Research Engineer

This blog presents useful research and statistical methods for researchers and graduate students from the world's first automated decision tree for applied research and statistics, Research Engineer (www.scalelive.com).

Sunday, July 31, 2016

The Utility of Face Validity Evidence in Psychometrics

Face validity is the weakest form of empirical evidence for surveys. http://www.scalelive.com/face-validity.html #psychometrics #validity #survey




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Saturday, July 30, 2016

Random Selection Is Necessary When Conducting An Experimental Design in Applied Research

Random selection is a necessary component of conducting an experimental design. http://www.scalelive.com/random-selection.html
‪#‎randomization‬ ‪#‎experiment‬ ‪#‎research‬ ‪#‎science‬ ‪#‎medicine‬




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Friday, July 29, 2016

Use Principal Components Analysis to Reduce Survey Data Into Content Areas and Account for The Most Possible Variance

Principal Components Analysis (PCA) reduces survey data into pertinent content areas and accounts for the most variance possible. http://www.scalelive.com/principal-components-analysis.html #statistics #psychometrics #research #survey #science




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Thursday, July 28, 2016

Calculate Sample Size for ANOVA in G*Power

Calculate the needed sample size for ANOVA in G*Power. http://www.scalelive.com/sample-size-for-anova.html … #statistics #research #samplesize






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Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Check the Assumption of Normality When Using ANOVA in SPSS

Normality is a necessary assumption when using ANOVA in SPSS. http://www.scalelive.com/normality-and-anova.html #statistics #spss #anova #normality #research #analysis #analytics #science




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Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Multivariate Designs Are Needed in the Empirical Literature: Be Ready for Larger Sample Sizes and Decreased Statistical Power

Multivariate designs decrease statistical power and increase sample size. http://scalelive.com/statistical-power-and-multivariate-designs.html … #statistics




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Monday, July 25, 2016

Research Engineer is the World's First Online Decision Tree for Applied Research and Statistics

Research Engineer helps researchers choose the correct statistics to answer their research questions. http://www.scalelive.com  #statistics





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Sunday, July 24, 2016

Split-group Validation Increase the Generalizability and Interpretability of Statistical Results

Use split-group validation to strengthen statistical inferences in @IBMSPSS. http://www.scalelive.com/split-group-validation.html … #statistics





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Saturday, July 23, 2016

Calculate Concurrent Validity Coefficients in SPSS

Concurrent validity is found when a survey correlates with a validated survey given at the same time. http://scalelive.com/concurrent-validity.html … #psychometrics





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Friday, July 22, 2016

Measure for Large Effect Sizes to Increase Statistical Power and Decrease the Needed Sample Size

Large effect sizes increase statistical power and decrease sample size. http://scalelive.com/statistical-power-and-large-effect-sizes.html … #statistics




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Thursday, July 21, 2016

Free Access to a Research and Statistics Dictionary, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, and Bloom's Taxonomy

Access a dictionary for research and statistics, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, and Bloom's Taxonomy. http://www.scalelive.com/education.html  #education




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Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Check For The Assumption of Normality of Difference Scores When Using Repeated-Measures t-tests in SPSS

Test the assumption of normality of difference scores in @IBMSPSS when using repeated-measures t-test. http://www.scalelive.com/normality-of-difference-scores.html … #statistics





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Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Generate Convergent Validity Evidence For Your Survey Using SPSS

Correlate your survey scores with similar validated surveys to generate convergent validity evidence using @IBMSPSS. http://www.scalelive.com/convergent-validity.html …





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Monday, July 18, 2016

Assess Model Fit in Regression Analyses by Plotting Raw Residuals and Expected Outcomes

Residual analysis is used to assess model fit in multivariate regression models. http://www.scalelive.com/residual-analysis.html … #statistics #regression #analytics





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Sunday, July 17, 2016

Only Researchers Can Make Sure The Statistical Assumption of Independence of Observations is Met

Independence of observations is an important assumption in applied statistics. http://scalelive.com/independence-of-observations.html … #statistics #research #analytics





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Saturday, July 16, 2016

Test the Robustness of Theoretical Models Using Hierarchical Regression in SPSS

Test theoretical models using hierarchical regression in @IBMSPSS. http://www.scalelive.com/hierarchical-regression.html … #spss #statistics #regression #analytics





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Friday, July 15, 2016

Fisher's Exact Test is used rather than Chi-square with Sample Sizes Less Than 20

Conduct and interpret Fisher's Exact Test in @IBMSPSS. http://www.scalelive.com/fishers-exact-test.html … #statistics #spss #analytics #research





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Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Write Instructional Goals and Objectives Using 54 Action Verbs Derived From Bloom's Taxonomy

Use 54 action verbs from Bloom's Taxonomy to write goals and objectives. http://www.scalelive.com/writing-instructional-goals-and-objectives.html … #education #pedagogy #research




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Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Avoid Type III Errors By Running Only Statistical Tests That Answer The Research Question

Type III errors occur when statistics are used to answer the wrong questions. http://scalelive.com/type-iii-error.html … #statistics #analytics #research




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Monday, July 11, 2016

Compare Associations Across Different Treatment Conditions Using Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel Tests

Test for conditional independence using Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel analysis in @IBMSPSS. http://www.scalelive.com/cochran-mantel-haenszel.html … #spss #statistics #analytics




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Sunday, July 10, 2016

Critically Appraise and Apply Systematic Review Evidence Into Clinical Practice

Appraise and apply systematic review evidence in clinical practice. http://www.scalelive.com/appraising-systematic-review-evidence.html … #evidence #evidencebased #EBM #research





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Saturday, July 9, 2016

Critically Appraise Screening Evidence Using Evidence-Based Medicine Principles

Critically appraise screening evidence before applying it in clinical practice. http://www.scalelive.com/appraising-screening-evidence.html … #evidencebased #research #EBM




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Friday, July 8, 2016

Confounding Variables Are Analyzed Using Multivariate Regression Models

Account for confounding variables using multivariate regression models. http://www.scalelive.com/confounding-variables.html … #confounding #research #regression #variable



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Thursday, July 7, 2016

Conduct Inter-rater Reliability Analysis in SPSS

Inter-rater reliability measures the level of agreement among raters of a performance or behavior. http://scalelive.com/inter-rater-reliability.html … #psychometrics




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Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Use The Correct Types of Variables to Answer Your Research Question

Use different types of variables to answer your research questions. http://www.scalelive.com/types-of-variables.html … #research #variables #outcome #analytics





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Sunday, July 3, 2016

Always Test the Assumption of Sphericity When Conducting Repeated-measures ANOVA in SPSS

Test the assumption of sphericity when conducting repeated-measures ANOVA in @IBMSPSS. #statistics #spss #analytics #research #anova




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Saturday, July 2, 2016

Researchers Employ Multivariate Statistics Like MANOVA and MANCOVA to Answer Complex Research Questions

Conduct and interpret multivariate statistics like MANOVA and MANCOVA in @IBMSPSS. http://scalelive.com/multivariate-statistics-for-multiple-outcomes.html … #statistics #spss #analytics




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      • The Utility of Face Validity Evidence in Psychomet...
      • Random Selection Is Necessary When Conducting An E...
      • Use Principal Components Analysis to Reduce Survey...
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      • Check the Assumption of Normality When Using ANOVA...
      • Multivariate Designs Are Needed in the Empirical L...
      • Research Engineer is the World's First Online Deci...
      • Split-group Validation Increase the Generalizabili...
      • Calculate Concurrent Validity Coefficients in SPSS
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      • Free Access to a Research and Statistics Dictionar...
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      • Only Researchers Can Make Sure The Statistical Ass...
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