Statistics Hacks: Tips & Tools for Measuring the World and Beating the Odds

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Campbell, D.T. 2nd

canonical variate analysis 2nd

card games

     card-sharping

     counting cards 2nd

     getting lucky

     matches with two decks

     probabilities and

     rank ordering 2nd 3rd 4th

     shuffling cards for

     wild cards

card tricks

card-sharping

casinos

     card counting in

     improving chances against

     money and 2nd

     profit on roulette

categorical measurement

categorical variables

cause-and-effect relationships

     correlation and

     lottery numbers and

     showing

Central Limit Theorem

     <Emphasis>t</> tests and

     beauty of

     overview

central tendency, measures of

chi-square test

     one-way

     two-way

ciphers, decoding

classical test theory 2nd

cluster sampling

coefficient alpha 2nd 3rd

coin toss

     heads or tails

     Law of Total Probability

     possible outcomes

     probability of patterns 2nd

     St. Petersburg Paradox

coincidences, interpreting

collecting data

Collins, Truman

combinations 2nd 3rd

community cards

     flop as

     improving hands and 2nd

     reading quickly

comparison groups

     <Emphasis>t</> test

     pretests and

comprehension level (learning)

CONCATENATE function

concurrent validity

conditional probabilities 2nd 3rd

confidence intervals

     building 2nd 3rd 4th

     Gott's Principle 2nd

     normal curve and

     standard errors and 2nd

conjunction fallacy

conjunction rule

Conjunctionitus

connections

consequences-based arguments (validity) 2nd 3rd

constants, linear equations and 2nd

construct-based arguments (validity) 2nd 3rd

constructs

content-based arguments (validity) 2nd 3rd

contingency table analyses

continuous values

     discrete values vs.

     graphs and 2nd 3rd

control groups

convenience sampling

Cook, T.D. 2nd

Copernican Principle

correct answers 2nd

correlation

     between variables 2nd

     cause and effect and

     defined 2nd

     direction of

     effect size standards

     factor analysis and

     negative 2nd

     partial

     positive 2nd 3rd 4th

     predictor variables and 2nd

     standard error of the estimate and

     statistical significance and 2nd

     test reliability and 2nd

     variable groupings

     variance and

     z scores and

correlation coefficient (<Emphasis>r</>)

     beauty of

     computing

     conditions

     defined 2nd 3rd

     effect size standards

     establishing validity

     formula

     interpreting

     linear regression and 2nd 3rd

counting method

     counting cards 2nd

     rule of four

craps (dice game)

criterion variables

     defined

     multiple regression and

     predictor variables and

criterion-based arguments (validity) 2nd

criterion-referenced scores

     defined

     functionality 2nd

Cronbach's alpha

Cunningham, Ross

cut score