Vary Your Stats Resources

Deviant Square Video Tutorial Series. Vary Your Stats is excited to announce our new series of videos intended to provide the foundation for a clearer understanding of some of the most complex topics in stats. Best of all, they're COMPLETELY FREE!

STATSMAKEMECRY.COM is a "sister-site" of Vary Your Stats that focuses more exclusively on graduate students, offering more opportunity for collaboration and interaction between users and students. Check out our Blog, Videos, Forum, Ask the Stats Guy, and other Fun Stuff.

Update: Deviant Square is now being published on iTunes and Youtube!

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Deviant Square Episode #5: Defining Variable Sets in SPSS (PASW)

Episode 5 demonstrates how to use the rarely-used "Define Variable Sets" function of SPSS (PASW) to organize and keep focused on your data. The video uses the examination of the Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks as an example.

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Deviant Square Episode #4: iOS4 Love and Multiple Regression in SPSS (PASW)

Episode 4 uses Apple's new iPhone OS (iOS4) and its popularity to demonstrate how to run a Multiple Regression in SPSS.

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Deviant Square Episode #3: Using SPSS Syntax Without "Knowing" Syntax

SPSS is the most widely used stats programs by academics across variaous disciplines, including many social sciences. Most users stick to the drop-down menu interface, although they've probably heard about "syntax". This video shows you why you don't need to be a computer program to use syntax, despite how scary it seems.
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Deviant Square Episode #2: The Average American Project

Episode 2 discusses an interactive project being launched by Stats Make Me Cry.com and Vary Your Stats.com to teach viewers how to analyze survey data.

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Deviant Square Episode #1: Mediators, Moderators, and Suppressors

Mediators, Moderators, and Suppressors are two of the most often confused statistical concepts in social science research. Our first installment of The Stats Make Me Cry Guy's Deviant Square Video Podcast clarifies the confusion that surrounds these concepts, and hopeful gets a laugh or two in the process!

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More Valuable Web Resources!

StatPages.org- Interactive Statistical Calculation Pages: The web pages listed here comprise a powerful, conveniently-accessible, multi-platform statistical software package.

David M. Lane's HyperStat Online- HyperStat Online, by author David M. Lane, is a valuable resource for statistic information and tools, covering a wide-array of topics and statistical techniques.

StatTrek- Teach Yourself Statistics: This website provides training and tools to help you solve statistical problems quickly, easily, and accurately.

The Analysis Factor is a valuable stats resource for academic researchers of any level of experience. In addition to analytic services, owner and president Karen Grace-Martin offers a free monthly eNewsletter (StatWise), monthly Webinars, periodic blogs (StatChat), and online workshops/home study resources!

David Kenny provides information on Mediation, Moderation, Multiple Regression, and other statistical concepts.

University of Texas at Austin provides information SEM, HLM, and general SPSS (Particularly helpful for help with figuring out different types of statistical software).

University of Florida's World Wide Web Virtual Library: Statistics is a great resource to find other resources. You can never have too many of those!

Ed Rigdon provides insight on SEM.

David Garson from North Carolina State University offers generally helpful information on a variety of statistics topics.

UCLA Academic Technology Services gives information on general statistics and SPSS help.

"The Dissertation Coach" is a fantastic dissertation resource that has "coached thousands of graduate students individually, in groups, and in workshops to complete doctoral dissertations and master's theses." They also "coach students who are studying for qualifying exams or struggling to manage coursework and the demands of graduate school".