Introduction
Wednesday, September 8th
Wednesday, September 8th
Introduction to Research
Tuesday, September 14th
Tuesday, September 14th
Quiz Questions
1. What is a research question?
Reading: Pages 37-40
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2. What are qualitative, quantitative, and mixed research designs?
Reading: Pages 4-8
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3. What are independent and dependent variables?
Reading: Pages 31-32
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4. What is a hypothesis?
Reading: Pages 37-40
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Reading: Chapter Two
1. What is a research question?
Reading: Pages 37-40
Watch: What is a research question?
2. What are qualitative, quantitative, and mixed research designs?
Reading: Pages 4-8
Watch: What are quantitative, qualitative, and mixed research designs?
3. What are independent and dependent variables?
Reading: Pages 31-32
Watch: What are independent and dependent variables?
4. What is a hypothesis?
Reading: Pages 37-40
Watch: What is a hypothesis?
Reading: Chapter Two
Designing a Research Study
Wednesday, September 15th
Wednesday, September 15th
Literature Review
Tuesday, September 21st
Tuesday, September 21st
Quiz Questions
1. What is a scientific literature review?
Reading: Pages 26-29
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2. What is the difference between primary research articles, review papers, and other forms of dissemination?
Reading: Pages 26-29
Watch: Research articles, review papers, and everything else
3. How do you assess journal quality?
Reading: Impact Factors
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4. How do you assess article quality?
Reading: Citation Counts
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Reading: Chapters One and Two
1. What is a scientific literature review?
Reading: Pages 26-29
Watch: What is a scientific literature review?
2. What is the difference between primary research articles, review papers, and other forms of dissemination?
Reading: Pages 26-29
Watch: Research articles, review papers, and everything else
3. How do you assess journal quality?
Reading: Impact Factors
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4. How do you assess article quality?
Reading: Citation Counts
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Reading: Chapters One and Two
Interpreting Research
Wednesday, September 22nd
Wednesday, September 22nd
Research Ethics
Tuesday, September 28th
Tuesday, September 28th
Quiz Questions
1. What are three of the research ethics guidelines established following the Nuremberg Trials?
Reading: Chapter Three
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2. What are two ethical guidelines that changed between the Nuremberg mandate and Helsinki?
Reading: Chapter Three
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3. What are the three overall principles that guide research in Canada?
Reading: Chapter Three
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4. What is informed consent and why it is important?
Reading: Chapter Three
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Reading: Chapter Three
1. What are three of the research ethics guidelines established following the Nuremberg Trials?
Reading: Chapter Three
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2. What are two ethical guidelines that changed between the Nuremberg mandate and Helsinki?
Reading: Chapter Three
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3. What are the three overall principles that guide research in Canada?
Reading: Chapter Three
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4. What is informed consent and why it is important?
Reading: Chapter Three
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Reading: Chapter Three
TCPS Core 2
Wednesday, September 29th
Wednesday, September 29th
Complete the TCPS2: Core module at the link below and send a copy of your certificate to Dr. Krigolson.
TCPS2: Core
TCPS2: Core
The Scientific Process
Tuesday, October 5th
Tuesday, October 5th
Quiz Questions
1. Outline the scientific process.
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2. What happens in the selection of sample, selection of variables, and data collection phases of the scientific process?
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3. What happens during data analysis?
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4. What is knowledge translation?
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Reading: Text, Chapters One and Two
1. Outline the scientific process.
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2. What happens in the selection of sample, selection of variables, and data collection phases of the scientific process?
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3. What happens during data analysis?
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4. What is knowledge translation?
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Reading: Text, Chapters One and Two
Qualitative Research Methods
Tuesday, October 12th
Tuesday, October 12th
Quiz Question
What are the four methods of collecting qualitative data?
1. Qualitative Methods: Interviews
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2. Qualitative Methods: Observation
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3. Qualitative Methods: Written Documents
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4. Qualitative Methods: Imagery
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Reading: Text, Chapters Seven and Eight
What are the four methods of collecting qualitative data?
1. Qualitative Methods: Interviews
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2. Qualitative Methods: Observation
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3. Qualitative Methods: Written Documents
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4. Qualitative Methods: Imagery
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Reading: Text, Chapters Seven and Eight
Quantitative Research Methods
Tuesday, October 19th
Tuesday, October 19th
Quiz Questions
1. What do we mean by internal and external validity?
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2. What is the difference between a between or within subjects research design?
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3. What are discrete and continuous data types?
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4. What are five different ways you can get samples?
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Reading: Chapters Four, Five, and Six
1. What do we mean by internal and external validity?
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2. What is the difference between a between or within subjects research design?
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3. What are discrete and continuous data types?
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4. What are five different ways you can get samples?
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Reading: Chapters Four, Five, and Six
Descriptive Statistics
Tuesday, October 26th
Tuesday, October 26th
Quiz Questions
1. What are the mean, median, and mode?
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2. What is the standard deviation?
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3. What is a 95% confidence interval?
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4. What is a box plot?
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Lecture Video
Lecture Slides
1. What are the mean, median, and mode?
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2. What is the standard deviation?
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3. What is a 95% confidence interval?
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4. What is a box plot?
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Lecture Video
Lecture Slides
Descriptive Statistics
Wednesday, October 27th
Wednesday, October 27th
Learning Outcomes
1. Be able to compute a mean in EXCEL / Sheets
2. Be able to compute a standard deviation in EXCEL / Sheets
3. Be able to compute a 95% confidence interval in EXCEL / Sheets
4. Be able to make a simple bar graph with error bars in EXCEL / Sheets
SAMPLE DATA
1. Be able to compute a mean in EXCEL / Sheets
2. Be able to compute a standard deviation in EXCEL / Sheets
3. Be able to compute a 95% confidence interval in EXCEL / Sheets
4. Be able to make a simple bar graph with error bars in EXCEL / Sheets
SAMPLE DATA
Z-Scores and T-Tests
Tuesday, November 2nd
Tuesday, November 2nd
Quiz Questions
1. What is a Z-Score?
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2. What is a single sample T-Test?
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3. What is an independent samples T-Test?
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4. What is a dependent samples T-Test?
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NB, for questions 2, 3, and 4 you do not need to know how to the math! In the video (it's the same for all three, start at 5:22 to get the definitions. Watch the rest for understanding. We will discuss all this in the lecture on Tuesday to understand how it all works. You just need to know the broad definitions for these four questions.
LECTURE SLIDES
1. What is a Z-Score?
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2. What is a single sample T-Test?
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3. What is an independent samples T-Test?
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4. What is a dependent samples T-Test?
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NB, for questions 2, 3, and 4 you do not need to know how to the math! In the video (it's the same for all three, start at 5:22 to get the definitions. Watch the rest for understanding. We will discuss all this in the lecture on Tuesday to understand how it all works. You just need to know the broad definitions for these four questions.
LECTURE SLIDES
Z-Scores and T-Tests: Practical
Wednesday, November 3rd
Wednesday, November 3rd
Download JASP HERE
Data Set 1
Data Set 2
Practical Assignment
Q1. You collect the data below from a sample of babies. The data reflects the mean age at which they walk. Does your sample mean differ from the population mean of 14?
Assignment Data 1
Q2. You take caloric data from a group of undergraduates below and after a month of intermittent fasting. Did the intermittent fasting reduce caloric intake?
Assignment Data 2
Q3. You take reaction time data from a group of people from BC and a group of people from Alberta. Did the reaction time differ between groups? How? NB, there is a trick to this question.
Assignment Data 3
For each question, report the appropriate tests of assumptions, the means, the confidence intervals, and the results of your statistical test.
Data Set 1
Data Set 2
Practical Assignment
Q1. You collect the data below from a sample of babies. The data reflects the mean age at which they walk. Does your sample mean differ from the population mean of 14?
Assignment Data 1
Q2. You take caloric data from a group of undergraduates below and after a month of intermittent fasting. Did the intermittent fasting reduce caloric intake?
Assignment Data 2
Q3. You take reaction time data from a group of people from BC and a group of people from Alberta. Did the reaction time differ between groups? How? NB, there is a trick to this question.
Assignment Data 3
For each question, report the appropriate tests of assumptions, the means, the confidence intervals, and the results of your statistical test.
Correlation and Regression
Tuesday, November 16th
Tuesday, November 16th
Quiz Questions
1. Explain what correlation is.
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2. Explain what regression is.
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3. How would you predict a value using regression?
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4. What is multiple regression.
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NB, as with t-tests, the point of these questions is to understand the techniques, not know all of the underlying math.
Lecture Slides
1. Explain what correlation is.
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2. Explain what regression is.
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3. How would you predict a value using regression?
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4. What is multiple regression.
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NB, as with t-tests, the point of these questions is to understand the techniques, not know all of the underlying math.
Lecture Slides
Correlation and Regression: Practical
Wednesday, November 17th
Wednesday, November 17th
Practice Data Set 1
Practice Data Set 2
Practical Assignment
Q1. Does income predict happiness? Download the sample data set HERE. What is the correlation between income and happiness? What is the 95% confidence interval of this correlation? Is the correlation significant.
Q2. Do you think there are any outliers in this data? Why? Why not? If so, remove the outliers and rerun the correlation. Does this improve the model?
Q3. What is the regression model for this data? As in, write out the y = mx + b format. Is the regression model significant. What similarities do you notice with the correlation results?
Q4. You find a new person outside of the data set with an income of $84000.00. What would you predict their happiness score to be using the regression model from Q3?
Practice Data Set 2
Practical Assignment
Q1. Does income predict happiness? Download the sample data set HERE. What is the correlation between income and happiness? What is the 95% confidence interval of this correlation? Is the correlation significant.
Q2. Do you think there are any outliers in this data? Why? Why not? If so, remove the outliers and rerun the correlation. Does this improve the model?
Q3. What is the regression model for this data? As in, write out the y = mx + b format. Is the regression model significant. What similarities do you notice with the correlation results?
Q4. You find a new person outside of the data set with an income of $84000.00. What would you predict their happiness score to be using the regression model from Q3?
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
Tuesday, November 23rd
Tuesday, November 23rd
Quiz Questions
1. What is a ANOVA?
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2. What is a Post Hoc Test and why would you use it?
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3. What are the assumptions of ANOVA?
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4. What is a repeated measures ANOVA?
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NB, as with t-tests, the point of these questions is to understand the techniques, not know all of the underlying math.
Lecture Slides
1. What is a ANOVA?
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2. What is a Post Hoc Test and why would you use it?
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3. What are the assumptions of ANOVA?
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4. What is a repeated measures ANOVA?
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NB, as with t-tests, the point of these questions is to understand the techniques, not know all of the underlying math.
Lecture Slides
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA): Practical
Wednesday, November 24th
Wednesday, November 24th
PracticeData
AssignmentData
Q1. Your assignment data is from three groups (young = 1, middle aged = 2, and elderly = 3) and reflects their caloric intake per day. Do these groups differ in terms of caloric intake? Report the results of the ANOVA.
Q2. Were the statistical assumptions of ANOVA met?
Q3. Choose a post-hoc test to further interpret the data. Report the results of this test.
AssignmentData
Q1. Your assignment data is from three groups (young = 1, middle aged = 2, and elderly = 3) and reflects their caloric intake per day. Do these groups differ in terms of caloric intake? Report the results of the ANOVA.
Q2. Were the statistical assumptions of ANOVA met?
Q3. Choose a post-hoc test to further interpret the data. Report the results of this test.
Knowledge Translation
Tuesday, November 30th
Tuesday, November 30th
Knowledge Translation: Practical
Wednesday, December 1st
Wednesday, December 1st
Read the following PAPER.
Activity
With a partner, write a knowledge translation piece for this paper for a press release. In no more than 200 words, explain the study using language and wording that anyone could understand - not just people with university degrees, but literally anyone. Email me your submission with both your names on it.
Activity
With a partner, write a knowledge translation piece for this paper for a press release. In no more than 200 words, explain the study using language and wording that anyone could understand - not just people with university degrees, but literally anyone. Email me your submission with both your names on it.