experiments
Captures qualities or characteristics about the individual, such as a
person's eye color, gender, political party, or opinion on some issue.
Significance?
p-values
Any difference is due to either Chance Treatment effect
Measures how likely any difference is due to chance
95% confidence interval < or > 0.05
Difference between means
Variability
Sample size
Sta
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