{"id":490,"date":"2026-08-14T15:57:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T14:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/statistics-community-of-practice\/?page_id=490"},"modified":"2026-08-18T13:48:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T12:48:16","slug":"statistics-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/statistics-community-of-practice\/statistics-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Statistics Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Start with the question you are actually asking. Work down to a named test, then to how to run it in your software.<\/p>\n

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1<\/p>\n

What data?<\/a><\/p>\n

Design and data questions – before you pick a test.<\/p>\n

16 resources<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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2<\/p>\n

What type of research question?<\/a><\/p>\n

The decision tree – work down to a named test.<\/p>\n

72 resources<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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3<\/p>\n

Software how-tos<\/a><\/p>\n

How to actually run it, in the package you use.<\/p>\n

26 resources<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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4<\/p>\n

General<\/a><\/p>\n

Cross-cutting material that applies whatever test you land on.<\/p>\n

40 resources<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

1<\/span>What data?<\/h2>\n

Design and data questions – before you pick a test.<\/p>\n

\n1.1  Collecting your own data 11<\/span><\/summary>\n
\nSampling frame and sampling strategy 3<\/span><\/summary>\n