Summer 2020 Statistics Workshop

Weak or strong, we could all use some reps on the statistical equipment in the discipline.

Practice and Learn:

• See how others are using statistics to evaluate data in their own research.
• Explore a topic you feel weak in, or never learned.
• Expose ourselves to new statistical topics
• Discuss common pitfalls associated with data analysis

How can I participate?

• Modern Statistics for Modern Biology, by Susan Holmes and Wolfgang Huber
• The Cartoon Guide to Statistics, by Larry Gonick
  • for purchase
• OpenIntro Statistics, by David Diez
  • PDF available
• Statistics and Probability, by Khan Academy
  • Website with lessons and tutorials
• Statistics for Biologists Collection, by Nature Publishing Group
  • Open: A series of articles chronicling statistical issues Biologists may face
• Stat Trek
  • Website for statistics training and tools
• Think Stats, by Allen B. Downey
  • Free PDF
  • Introduction to probability and statistics for Python programmers
  • Includes code examples and exercises in accompanying Github repository
• A biologist's guide to statistical thinking and analysis, by David Fay and Ken Gerow
  • PDF of WormBook chapter co-authored by fellow Front Range C. elegans researcher David Fay
• Explain XKCD
  • A wiki-style database of statistics-related XKCD comics
  • Includes explanations of the statistical concept referenced in the comic
• Statquest Youtube Videos:
  • Mean, Variance and Standard Deviation
  • Population Parameters