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A Force for South Cairns presents a solid argument for maintenance on eroding drainage channels. Part of the post is a set of local area maps providing percentage break ups for demographics, Drainage upgrades and maps that tell us more about ourselves. This is a great way to map information. It is also an interesting [...]

I subscribe to the Alerts newsletter and sometimes am given access to free articles. Below is a pic of my profile page to give you an idea of the options, such as Save Articles. Great for organising what to look for on your Library Databases at uni.

The overall standard deviations and mean remain the same in terms of distance from each other. Sometimes it is neater or easier to understand the raw data if it is recoded. For example, ranking of topics by a respondent could be recoded to a 3-point scale; 0= None   1= Moderate and 3= High When you [...]

  The relationship (or lack thereof) between psychological well-being and the receiving and giving of social support (Rewrite a Title that reflects your views) Introduction (250 words) Broad opening sentence How does the literature introduce the topic? Cut and paste ideas, then rewrite into a couple sentences of your own. Cite the other literature if [...]

Statistics is a foreign language, so for learning, we treat it as such and use our ‘idle’ time during the day (e.g., waiting in a line or for a document to download) to practice using it in real-world situations (Refer also to the previous post on this topic). Activity Reflect on your work tasks and [...]

Familiarity with the language (jargon) of statistics is a must to enable learning and use of the tools.  Stats are useful as tools; they enhance your ability to communicate professionally in the workplace (graduate attributes). And~ In your job you can make some real changes for your clients/customers/patients as well for yourself to be a [...]

Many of you first year readers would have been introduced to research methods in psychology, these past few weeks. Today I am uploading some learning resources so that you can wrap your mind around the concept of research methods, their uses and strengths and weaknesses which help you to decide which is the best way [...]

Research Methods in Psychology Their Advantages and Disadvantages

Revision is the key to learning! Pre and post test yourself on IVs and DVs here: Biology I & II Test #1 Study Guide Quiz CyberLab IV & DV Practice Quiz The Practical Skeptic Variable Definitions

For many first year students in Australia, this week saw your introduction to research design. It can take some practice to identify an independent variable (IV) and dependant variable (DV). Remember, whatever you are measuring, that’s your DV! Sometimes your IV cannot be manipulated by you (at least legally and morally ~:-), for example, if [...]

A composite image, as above, is the “average face” across all visual images of one particular person. When analysing your data in SPSS you may want to see each participant’s average score across a set of questions/tests. Here is how to create a new variable that will add together the set of scores and then [...]