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“As a matter of fact, ANOVA and the Kruskal-Wallace test are both for situations where groups being compared are not related, the more commonly encountered situation. If the groups are related, then we should use repeated measure ANOVA instead of the ordinary ANOVA discussed in this book, and the Friedman test instead of the Kruskal-Wallis test. These tests are not usually covered in basic statistics books.”

“. . . no matter what statistical decisions we make about the null hypothesis, there is always a chance of error. This is understandable because we never know the absolute truth of the population-if we knew, there would be no need to do a statistical test. All we are doing in inferential statistics is to estimate the population based on a sample by employing knowledge of probability theory.”

"Mathamatics is the extension of common sense by other means" Nerd alert. Yes, this is a book talking all about math. I absolutely enjoyed the first quarter of the book using math to understand things. By the second half, I think I had too much math details with topics of proba ility and theories of relativity.

“It is not always possible to obtain written consent from research participants for a number of reasons, but that doesn‘t mean that consent should not be sought; only when it is given in some agreed form can the research begin. Not only do we require consent at the outset but I recommend that we attempt to gain consent for the finished work. A seal of approval from those who are living the story can only strengthen a theory.”

Cozying up by the fireplace at Panera to finish my grad school reading for the week.

Hello #GroupM #LMPBC Here are some options. Basically my entire TBR is all fantasy books so I tried to narrow it down to some new releases maybe no one has read yet? (and I threw in one of my Greek myth retellings 😜). What do you think? Also, can I be orange when we annotate? 🧡🍊

“Some claim that striving and debating over paradigm and methodological issues does not help in achieving the aims and goals of the research. For example Miles and Huberman contend that ‘researchers should pursue their work, be open to an ecumenical blend of epistemologies and procedures, and leave the grand debate to those who care about it‘ (1988, 223). Well, I care about it . . .”

“The operational list of activities will ultimately lead to you achieving your aim(s); they are the pieces of the puzzle that need to be understood and put in place before the whole picture can be revealed.”

I always set my reading goal low so I don‘t have to really think about meeting it. Read so many good books last year 💕

I didn‘t set a number goal this year, & for those of you who pay attention to totals, I track children‘s books & graphic novels which I know many don‘t, so subtracting those would put my total closer to 140. I‘m MOST pleased that StoryGraph tells me 25% of my reading this year was nonfiction, & that 40% of my reading was content I owned (though next year I want to track just the books that have been on my physical shelves for a long time).