I’d like to title this post “a power primer,” but that’s the title of a 1992 Psychological Bulletin article by Jacob Cohen (the god of power analysis, now deceased). So instead I’ve titled it “a primer on power.” By changing a few words around I’ve very cleverly gone from academic plagiarism to paying homage. (And […]
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A primer on power
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4 December 2006 |
22:06 |
tutorials, methodology, statistics |
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Multiple choice tests: why you shouldn’t panic
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26 August 2006 |
9:32 |
academics, tutorials |
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Many undergraduate students in the social and life sciences go through 4 or more years of university education utterly convinced that multiple choice exams are Satan’s favorite testing format. Drawn up by diabolical, sadistic demons (sometimes termed “professors”), questions on multiple choice exams are invariably ambiguous, unfair, and out for (the student’s) blood. Personally, […]
Many undergraduate students in the social and life sciences go through 4 or more years of university education utterly convinced that multiple choice exams are Satan’s favorite testing format. Drawn up by diabolical, sadistic demons (sometimes termed “professors”), questions on multiple choice exams are invariably ambiguous, unfair, and out for (the student’s) blood. Personally, […]