{"id":240,"date":"2020-07-25T11:55:56","date_gmt":"2020-07-25T10:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/greenforum\/?p=240"},"modified":"2023-12-04T11:56:34","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T11:56:34","slug":"statistical-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/greenforum\/index.php\/2020\/07\/25\/statistical-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Statistical tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"viewer-foo\" class=\"-Zro6 -ZADH IjV6v AnCKd _57WYp\"><span class=\"d0767\">are software applications to examine an observable phenomena using statistical, mathematical, or computational techniques. These are used also in mixed or multi methods studies for validating instruments, analysing patterns, supporting interpretation and providing evidence for research findings. Statistical tools and methods help researchers to provide meaning to the meaningless numbers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"viewer-99jsq\" class=\"-Zro6 -ZADH IjV6v AnCKd _57WYp\"><span class=\"d0767\">Tools<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"xErDo AnCKd\">\n<li class=\"_04hd2 IjV6v\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div>\n<p id=\"viewer-7bvug\" class=\"-Zro6 -ZADH IjV6v AnCKd _57WYp\"><span class=\"d0767\"><a class=\"TWoY9 itht3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologie.hhu.de\/arbeitsgruppen\/allgemeine-psychologie-und-arbeitspsychologie\/gpower.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\"><u>G-Power<\/u><\/a> is a tool to compute statistical power analyses for many different<em> t<\/em> tests, <em>F<\/em> tests, \u03c72 tests, <em>z<\/em> tests and some exact tests<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"_04hd2 IjV6v\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div>\n<p id=\"viewer-d8mde\" class=\"-Zro6 -ZADH IjV6v AnCKd _57WYp\"><span class=\"d0767\"><a class=\"TWoY9 itht3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jmp.com\/en_gb\/offers\/statistical-analysis-software.html?utm_campaign=td70114000002KZJq&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_term=anova%20software&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwsO_4BRBBEiwAyagRTfysVKA95IIdiHxDh-kOMFA8kWoZ8_fzYFTOVPQBwyvG9A1h5K3CJxoCVagQAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\"><u>ANOVA<\/u><\/a> &#8211; Analysis of variance uses the same conceptual framework as linear regression<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"_04hd2 IjV6v\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div>\n<p id=\"viewer-1gus9\" class=\"-Zro6 -ZADH IjV6v AnCKd _57WYp\"><span class=\"d0767\"><a class=\"TWoY9 itht3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm.com\/uk-en\/analytics\/spss-statistics-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\"><u>SPSS<\/u><\/a> &#8211; Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, is a software package used for interactive or batched, statistical analysis. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"_04hd2 IjV6v\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div>\n<p id=\"viewer-9m4a9\" class=\"-Zro6 -ZADH IjV6v AnCKd _57WYp\"><span class=\"d0767\">CHIC &#8211; Cohesive Hierarchical Implicative Classification is a data analysis tool based on SIA (Statistical implicative analysis). Its aim is to discover the more relevant implications between states of different variables. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"viewer-88u4o\" class=\"-Zro6 -ZADH IjV6v AnCKd _57WYp\"><span class=\"d0767\">References<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"viewer-6s84i\" class=\"-Zro6 -ZADH IjV6v AnCKd _57WYp\"><span class=\"d0767\"><a class=\"TWoY9 itht3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC5037948\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\"><u>Basic statistical tools in research and data analysis<\/u><\/a><u> <\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"viewer-dup8d\" class=\"QJ5Ie G444B IjV6v AnCKd _57WYp\"><span class=\"BxhkN\">General Statistical Resources<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"xErDo AnCKd\">\n<li class=\"_04hd2 IjV6v\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div>\n<p id=\"viewer-94shl\" class=\"-Zro6 -ZADH IjV6v AnCKd _57WYp\"><span class=\"d0767\"><strong>Statpages: Web pages that perform statistical calculations<\/strong> statpages.info Great general reference with lots of interactive pages. Links to online statistical pages. Worth browsing the intro page to see all the available resources.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"_04hd2 IjV6v\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div>\n<p id=\"viewer-6hiqi\" class=\"-Zro6 -ZADH IjV6v AnCKd _57WYp\"><span class=\"d0767\"><strong>Reading Statistics and Research<\/strong> www.readingstats.com Companion website for the book: Huck SW. Reading Statistics and Research 6th edition. Boston: Pearsons, 2012: The website has lots of quizzes and resources to work through. The &#8220;Misconceptions&#8221; section is good to help solidify key concepts.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"_04hd2 IjV6v\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div>\n<p id=\"viewer-ciflu\" class=\"-Zro6 -ZADH IjV6v AnCKd _57WYp\"><span class=\"d0767\"><strong>Open Epi: Open Source Epidemologic Statistics for Public Health<\/strong> www.openepi.com Tool bar makes this easy navigate. Has sample size calculator as well as many other resources.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"_04hd2 IjV6v\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div>\n<p id=\"viewer-73tt9\" class=\"-Zro6 -ZADH IjV6v AnCKd _57WYp\"><span class=\"d0767\"><strong>Rice University Virtual Lab in Statistics<\/strong> <a class=\"TWoY9 itht3\" href=\"http:\/\/onlinestatbook.com\/rvls.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\"><u>onlinestatbook.com\/rvls.html<\/u><\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"_04hd2 IjV6v\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div>\n<p id=\"viewer-5ku4b\" class=\"-Zro6 -ZADH IjV6v AnCKd _57WYp\"><span class=\"d0767\"><strong>Hyperstat<\/strong>: statistics &#8220;book&#8221; with links to other stat sites; simulations and demonstrations: lots of visuals to explain concepts; case studies with some medical examples; and analysis lab demonstrates how to work with data.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"_04hd2 IjV6v\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div>\n<p id=\"viewer-fk7h0\" class=\"-Zro6 -ZADH IjV6v AnCKd _57WYp\"><span class=\"d0767\"><strong>Statistics to use<\/strong> www.physics.csbsju.edu\/stats Covers common statistical tests and concepts. Good graphics to illustrate points.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"_04hd2 IjV6v\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div>\n<p id=\"viewer-1o40d\" class=\"-Zro6 -ZADH IjV6v AnCKd _57WYp\"><span class=\"d0767\"><strong>Simple Interactive Statistical Analysis<\/strong> www.quantitativeskills.com\/sisa Allows you to conduct statistical analysis directly in the program. Good to give you a feel for how the different statistical tests work.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"_04hd2 IjV6v\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div>\n<p id=\"viewer-54a4v\" class=\"-Zro6 -ZADH IjV6v AnCKd _57WYp\"><span class=\"d0767\"><strong>CDC: Epi Info Home Page<\/strong> www.cdc.gov\/EpiInfo Free downloadable software for handling data sets, conducting surveys. Has sample size calculator as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"_04hd2 IjV6v\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div>\n<p id=\"viewer-f7mll\" class=\"-Zro6 -ZADH IjV6v AnCKd _57WYp\"><span class=\"d0767\"><strong>Wikipedia<\/strong> en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Statistics plus search any stats term you are looking up<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"viewer-2q92q\" class=\"QJ5Ie G444B IjV6v AnCKd _57WYp\"><span class=\"BxhkN\">Resources for finding statistics on diseases and demographics<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"xErDo AnCKd\">\n<li class=\"_04hd2 IjV6v\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div>\n<p id=\"viewer-mrda\" class=\"-Zro6 -ZADH IjV6v AnCKd _57WYp\"><span class=\"d0767\"><strong>CDC: Data and Statistics<\/strong> www.cdc.gov\/DataStatistics Links to scientific data on statistics and scientific laboratory data.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"_04hd2 IjV6v\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div>\n<p id=\"viewer-dsbmo\" class=\"-Zro6 -ZADH IjV6v AnCKd _57WYp\"><span class=\"d0767\"><strong>National Center for Health Statistics<\/strong> www.cdc.gov\/nchs Provides national health, morbidity, and mortality statistics and offers free access to specific data warehouses.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>are software applications to examine an observable phenomena using statistical, mathematical, or computational techniques. 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