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<li class="chapter" data-level="1" data-path="Chapter_1.html"><a href="Chapter_1.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>1</b> Background mathematics</a>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="1.1" data-path="Chapter_1.html"><a href="Chapter_1.html#numbers-and-operations"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>1.1</b> Numbers and operations</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="1.2" data-path="Chapter_1.html"><a href="Chapter_1.html#logarithms"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>1.2</b> Logarithms</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="1.3" data-path="Chapter_1.html"><a href="Chapter_1.html#order-of-operations"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>1.3</b> Order of operations</a></li>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="2" data-path="Chapter_2.html"><a href="Chapter_2.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>2</b> Data organisation</a>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="2.1" data-path="Chapter_2.html"><a href="Chapter_2.html#tidy-data"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>2.1</b> Tidy data</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="2.2" data-path="Chapter_2.html"><a href="Chapter_2.html#data-files"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>2.2</b> Data files</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="2.3" data-path="Chapter_2.html"><a href="Chapter_2.html#managing-data-files"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>2.3</b> Managing data files</a></li>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="3" data-path="Chapter_3.html"><a href="Chapter_3.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>3</b> <em>Practical</em>. Preparing data</a>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="3.1" data-path="Chapter_3.html"><a href="Chapter_3.html#transferring-data-to-a-spreadsheet"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>3.1</b> Transferring data to a spreadsheet</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="3.2" data-path="Chapter_3.html"><a href="Chapter_3.html#making-spreadsheet-data-tidy"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>3.2</b> Making spreadsheet data tidy</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="3.3" data-path="Chapter_3.html"><a href="Chapter_3.html#making-data-tidy-again"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>3.3</b> Making data tidy again</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="3.4" data-path="Chapter_3.html"><a href="Chapter_3.html#tidy-data-and-spreadsheet-calculations"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>3.4</b> Tidy data and spreadsheet calculations</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="3.5" data-path="Chapter_3.html"><a href="Chapter_3.html#summary"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>3.5</b> Summary</a></li>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="4" data-path="Chapter_4.html"><a href="Chapter_4.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>4</b> Populations and samples</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="5" data-path="Chapter_5.html"><a href="Chapter_5.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>5</b> Types of variables</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="6" data-path="Chapter_6.html"><a href="Chapter_6.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>6</b> Accuracy, precision, and units</a>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="6.1" data-path="Chapter_6.html"><a href="Chapter_6.html#accuracy"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>6.1</b> Accuracy</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="6.2" data-path="Chapter_6.html"><a href="Chapter_6.html#precision"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>6.2</b> Precision</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="6.3" data-path="Chapter_6.html"><a href="Chapter_6.html#systems-of-units"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>6.3</b> Systems of units</a></li>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="7" data-path="Chapter_7.html"><a href="Chapter_7.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>7</b> Uncertainty propagation</a>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="7.1" data-path="Chapter_7.html"><a href="Chapter_7.html#adding-or-subtracting-errors"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>7.1</b> Adding or subtracting errors</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="7.2" data-path="Chapter_7.html"><a href="Chapter_7.html#multiplying-or-dividing-errors"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>7.2</b> Multiplying or dividing errors</a></li>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="8" data-path="Chapter_8.html"><a href="Chapter_8.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>8</b> <em>Practical</em>. Introduction to jamovi</a>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="8.1" data-path="Chapter_8.html"><a href="Chapter_8.html#summary_statistics_02"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>8.1</b> Summary statistics</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="8.2" data-path="Chapter_8.html"><a href="Chapter_8.html#transforming_variables_02"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>8.2</b> Transforming variables</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="8.3" data-path="Chapter_8.html"><a href="Chapter_8.html#computing_variables_02"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>8.3</b> Computing variables</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="8.4" data-path="Chapter_8.html"><a href="Chapter_8.html#summary-1"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>8.4</b> Summary</a></li>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="9" data-path="Chapter_9.html"><a href="Chapter_9.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>9</b> Decimal places, significant figures, and rounding</a>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="9.2" data-path="Chapter_9.html"><a href="Chapter_9.html#rounding"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>9.2</b> Rounding</a></li>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="10" data-path="Chapter_10.html"><a href="Chapter_10.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>10</b> Graphs</a>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="10.3" data-path="Chapter_10.html"><a href="Chapter_10.html#box-whisker-plots"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>10.3</b> Box-whisker plots</a></li>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="11" data-path="Chapter_11.html"><a href="Chapter_11.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>11</b> Measures of central tendency</a>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="11.3" data-path="Chapter_11.html"><a href="Chapter_11.html#the-median-and-quantiles"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>11.3</b> The median and quantiles</a></li>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="12" data-path="Chapter_12.html"><a href="Chapter_12.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>12</b> Measures of spread</a>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="12.2" data-path="Chapter_12.html"><a href="Chapter_12.html#the-inter-quartile-range"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>12.2</b> The inter-quartile range</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="12.3" data-path="Chapter_12.html"><a href="Chapter_12.html#the-variance"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>12.3</b> The variance</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="12.4" data-path="Chapter_12.html"><a href="Chapter_12.html#the-standard-deviation"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>12.4</b> The standard deviation</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="12.5" data-path="Chapter_12.html"><a href="Chapter_12.html#the-coefficient-of-variation"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>12.5</b> The coefficient of variation</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="12.6" data-path="Chapter_12.html"><a href="Chapter_12.html#the-standard-error"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>12.6</b> The standard error</a></li>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="13" data-path="Chapter_13.html"><a href="Chapter_13.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>13</b> Skew and kurtosis</a>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="14" data-path="Chapter_14.html"><a href="Chapter_14.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>14</b> <em>Practical</em>. Plotting and statistical summaries in jamovi</a>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="14.1" data-path="Chapter_14.html"><a href="Chapter_14.html#reorganise-the-dataset-into-a-tidy-format"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>14.1</b> Reorganise the dataset into a tidy format</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="14.2" data-path="Chapter_14.html"><a href="Chapter_14.html#histograms-and-box-whisker-plots"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>14.2</b> Histograms and box-whisker plots</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="14.3" data-path="Chapter_14.html"><a href="Chapter_14.html#calculate-summary-statistics"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>14.3</b> Calculate summary statistics</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="14.4" data-path="Chapter_14.html"><a href="Chapter_14.html#reporting-decimals-and-significant-figures"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>14.4</b> Reporting decimals and significant figures</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="14.5" data-path="Chapter_14.html"><a href="Chapter_14.html#comparing-across-sites"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>14.5</b> Comparing across sites</a></li>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="15" data-path="Chapter_15.html"><a href="Chapter_15.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>15</b> Introduction to probability models</a>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="15.1" data-path="Chapter_15.html"><a href="Chapter_15.html#instructive-example"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>15.1</b> Instructive example</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="15.2" data-path="Chapter_15.html"><a href="Chapter_15.html#biological-applications"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>15.2</b> Biological applications</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="15.3" data-path="Chapter_15.html"><a href="Chapter_15.html#sampling-with-and-without-replacement"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>15.3</b> Sampling with and without replacement</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="15.4" data-path="Chapter_15.html"><a href="Chapter_15.html#probability-distributions"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>15.4</b> Probability distributions</a>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="15.4.1" data-path="Chapter_15.html"><a href="Chapter_15.html#binomial-distribution"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>15.4.1</b> Binomial distribution</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="15.4.2" data-path="Chapter_15.html"><a href="Chapter_15.html#poisson-distribution"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>15.4.2</b> Poisson distribution</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="15.4.3" data-path="Chapter_15.html"><a href="Chapter_15.html#uniform-distribution"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>15.4.3</b> Uniform distribution</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="15.4.4" data-path="Chapter_15.html"><a href="Chapter_15.html#normal-distribution"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>15.4.4</b> Normal distribution</a></li>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="15.5" data-path="Chapter_15.html"><a href="Chapter_15.html#summary-2"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>15.5</b> Summary</a></li>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="16" data-path="Chapter_16.html"><a href="Chapter_16.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>16</b> Central Limit Theorem</a>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="16.1" data-path="Chapter_16.html"><a href="Chapter_16.html#the-distribution-of-means-is-normal"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>16.1</b> The distribution of means is normal</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="16.2" data-path="Chapter_16.html"><a href="Chapter_16.html#probability-and-z-scores"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>16.2</b> Probability and z-scores</a></li>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="17" data-path="Chapter_17.html"><a href="Chapter_17.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>17</b> <em>Practical</em>. Probability and simulation</a>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="17.1" data-path="Chapter_17.html"><a href="Chapter_17.html#probabilities-from-a-dataset"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>17.1</b> Probabilities from a dataset</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="17.2" data-path="Chapter_17.html"><a href="Chapter_17.html#probabilities-from-a-normal-distribution"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>17.2</b> Probabilities from a normal distribution</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="17.3" data-path="Chapter_17.html"><a href="Chapter_17.html#central-limit-theorem"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>17.3</b> Central limit theorem</a></li>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="18" data-path="Chapter_18.html"><a href="Chapter_18.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>18</b> Confidence intervals</a>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="18.1" data-path="Chapter_18.html"><a href="Chapter_18.html#normal-distribution-cis"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>18.1</b> Normal distribution CIs</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="18.2" data-path="Chapter_18.html"><a href="Chapter_18.html#binomial-distribution-cis"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>18.2</b> Binomial distribution CIs</a></li>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="19" data-path="Chapter_19.html"><a href="Chapter_19.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>19</b> The t-interval</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="20" data-path="Chapter_20.html"><a href="Chapter_20.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>20</b> <em>Practical</em>. z- and t-intervals</a>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="20.1" data-path="Chapter_20.html"><a href="Chapter_20.html#confidence-intervals-with-distraction"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>20.1</b> Confidence intervals with distrACTION</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="20.2" data-path="Chapter_20.html"><a href="Chapter_20.html#confidence-intervals-from-z--and-t-scores"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>20.2</b> Confidence intervals from z- and t-scores</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="20.3" data-path="Chapter_20.html"><a href="Chapter_20.html#confidence-intervals-for-different-sample-sizes"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>20.3</b> Confidence intervals for different sample sizes</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="20.4" data-path="Chapter_20.html"><a href="Chapter_20.html#proportion-confidence-intervals"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>20.4</b> Proportion confidence intervals</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="20.5" data-path="Chapter_20.html"><a href="Chapter_20.html#another-proportion-confidence-interval"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>20.5</b> Another proportion confidence interval</a></li>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="21" data-path="Chapter_21.html"><a href="Chapter_21.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>21</b> What is hypothesis testing?</a>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="21.1" data-path="Chapter_21.html"><a href="Chapter_21.html#how-ridiculous-is-our-hypothesis"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>21.1</b> How ridiculous is our hypothesis?</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="21.2" data-path="Chapter_21.html"><a href="Chapter_21.html#statistical-hypothesis-testing"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>21.2</b> Statistical hypothesis testing</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="21.3" data-path="Chapter_21.html"><a href="Chapter_21.html#p-values-false-positives-and-power"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>21.3</b> P-values, false positives, and power</a></li>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="22" data-path="Chapter_22.html"><a href="Chapter_22.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>22</b> The t-test</a>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="22.1" data-path="Chapter_22.html"><a href="Chapter_22.html#one-sample-t-test"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>22.1</b> One sample t-test</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="22.2" data-path="Chapter_22.html"><a href="Chapter_22.html#independent-samples-t-test"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>22.2</b> Independent samples t-test</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="22.3" data-path="Chapter_22.html"><a href="Chapter_22.html#paired-samples-t-test"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>22.3</b> Paired samples t-test</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="22.4" data-path="Chapter_22.html"><a href="Chapter_22.html#assumptions-of-t-tests"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>22.4</b> Assumptions of t-tests</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="22.5" data-path="Chapter_22.html"><a href="Chapter_22.html#non-parametric-alternatives"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>22.5</b> Non-parametric alternatives</a>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="22.5.1" data-path="Chapter_22.html"><a href="Chapter_22.html#wilcoxon-test"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>22.5.1</b> Wilcoxon test</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="22.5.2" data-path="Chapter_22.html"><a href="Chapter_22.html#mann-whitney-u-test"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>22.5.2</b> Mann-Whitney U test</a></li>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="22.6" data-path="Chapter_22.html"><a href="Chapter_22.html#summary-3"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>22.6</b> Summary</a></li>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="23" data-path="Chapter_23.html"><a href="Chapter_23.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>23</b> <em>Practical</em>. Hypothesis testing and t-tests</a>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="23.1" data-path="Chapter_23.html"><a href="Chapter_23.html#one-sample-t-test-1"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>23.1</b> One sample t-test</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="23.2" data-path="Chapter_23.html"><a href="Chapter_23.html#paired-t-test"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>23.2</b> Paired t-test</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="23.3" data-path="Chapter_23.html"><a href="Chapter_23.html#wilcoxon-test-1"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>23.3</b> Wilcoxon test</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="23.4" data-path="Chapter_23.html"><a href="Chapter_23.html#independent-samples-t-test-1"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>23.4</b> Independent samples t-test</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="23.5" data-path="Chapter_23.html"><a href="Chapter_23.html#mann-whitney-u-test-1"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>23.5</b> Mann-Whitney U Test</a></li>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="24" data-path="Chapter_24.html"><a href="Chapter_24.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>24</b> Analysis of variance</a>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="24.1" data-path="Chapter_24.html"><a href="Chapter_24.html#f-distribution"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>24.1</b> F-distribution</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="24.2" data-path="Chapter_24.html"><a href="Chapter_24.html#one-way-anova"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>24.2</b> One-way ANOVA</a>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="24.2.1" data-path="Chapter_24.html"><a href="Chapter_24.html#anova-mean-variance-among-groups"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>24.2.1</b> ANOVA mean variance among groups</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="24.2.2" data-path="Chapter_24.html"><a href="Chapter_24.html#anova-mean-variance-within-groups"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>24.2.2</b> ANOVA mean variance within groups</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="24.2.3" data-path="Chapter_24.html"><a href="Chapter_24.html#anova-f-statistic-calculation"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>24.2.3</b> ANOVA F-statistic calculation</a></li>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="24.3" data-path="Chapter_24.html"><a href="Chapter_24.html#assumptions-of-anova"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>24.3</b> Assumptions of ANOVA</a></li>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="25" data-path="Chapter_25.html"><a href="Chapter_25.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>25</b> Multiple comparisons</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="26" data-path="Chapter_26.html"><a href="Chapter_26.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>26</b> Kruskal-Wallis H test</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="27" data-path="Chapter_27.html"><a href="Chapter_27.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>27</b> Two-way ANOVA</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="28" data-path="Chapter_28.html"><a href="Chapter_28.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>28</b> <em>Practical</em>. ANOVA and associated tests</a>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="28.1" data-path="Chapter_28.html"><a href="Chapter_28.html#one-way-anova-site"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>28.1</b> One-way ANOVA (site)</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="28.2" data-path="Chapter_28.html"><a href="Chapter_28.html#one-way-anova-profile"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>28.2</b> One-way ANOVA (profile)</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="28.3" data-path="Chapter_28.html"><a href="Chapter_28.html#multiple-comparisons"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>28.3</b> Multiple comparisons</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="28.4" data-path="Chapter_28.html"><a href="Chapter_28.html#kruskal-wallis-h-test"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>28.4</b> Kruskal-Wallis H test</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="28.5" data-path="Chapter_28.html"><a href="Chapter_28.html#two-way-anova"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>28.5</b> Two-way ANOVA</a></li>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="29" data-path="Chapter_29.html"><a href="Chapter_29.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>29</b> Frequency and count data</a>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="29.1" data-path="Chapter_29.html"><a href="Chapter_29.html#chi-square-distribution"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>29.1</b> Chi-square distribution</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="29.2" data-path="Chapter_29.html"><a href="Chapter_29.html#chi-square-goodness-of-fit"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>29.2</b> Chi-square goodness of fit</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="29.3" data-path="Chapter_29.html"><a href="Chapter_29.html#chi-square-test-of-association"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>29.3</b> Chi-square test of association</a></li>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="30" data-path="Chapter_30.html"><a href="Chapter_30.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>30</b> Correlation</a>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="30.1" data-path="Chapter_30.html"><a href="Chapter_30.html#scatterplots"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>30.1</b> Scatterplots</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="30.2" data-path="Chapter_30.html"><a href="Chapter_30.html#correlation-coefficient"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>30.2</b> Correlation coefficient</a>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="30.2.1" data-path="Chapter_30.html"><a href="Chapter_30.html#pearson-product-moment-correlation-coefficient"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>30.2.1</b> Pearson product moment correlation coefficient</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="30.2.2" data-path="Chapter_30.html"><a href="Chapter_30.html#spearmans-rank-correlation-coefficient"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>30.2.2</b> Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient</a></li>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="30.3" data-path="Chapter_30.html"><a href="Chapter_30.html#correlation-hypothesis-testing"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>30.3</b> Correlation hypothesis testing</a></li>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="31" data-path="Chapter_31.html"><a href="Chapter_31.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>31</b> <em>Practical</em>. Analysis of counts and correlations</a>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="31.1" data-path="Chapter_31.html"><a href="Chapter_31.html#survival-goodness-of-fit"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>31.1</b> Survival goodness of fit</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="31.2" data-path="Chapter_31.html"><a href="Chapter_31.html#colony-goodness-of-fit"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>31.2</b> Colony goodness of fit</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="31.3" data-path="Chapter_31.html"><a href="Chapter_31.html#chi-square-test-of-association-1"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>31.3</b> Chi-Square test of association</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="31.4" data-path="Chapter_31.html"><a href="Chapter_31.html#pearson-product-moment-correlation-test"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>31.4</b> Pearson product moment correlation test</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="31.5" data-path="Chapter_31.html"><a href="Chapter_31.html#spearmans-rank-correlation-test"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>31.5</b> Spearman’s rank correlation test</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="31.6" data-path="Chapter_31.html"><a href="Chapter_31.html#untidy-goodness-of-fit"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>31.6</b> Untidy goodness of fit</a></li>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="32" data-path="Chapter_32.html"><a href="Chapter_32.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>32</b> Simple linear regression</a>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="32.1" data-path="Chapter_32.html"><a href="Chapter_32.html#visual-interpretation-of-regression"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>32.1</b> Visual interpretation of regression</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="32.2" data-path="Chapter_32.html"><a href="Chapter_32.html#intercepts-slopes-and-residuals"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>32.2</b> Intercepts, slopes, and residuals</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="32.3" data-path="Chapter_32.html"><a href="Chapter_32.html#regression-coefficients"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>32.3</b> Regression coefficients</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="32.4" data-path="Chapter_32.html"><a href="Chapter_32.html#regression-line-calculation"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>32.4</b> Regression line calculation</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="32.5" data-path="Chapter_32.html"><a href="Chapter_32.html#coefficient-of-determination"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>32.5</b> Coefficient of determination</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="32.6" data-path="Chapter_32.html"><a href="Chapter_32.html#regression-assumptions"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>32.6</b> Regression assumptions</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="32.7" data-path="Chapter_32.html"><a href="Chapter_32.html#regression-hypothesis-testing"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>32.7</b> Regression hypothesis testing</a>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="32.7.1" data-path="Chapter_32.html"><a href="Chapter_32.html#overall-model-significance"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>32.7.1</b> Overall model significance</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="32.7.2" data-path="Chapter_32.html"><a href="Chapter_32.html#significance-of-the-intercept"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>32.7.2</b> Significance of the intercept</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="32.7.3" data-path="Chapter_32.html"><a href="Chapter_32.html#significance-of-the-slope"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>32.7.3</b> Significance of the slope</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="32.7.4" data-path="Chapter_32.html"><a href="Chapter_32.html#simple-regression-output"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>32.7.4</b> Simple regression output</a></li>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="32.8" data-path="Chapter_32.html"><a href="Chapter_32.html#prediction-with-linear-models"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>32.8</b> Prediction with linear models</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="32.9" data-path="Chapter_32.html"><a href="Chapter_32.html#conclusion"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>32.9</b> Conclusion</a></li>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="33" data-path="Chapter_33.html"><a href="Chapter_33.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>33</b> Multiple regression</a>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="33.1" data-path="Chapter_33.html"><a href="Chapter_33.html#adjusted-coefficient-of-determination"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>33.1</b> Adjusted coefficient of determination</a></li>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="34" data-path="Chapter_34.html"><a href="Chapter_34.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>34</b> <em>Practical</em>. Using regression</a>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="34.1" data-path="Chapter_34.html"><a href="Chapter_34.html#predicting-pyrogenic-carbon-from-soil-depth"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>34.1</b> Predicting pyrogenic carbon from soil depth</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="34.2" data-path="Chapter_34.html"><a href="Chapter_34.html#predicting-pyrogenic-carbon-from-fire-frequency"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>34.2</b> Predicting pyrogenic carbon from fire frequency</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="34.3" data-path="Chapter_34.html"><a href="Chapter_34.html#multiple-regression-depth-and-fire-frequency"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>34.3</b> Multiple regression depth and fire frequency</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="34.4" data-path="Chapter_34.html"><a href="Chapter_34.html#large-multiple-regression"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>34.4</b> Large multiple regression</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="34.5" data-path="Chapter_34.html"><a href="Chapter_34.html#predicting-temperature-from-fire-frequency"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>34.5</b> Predicting temperature from fire frequency</a></li>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="35" data-path="Chapter_35.html"><a href="Chapter_35.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>35</b> Randomisation</a>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="35.1" data-path="Chapter_35.html"><a href="Chapter_35.html#summary-of-parametric-hypothesis-testing"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>35.1</b> Summary of parametric hypothesis testing</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="35.2" data-path="Chapter_35.html"><a href="Chapter_35.html#randomisation-approach"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>35.2</b> Randomisation approach</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="35.3" data-path="Chapter_35.html"><a href="Chapter_35.html#randomisation-for-hypothesis-testing"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>35.3</b> Randomisation for hypothesis testing</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="35.4" data-path="Chapter_35.html"><a href="Chapter_35.html#randomisation-assumptions"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>35.4</b> Randomisation assumptions</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="35.5" data-path="Chapter_35.html"><a href="Chapter_35.html#bootstrapping"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>35.5</b> Bootstrapping</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="35.6" data-path="Chapter_35.html"><a href="Chapter_35.html#randomisation-conclusions"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>35.6</b> Randomisation conclusions</a></li>
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<li class="appendix"><span><b>Appendix</b></span></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="A" data-path="appendexA.html"><a href="appendexA.html"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>A</b> Answers to chapter exercises</a>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="A.1" data-path="appendexA.html"><a href="appendexA.html#chapter-3"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>A.1</b> Chapter 3</a>
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<li class="chapter" data-level="A.1.1" data-path="appendexA.html"><a href="appendexA.html#exercise-3.1"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>A.1.1</b> Exercise 3.1:</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="A.1.2" data-path="appendexA.html"><a href="appendexA.html#exercise-3.2"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>A.1.2</b> Exercise 3.2</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="A.1.3" data-path="appendexA.html"><a href="appendexA.html#exercise-3.3"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>A.1.3</b> Exercise 3.3</a></li>
<li class="chapter" data-level="A.1.4" data-path="appendexA.html"><a href="appendexA.html#exercise-3.4"><i class="fa fa-check"></i><b>A.1.4</b> Exercise 3.4</a></li>
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<h1><span class="header-section-number">Chapter 5</span> Types of variables<a href="Chapter_5.html#Chapter_5" class="anchor-section" aria-label="Anchor link to header"></a></h1>
<p>A variable is any property that is measured in an observation <span class="citation">(<a href="#ref-Sokal1995" role="doc-biblioref">Sokal & Rohlf, 1995</a>)</span>, i.e., anything that varies among things that we can measure <span class="citation">(<a href="#ref-Dytham2011" role="doc-biblioref">Dytham, 2011</a>)</span>.
We can summarise how these measurements vary with summary statistics, or visually with figures.
Often, we will want to predict one variable from a second variable.
In this case, the variable that we want to predict is called the <strong>response variable</strong>, also known as the <strong>dependent variable</strong> or <strong><em>Y</em></strong> variable (‘dependent’ because it <em>depends</em> on other variables, and ‘<em>Y</em>’ because this is the letter we often use to represent it).
The variable that we use to predict our response variable is the <strong>explanatory variable</strong>, also known as the <strong>independent variable</strong> or <strong><em>X</em></strong> variable (‘independent’ because it does not depend on other variables, and ‘<em>X</em>’ because this is the letter most often used to represent it).
There are several different types of variables:</p>
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<li><p><strong>Categorical</strong> variables take on a fixed number of discrete values <span class="citation">(<a href="#ref-Spiegelhalter2019" role="doc-biblioref">Spiegelhalter, 2019</a>)</span>.
In other words, the measurement that we record will assign our data to a specific category.
Examples of categorical variables include species (e.g., ‘Robin’, ‘Nightingale’, ‘Wren’) or life history stage (e.g., ‘egg’, ‘juvenile’, ‘adult’).
Categorical variables can be either nominal or ordinal.</p>
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<li><strong>Nominal</strong> variables do not have any inherent order (e.g., classifying land as ‘forest’, ‘grassland’, or ‘urban’).</li>
<li><strong>Ordinal</strong> variables do have an inherent order (e.g., ‘low’, ‘medium’, and ‘high’ elevation).</li>
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<li><p><strong>Quantitative</strong> variables are represented by numbers that reflect a magnitude.
That is, unlike categorical variables, we are collecting numbers that really mean something tangible (in contrast, while we might represent low, medium, and high elevations with the numbers 1, 2, and 3, respectively, this is just for convenience; a value of ‘2’ does not always mean ‘medium’ in other contexts).
Quantitative variables can be either discrete or continuous.</p>
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<li><p><strong>Discrete</strong> variables can take only certain values <span class="citation">(<a href="#ref-Dytham2011" role="doc-biblioref">Dytham, 2011</a>)</span>.
For example, if we want to record the number of species in a forest, then our variable can only take discrete counts (i.e., integer values).
There could conceivably be any natural number of species (1, 2, 3, etc.), but there could not be 2.51 different species in a forest; that does not make sense.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>Continuous</strong> variables can take any real value within some range of values (i.e., any number that can be represented by a decimal).
For example, we could measure height to as many decimals as our measuring device will allow, with a range of values from zero to the maximum possible height of whatever it is we are measuring.
Similarly, we could measure temperature to any number of decimals, at least in theory, so temperature is a continuous variable.</p></li>
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<p>The reason for organising variables into all of these different types is that different types of variables need to be handled in different ways.
For example, it would not make sense to visualise a nominal variable in the same way as a continuous variable.
Similarly, the choice of statistical test to apply to answer a statistical question will almost always depend on the types of variables involved.
If presented with a new dataset, it is therefore very important to be able to interpret the different variables and apply the correct statistical techniques.</p>
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Dytham, C. (2011). <em><span class="nocase">Choosing and Using Statistics: A Biologist’s Guide</span></em> (p. 298). John Wiley & Sons, West Sussex, UK.
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Sokal, R. R., & Rohlf, F. J. (1995). <em><span>Biometry</span></em> (3rd ed., p. 887). W. H. Freeman & Company, New York, USA.
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Spiegelhalter, D. (2019). <em><span class="nocase">The Art of Statistics Learning from Data</span></em> (p. 426). Penguin, Milton Keynes, UK.
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