Statistical Resources for
Graduate Students
- Prathiba Natesan
Director, Office of Research Consulting
Prathiba.Natesan@unt.edu
Why do we study/need statistics?
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What is statistical significance?
What are effect sizes?
Why is the standard changing constantly?
How can I get help?
EPSY courses
• EPSY 6010: Statistics for Educational Research
• EPSY 6020: Research Methods in Education
Intermediate
• EPSY 6210: Multiple Regression Analysis &
Related Methods
• EPSY 6220: Classical & Modern Educational
Measurement Theory
EPSY courses
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Advanced
EPSY 6230: Advanced Research Design - HLM
EPSY 6290: Multivariate Statistics in Education
EPSY 6005: Statistical Theory & Simulations
EPSY 6270: Structural Equation Modeling
EPSY 6250: Advanced Educational
Measurement Applications
Office of Research Consulting
• Mission: support the research needs of faculty
and graduate students with grants, research,
dissertations, classwork, and statistical
understanding.
Office of Research Consulting
• collaborating on grant applications
• assisting with data analysis for funded grant
projects (contact us for our schedule of fees)
• improving statistical understanding of students
and faculty,
• providing seminars and support on latest
developments in data analysis and research
methods, and
• archiving publicly available national and
international data.
FAQ
• I am a UNT student. How/For what purpose can I use
the services of ORC?
• At ORC all UNT students/staff/faculty are welcome to
• Consult with us regarding statistics and research
methodology
• Have brief tutoring sessions (30-mins) on
statistical/methods-related concepts
• Use the lab and its advanced statistical software
programs for their academic/research work
FAQ
• Can I discuss my research plan with you?
• Absolutely! But we DO NOT assume the role of your
dissertation advisor/committee, who is/are your
ultimate guide(s).
• I am a commuter and live far away from campus.
Can I have the appointment remotely?
• Yes
• Will you help me with Homework?
Office of Research Consulting
• http://www.coe.unt.edu/office-researchconsulting
• Matthews Hall 313
• 940-565-4414
• Coe-orc@unt.edu
Upcoming events
• TARDIS: The advances in research designs
symposium (http://www.coe.unt.edu/orc)
• For 2016: Alternatives to statistical
significance testing
• Date: Sep 19, 2016
• Must register
Conferences to attend
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http://sera-edresearch.org/
Student-centered
Methods-focused presentations
Low cost
Held in/close to Texas
Due date
Online Resources
• Learn SPSS:
http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/spss/default.htm
• Learn R: Online community
• Standards for reporting social research:
http://www.aera.net/Portals/38/docs/12ERv35n
6_Standard4Report%20.pdf
• Effect size reporting:
http://people.cehd.tamu.edu/~bthompson/eff_bi
b.htm
Video series
Good intro tutorials
• Geoff Cumming’s video series:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF010lC
Q4YA
• WISE applet: http://wise.cgu.edu/
• Hyperstat: http://davidmlane.com/hyperstat/
Online courses
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https://www.coursera.org/
https://www.edx.org/
http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm
http://online.stanford.edu/courses
Other UNT resources
• http://www.unt.edu/rss/