Hi The levels of measurement requirement for parametric stats is one with which I (and others) disagree, which is why I just discriminate between categorical and numerical variables in my decision tree, and why I tend not to teach much about nonparametric statistics (although I make references to them). Here is one brief summary of the debate, coming down on my side in the end of course!
http://www.sagepub.com/upm-data/19708_6.pdf I haven't followed it as much, but is it not also the case that many inferential tests match very closely with the results from randomization tests ... further legitimizing the validity of the inferential statistics? Take care Jim James M. Clark Professor of Psychology 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca >>> Rick Froman <rfro...@jbu.edu> 09-Dec-11 3:36 PM >>> I have attached my decision tree if you are interested in pursuing this. Others format it somewhat differently. Probably the biggest question would be "where do you stop?" Would you include multivariate statistics and things like Structural Equation Modeling? My decision tree is limited to the basics of Intro Stats (and it doesn't include single-sample stats for comparing a sample mean to a population mean like the single sample z or t tests although they could easily be added). Mine include (in parentheses) non-parametric options for when the assumptions of a parametric test are not met (such as normality, equal variances or the data is not at the interval or ratio level of measurement). For the purpose of my decision tree, continuous variables are interval or ratio and categorical are nominal. If ordinal data is used, the nonparametric alternatives in parentheses would be appropriate. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu ________________________________________ From: Michael Britt [mich...@thepsychfiles.com] Sent: Friday, December 09, 2011 3:15 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Finding the appropriate inferential test I remember using these decision trees. You know what? "There ought to be an app for that!" I'd be willing to make the app and put it on the app store for free if we can identify what info would make for the best tree. I think that could be a handy app for students. Michael Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. mich...@thepsychfiles.com http://www.ThePsychFiles.com Twitter: mbritt On Dec 8, 2011, at 10:16 PM, Jim Clark wrote: > Hi > > You don't mention what tests you want students to practice, but I have some > small sets of review problems for intro stats (binomial / sign test, various > t-tests, ANOVA, regression, chi2) at: > > http://ion.uwinnipeg.ca/~clark/teach/2101/ > > The reviews are zReview_#.pdf, where # is 1, 2, or 3. The 2nd page shows the > answers, but you could post just the question parts if you preferred. There > is a decision tree there as well at: > > http://ion.uwinnipeg.ca/~clark/teach/2101/decisiontree3.pdf > > If people have more sites, I too would be interested in hearing about them. > > Take care > Jim > > > James M. Clark > Professor of Psychology > 204-786-9757 > 204-774-4134 Fax > j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca > >>>> Rick Froman <rfro...@jbu.edu> 08-Dec-11 8:59:24 PM >>> > Does anyone know of any sites on the web that would provide students with > scenarios on which they could practice their skills in selecting an > appropriate inferential test? > > Rick > > Dr. Rick Froman, Chair > Division of Humanities and Social Sciences > John Brown University > Siloam Springs, AR 72761 > rfro...@jbu.edu<mailto:rfro...@jbu.edu> > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a891720c9&n=T&l=tips&o=14782 > > or send a blank email to > leave-14782-13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a89172...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: michael.br...@thepsychfiles.com. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958f69&n=T&l=tips&o=14783 > > or send a blank email to > leave-14783-13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: rfro...@jbu.edu. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13039.37a56d458b5e856d05bcfb3322db5f8a&n=T&l=tips&o=14810 or send a blank email to leave-14810-13039.37a56d458b5e856d05bcfb3322db5...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a891720c9&n=T&l=tips&o=14811 or send a blank email to leave-14811-13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a89172...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=14814 or send a blank email to leave-14814-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
