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Module 3 - Interpreting Data

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction and review
  2. Using data to support an argument
  3. Questioning the data
  4. Using summaries of data to support an argument
  5. Association between two variables
  6. What about causation in observational studies? Beware the confounding variable!
  7. How are studies constructed and how is causation established in observational studies?
  8. What relationships are possible between variables?
  9. What about time? Time series plots
  10. What are the steps to statistical literacy?

Please note: when you see numbers in brackets in the text, for example [1], these indicate there is a link to further information. The references at the end of the module are listed in the same order as these appear in the module.

 
 
 
 

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